New Co-Chair for Eurojuris Private Wealth Group
Susan Glenholme, managing partner at Debenhams Ottaway is pleased to welcome Matthew Cameron, a partner at Ashtons Legal, as her new co-chair of the Eurojuris Private Wealth Group. The Private...
Highly ranked partner joins Debenhams Ottaway’s divorce and family law team
Debenhams Ottaway welcomes partner Stacey St Clair who has joined its leading divorce and family law team. Stacey’s experience and approach complements the team that has built a reputation for...
Right to Manage companies: The limitations
What is a Right to Manage company? The Right to Manage (RTM) was introduced through the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002. It gives leaseholders the right to take over...
Annual Employment Law Update in association with Hertfordshire CIPD 2023
In January 2023, we presented to over 100 HR professionals and business owners at the annual employment law update in association with CIPD Hertfordshire Branch. Attendees heard from our employment...
A family-owned business in a highly contentious commercial dispute
We worked with a family-owned business worth around £3m, helping them in a dispute with minority shareholders (shareholders who owned less than 50% of the shares in the company). The...
Supporting a private equity owned business with redundancy negotiations for senior employees
Our client’s business was acquired by a private equity firm. Following the acquisition, the investors decided to implement a redundancy programme which included three members of the senior management team....
The Christmas Nutcracker returns to Debenhams Ottaway
Debenhams Ottaway has once again welcomed a Christmas nutcracker to its St Albans office as part of the St Albans Nutcracker Trail 2022, organised by St Albans BID. Ten giant...
More promotions for Debenhams Ottaway’s next generation lawyers
With a continued focus on developing people and meeting the needs of clients, Debenhams Ottaway has promoted three more next generation lawyers, two of which joined the firm through it’s...
Helping a doctors’ partnership with a bank loan
We helped a doctors’ partnership with a £2.1 million bank loan to enable the refinancing of two surgery premises and retirement of one of the existing partners. Our role included:...
Chambers UK 2023 rankings firmly establishes Debenhams Ottaway as a trusted adviser to businesses
With more teams and lawyers recognised in this year’s rankings than ever, Debenhams Ottaway’s reputation as trusted advisers, working with SME’s, owner-managed businesses and entrepreneurs in Hertfordshire, London and across...
The purchase of 26 nursery sites within 48 hours
We acted extremely quickly to help our client, Harp Group Limited, to purchase 26 nursery sites from a nursery chain that was due to go into administration. Harp Group, a...
Nirali Adhia-Kothari
I appreciate that when people are searching for a family lawyer or looking to instruct a divorce lawyer they are going through a difficult time in their personal lives. That’s...
Millie Reynolds
I am a newly qualified solicitor in the Corporate and Commercial team. I joined Debenhams Ottaway in September 2022 as a trainee and qualified in September 2024. Before starting my...
Bethany Barthram
I am solicitor at Debenhams Ottaway in the property team based in Radlett and St Albans. I completed the LLB, LPC and LLM at the University of Hertfordshire. Before joining...
Creditor duty: Supreme Court hands down Sequana judgment
The Supreme Court has recently handed down its long-awaited judgment in the case of BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and ors [2022] UKSC 25. This important decision clarifies the...
An emergency Will as part of a high value divorce
We were asked to complete an emergency Will as part of our client’s high value divorce. This was an urgent request while our family law team was representing the client...
Top tier rankings for Debenhams Ottaway in The Legal 500 UK 2023
The Legal 500 UK, one of the leading legal directories, has published its latest results that celebrate the leading law firms and lawyers in the UK. Debenhams Ottaway is recognised...
Re-using a company name following insolvency: A restriction for company directors
When a company goes into insolvent liquidation, as a company director you can be restricted for five years from being involved in another company or business (including as a sole...
Working for us – join a law firm that focuses on its people and clients
Debenhams Ottaway is a great place to work, but don’t take our word for it. We recruit ambitious people who want to work with impressive clients, from large owner managed...
Avoiding unauthorised gifts: A guide for attorneys and deputies
If you are acting as an attorney or a deputy on behalf of close relative or friend, you may give reasonable gifts to other friends or relatives on a ‘customary...