Debenhams Ottaway is celebrating winning three awards for excellent client service in less than 12 months. “Excellence in Customer Service”, St Albans Chamber of Commerce Community Business Awards 2021 –...
Running a business can be exciting and rewarding, but keeping track of the latest legal requirements is often a challenge. With new rules and updates constantly coming out, here are...
We helped a property developer, Acorn Brain Ltd, with a complicated option for a development site, which was approved following the grant of outline planning permission (on appeal). We also...
Debenhams Ottaway is proud to announce that it is sponsoring the VIP Lounge at this year’s Pub in the Park festival in St Albans. Following the sell-out success in 2021,...
Debenhams Ottaway continues to be the only firm ranked in band 1 for private wealth law in the recently published Chambers High Net Worth 2022. This recognition firmly establishes the...
Since the Grenfell tragedy the question of fire safety and cladding has been a big issue in leasehold conveyancing. There are now legal requirements in place to ensure thorough assessments...
As the cost-of-living continues to increase, and with many UK adults not having a legally prepared Will, inheritance disputes are on the rise. We want to help executors and beneficiaries...
In this article originally written for Solicitors Journal, family law and divorce lawyer Annabel Andreou explains the different ways in which pensions may be treated in the context of divorce....
Deciding who you can trust with your money and your loved one’s future can be a difficult decision. Luckily, trusts lawyer Andrew Spearman is on hand to provide some handy tips...
We successfully acted for a local entrepreneur who is well known within the UK film industry, with the sale of a private limited company that operates a film production payroll...
We are helping joint trustees bring undervalued transactions and void dispositions claims in a high value, multi-jurisdiction bankruptcy. The joint trustees have intimated claims for the transfer of shares from...
Ground rent and residential leaseholds properties have been a topic of conversation in the property sector for some time. The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 (LRGRA 2022) is coming...
If you’re an SME, you may rely on your finance or office manager to handle your day-to-day HR administration. Or if you do have inhouse HR staff, you may find...
Elton is a lawyer in the commercial property team where he advises on a variety of large-scale commercial and residential transactions. Elton prides himself on being able to demystify the...
The government has just published a new white paper, The Renters Reform Bill, that proposes to abolish section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, preventing landlords in England from evicting...
We helped a franchisee of a coffee company with its purchase of the entire issued share capital of a private limited company. The company is a fast growing ethical coffee...
We have been working with Epson, a multinational printer company, since 2017 when we helped them with the property lease for their UK headquarters in Hemel Hempstead. Recently we negotiated...
We successfully represented a family-owned company in their defence of an employment tribunal for sexual orientation discrimination. The employee in question was a gay male who had resigned and, following...
I read some time ago about a little boy, his parents divorced, and the father subsequently met a new partner and remarried. Later the father died, having made no provision...
We have seen dramatic storylines unfold throughout season 3 of The Split. The main storyline of Hannah and Nathan, a divorce lawyer and barrister, having to negotiate their own separation...
