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    Reducing the personal liability of a charity’s trustees

    A charity was previously operating as an unincorporated charity formed under a Will dating back hundreds of years. The trustees were concerned about personal liability and were attracted to the protection offered...

    Advising the City of Expertise on its incorporation, constitution and members

    The City of Expertise is a St Albans not-for-profit organisation that promotes St Albans as a source of excellence for professional services. We successfully incorporated this Community Interest Company (CIC)...

    Debenhams Ottaway supports local charities at the virtual TFN crowdfunding event

    Debenhams Ottaway was one of almost 100 virtual donors at the recent Herts TFN crowdfunding event that raised £15,000 for three local charities. Covid-19 has made it a particularly challenging...

    What happens if you object to your child having the Covid-19 vaccine?

    Although the Covid-19 vaccine has not yet been tested or approved for children, if it is and Public Health England recommends children receive it, a minority of parents are likely...

    Debenhams Ottaway celebrates International Women’s Day 2021 #ChooseToChallenge

    Monday 8 March is International Women’s Day. Across the world individuals and organisiations will be celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. This year’s theme is #ChooseToChallenge. International...

    Cameron v Cameron: a property inheritance dispute

    The recent case of Cameron v Cameron [2021] concerned an inheritance dispute that questioned the ownership and transfer of a property and whether a Land Registry form was effective in...

    Representing a child in a high value multi-party inheritance dispute

    We represented an 8-year-old boy, via his litigation friend, in a multi-party mediation concerning his late father’s estate worth £2.3m. We responded to multiple claims under the Inheritance (Provision for...

    Contentious insolvency and cross-border enforcement post Brexit 

    On 1 January 2021, the free movement of people, goods and services between the UK and the EU ended, impacting many industries including the legal profession. But what does Brexit mean for contentious insolvency? Not only...

    Professional indemnity insurance

    Our professional indemnity insurers are QBE UK Limited, AXIS Specialty Europe SE Endurance Worldwide Insurance Limited , contactable c/o Marsh Ltd Tower Place East, Tower Place, London, EC3R 5BU ....

    Why put your trust in a Trust?

    Trusts are a way of controlling assets for the benefit of others. They are useful in lots of circumstances, but here are some reasons why people choose to set up...

    Should fathers be forced to spend time with their children?

    It goes without saying that most dads want to spend time with their children and maintain a close and loving bond  following the breakdown of a relationship with the children’s...

    Uber drivers win in the Supreme Court – what does this mean for the gig economy?

    On 19 February 2021 the Supreme Court handed down a unanimous judgment on the case of Aslam & Farrar v Uber, conclusively determining that Uber drivers are workers and not...

    Helping one of the UK’s oldest banks with business Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA)

    We are helping five owners/directors of an unlimited private company operating one of the UK’s oldest banks, in relation to their business Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs). The business LPAs...

    How to look after your office-based workers during the Covid-19 pandemic

    One of the key problems for both employers and workers during the Covid-19 pandemic is how to manage working practices, either through the continued use of office space in accordance...

    Women at the Forefront of International Insolvency Symposium

    The International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) and the International Insolvency Institute (III) joined together to host and sponsor, Women at the Forefront of International Insolvency Symposium. A first...

    Helping a trustee with the sale of bankruptcy assets

    We helped a trustee in bankruptcy who had a 5% shareholding in a family property investment company. The bankrupt became so in 2012, and the first trustee in bankruptcy did...

    Covid-19: How can care home owners weather the pandemic storm?

    Research carried out for the BBC suggests more than a quarter of UK care homes are in danger of closing. The industry was already facing long-term financial struggles before Covid-19,...

    Employment law update: How Covid-19 is impacting care homes

    With continuing pressure on care homes because of the pandemic, and with Covid-19 vaccines recently being introduced, we explore what care home owners should think about to ensure the long-term...

    Employment tribunal claims at the highest level in six years due to Covid-19

    The Ministry of Justice has released its employment tribunal statistics  from Q1 and Q2 2020/21 which shows a significant increase in employment tribunal claims. This further exacerbates the already monumental...

    Dealing with a character attack as part of Inheritance Act 1975 claim

    Our client was the main beneficiary and personal representative of her late mother-in-law’s estate, worth £175,000. We represented her in a claim made by the deceased’s daughter under the Inheritance...
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