The theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (10-16 May) was nature. Since the start of the Covid pandemic millions have turned to nature. Research shows that going for...
Whether you want a divorce or separation or are heading down that route reluctantly, having a strong team supporting you and giving you clear, practical advice will make all the...
The Women and Equalities Committee recently confirmed that they would be launching an inquiry to explore and consider the rights of cohabiting partners in England and Wales. More legal protection...
A religious charity was facing funding issues during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. This meant they wanted to exit their lease and take advantage of their landlord wishing to...
We helped a charitable company limited by guarantee with a material share interest in a property management company. The management company’s articles of association were significantly out of date and...
We helped a 50% director/shareholder of a security company in an acrimonious director/shareholder dispute. The dispute involved allegations of unauthorised loans of c. £800,000 which the other 50% director/shareholder made...
We helped the liquidator of a children’s care home bring a claim against a shadow director for breach of fiduciary duty. The liquidator claimed the shadow director had caused and/or...
We helped insolvency practitioners in a £1.22 million office holder claim against a cosmetics distributor. The bankrupt purportedly entered into a referral fee agreement with the distributor, whereby it would...
In the recent case of Miles v Shearer [2021] the court has dismissed a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975. This case highlights that potential...
We acted on behalf of the executors of the deceased’s estate worth £500,000. The deceased made two Wills in the two years prior to his death, the second shortly before...
Two senior lawyers join partnership in latest round of promotions From 1 May 2021 Debenhams Ottaway welcomes two of its senior lawyers to the partnership, corporate lawyer James Brawn and...
We acted as executors of a complex, high net worth estate where the residuary estate was divided between relatives, friends and several UK charities. We arranged for the maintenance of the property and worked closely with estate agents...
Our clients ran a take-away restaurant. The claimant worked in the restaurant for many years and was a family member. In 2018, it was agreed our clients would retire and...
The Counselling Foundation is a charitable company limited by guarantee that provides counselling and counselling training services across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the charity needed to...
We advised an unincorporated charity on the transfer of its operations and assets to a sister charity, an incorporated charity with some common trustees. After Now that the asset transfer...
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...
Our client was subject to a High Court application to remove him as executor of an estate worth £1.3m+. The case included an inquiry into what happened to the income...
This recent case highlights the section 2 Law of Property Act requirement that a contract for sale of land can only be made in writing does not prevent an equitable...
Satyam Enterprises Ltd v John Vincent Burton Jvb Seven Properties Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 287 The Court of Appeal has recently confirmed that the Duomatic principle can apply where the...
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