We helped a group of companies defend claims against them for a) undervalued transactions, and b) preference payments totalling £2.4 million. These claims had been brought by a company in...
The Office of Public Guardian (OPG) encourages any person with concerns about a deputy or attorney to report concerns to the OPG investigations unit. These concerns may include, misuse of...
When a couple separate, often the focus turns to dealing with the finances, property, and the parenting of any children, but what happens to the pets? With the rise in...
Our client was the secret lovechild of the deceased, a married man who had an affair in the 1970s with a married woman. We helped her in bringing an Inheritance...
Our client was the main beneficiary of her late good friend’s estate worth £570,000. The deceased’s daughter from a failed relationship brought a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family...
In the wake of proposed compulsory vaccination policies for care home workers and consultation on extending this to NHS staff, we explore the legal ramifications of ‘no jab, no job’...
Wills can be disputed for many reasons, the most common include instances where the Will was not signed or witnessed correctly made by someone not of sound mind made under...
The Debenhams Ottaway family team is sponsoring the latest series of The Divorce Social podcast, an interview podcast all about divorce hosted by comedian and author Samantha Baines. Going through...
With lockdowns linked to a rise in domestic violence, the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 is a very welcomed piece of new legislation. Among other positive changes, it has introduced domestic...
Divorce or separation can be one of the most difficult events in a person’s life. If you have children and are splitting from your partner, it can be even harder...
Our client is a company that operates several pharmacies in North London. One of these pharmacies was operated through a corporate joint venture, with 50% of the shares owned by...
Our client was a large independent licensed insolvency firm, specialising in business rescue and recovery. We helped the firm with the appointment of two of its members as joint administrators,...
We helped our client with an asset disposal of a hotel situated in historic windmill. The matter was complicated by a property solicitor acting for the buyer dabbling at a...
We acted as executors of an estate left to over 20 charities. The estate included multiple shareholdings not held in a portfolio, requiring us to check the validity of vast...
Shareholder and partnership disputes can be very disruptive to a business, with both the legal complexities and commercial sensitivities to consider. There is the potential for significant time and legal...
Disputes over a family business can be particularly challenging to resolve, with both the commercial aspects of the situation and the family dynamic to consider. Getting expert legal help from...
Sigma Imaging Ltd, a well-established multinational distributor based in Holland with a UK subsidiary, needed support with relocating their head office premises to St Albans. They were taking on new...
A not-for-profit trust manages a large rural park for the benefit of the local community. The site includes several open spaces within residential developments. The trust is also landlord to...
An educational trust had been occupying a new school in Hertfordshire. We dealt with a grant of a new underlease from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local...
We helped the former owner of a football club and theatre group in a case arising from an investment made into an events company by two venture capitalist trusts. The...
