As specialist family and lifetime planning lawyers, we help individuals and families with all types of disputes and disagreements surrounding Wills, trusts and inheritance, including probate disputes and remedies. There...
In a recent Court of Appeal decision, it was held that unchallenged expert evidence is not automatically accepted by the court if it does not go as far as proving causation and satisfying the burden...
We helped Luxottica North Europe Limited /Luxottica Retail UK Limited, a global manufacturer and distributor of fashion, luxury and sports eyewear to finalise two head office leases: one for their...
The loss of a loved one is a difficult time and can be made more complicated if there is a dispute about the funeral, burial or scattering of ashes arrangements....
We are helping a group of pharmaceutical manufacturers with a c. £4 million claim against an asset-based lender. The lender was factoring invoices for a company that distributes pharmaceutical products...
We helped an ultra-high net worth individual who loaned £2.5 million to a film production company, to assist with the production of films which included Hollywood actors. Under the loan...
I’m an experienced lawyer in our corporate and commercial team, with many years of advising clients across a broad range of sectors. My career began in the City, where I...
Debenhams Ottaway is one of the first employers in the legal sector to sign up to the Menopause Workplace Pledge. The campaign is run by the Wellbeing of Women charity...
Debenhams Ottaway is the winner of the Excellence in Customer Service award at the St Albans Chamber of Commerce Business Community Awards 2021. The award recognises businesses which consistently deliver...
We partnered up with SecondSight and Via Vita Health on in November 2021 to discuss the latest trends for workplace wellbeing in 2022 with leading industry experts. Speakers included: Louise...
The minimum amount of notice which must be given when serving a section 8 or section 21 notice for assured shorthold tenancies was extended multiple times to protect tenants because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But with life is starting to return to ‘normal’, from 1 October notice...
Debenhams Ottaway celebrates the qualification of two lawyers, Olivia Harris and Jessica Kavanagh, and welcomes four new trainees, highlighting our commitment to developing the next generation of lawyers. Olivia, who...
We advise Hoya Group, a multinational Japanese manufacturer of optical products with commercial property matters relating to their UK head office. Most recently we have assisted with two deeds of...
Chambers UK has published its latest results that celebrate the leading law firms and lawyers in the UK. Highlights this year for Debenhams Ottaway include three lawyers receiving individual lawyer rankings for...
Our client is a leading independent grounds maintenance provider. We advised on the employment aspects of a bolt-on acquisition of the entire issued share capital of a private limited company...
Before starting litigation through the issuing of proceedings, the court will generally expect a potential claimant to have conducted themselves in accordance with the Practice Direction on Pre-action Conduct and Protocols. Whilst there are specific...
Following recommendations by the UK’s Chief Medical Officers, children aged 12 to 15 in England will be offered one dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Consent from a parent, guardian...
Last year I wrote about two interesting inheritance litigation cases concerning costs. This included the case of Re H (Deceased) [2020] EWHC 1134 (Fam) that addressed the question “Should a...
ACTAPS: The Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): various methods of resolving disputes without going to court. Beneficiary: a person entitled to benefit from a...
It is refreshing to see that the menopause is being talked about more widely in the media and that people are feeling more comfortable in sharing their experiences and the...
