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...
Debenhams Ottaway is excited to partner with local charity Small Acts of Kindness for 2022/23. Voted for by our employees, our focus continues to be on helping small local charities...
A recent survey by Hertfordshire law firm Debenhams Ottaway, in collaboration with the Hertfordshire branch of the CIPD, has revealed that just 25% of businesses have a menopause policy despite...
The Eurojuris private wealth group focuses on cross-border issues in the areas of private wealth – Wills, trusts, probate, family/divorce and property. It is made up of law firms throughout...
In light of the Flexible Working Bill which is making its way through Parliament, employment lawyer, Eleanor Parkes, explores the demand for increasing flexibility in the workplace, provides some top...
We advised a well-known entrepreneur, on selling his shares in a recruitment group and disposing of the business to a French buyer. This was a complex and lengthy deal because...
It’s another drama filled week in The Split. In this blog post, family and divorce lawyer Natalie Lester picks out some of the key storylines from episode 5 and shares...
Family and divorce partner, Helen Young recently teamed up with The Latte Lounge, an online community for women over 40, where she shared her personal experience of going through menopause...
Debenhams Ottaway celebrates the end of its partnership with local charity Youth Talk by raising over £10,000 which has provided over 200 much-needed counselling sessions to young people locally. Our...
With a clear focus on its people and clients, Debenhams Ottaway has just announced the promotion of four more lawyers. Having promoted 16 people, including 5 partners during the ‘covid...
Our episode 3 blog of The Split focused on Hannah and Nathan ‘nesting’, a way of living following divorce or separation that allows children to stay in the family home....
Our client is the UK subsidiary of a global employment services company. We helped them adapt their employment contract between their subsidiary and the employees it supplies. We also worked...
Films and literature often depict the “reading of the Will” as family and friends meet after the funeral to hear a lawyer read the terms of the deceased’s Will, to...
Another week, another drama filled episode of The Split. In this blog post, family and divorce lawyer Helen Clyne focuses on one storyline: Hannah and Nathan ‘nesting’. During episode 3...
Episode 2 of The Split was another drama filled episode packed with different family law themes. In this blog, family and divorce lawyer Annabel Andreou fact-checks some of the key...
