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...
Virtual IWIRC Be Informed Event: Restructuring and Insolvency Back to Basics
Debenhams Ottaway hosted the most recent International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) London network ‘Be Informed’ virtual panel event on restructuring and insolvency in February 2021. A panel of...
Companies in crisis: My company is due monies from several customers. What steps can I take?
The Covid pandemic has impacted many industries, such as travel and hospitality. If your clients are in a struggling sector, then you may be one of many businesses struggling to...
Beware of the fraudsters – banks hold no duty of care unless they are put on enquiry
The recent High Court decision in the case of Fiona Lorraine Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC highlights the danger to individuals who fall victim of an authorised push payment...
Government consultation on non-compete clauses
On 4 December 2020 the government launched a consultation on the reform of non-compete post-termination restrictions, which are the clauses that seek to prevent employees from working for a competitor...
Helping an administrator with their appointment and the sale of assets
We acted for the administrator of a college in a complex administration that spanned three separate areas of law: including insolvency, corporate and property. Our role included: advising on a...
Does an e-signature meet the legal requirements when entering into a deed?
As technology has developed, so have the different methods to establish a legal relationship by electronic means. The introduction of electronic signatures (e-signatures) using a cryptographic system has been a...
Companies in crisis: What duties do I owe as a company director and do my duties change if the company becomes insolvent?
Whether its general duties detailed in the Companies Act 2006 or more specific duties included in your company’s articles of association, it’s vital that as company director you understand your...
Covid-19 update on residential property evictions
Many landlords would have been frustrated by the recent government announcement to extend the temporary ban on evictions to 22 February 2021. While consideration is rightly given to tenants facing...
Helping an individual claim c. £1 million of trading derivatives owed by an insolvent company
We helped an individual owed c. £1 million by a company in administration for the proceeds of his trading derivatives with them. The company, which operated a derivatives trading platform,...
Administrations are not automatically void if the company fails to serve notice on qualifying floating charge holders
In Re Tokenhouse VB Limited (formerly VAT Bridge 7 Limited), the High Court held that directors’ failure to give appropriate notice of intention to support an administrator to a qualifying...
Companies in crisis: If my company is placed into an insolvency process, how will this affect me?
When a business enters insolvency, a company director needs to know what they can and cannot do. If they act outside their powers they are personally exposed to a claim...
Annual employment law update in association with Herts CIPD
In January 2021, employment lawyers, Louise Attrup and Michael Kerrigan presented a legal update to over 100 HR professionals at the annual Hertfordshire CIPD employment update via Zoom. With employment...
Bringing a professional negligence claim against a will writer
We brought a professional negligence claim against a solicitor will writer on behalf of multiple disappointed beneficiaries of an estate worth £1m. The solicitor had failed to secure the effective...
Wedding delayed? More time to consider a prenup…
The current covid pandemic has caused numerous weddings to be postponed. With more time before the big day, engaged couples are using it to consider and discuss the benefits of...
Advising an IT company on redundancies following a restructure
We helped an IT company with the employment consequences resulting from the dissolution of its subsidiary. The dissolution is part of a wider European restructuring whereby both companies’ functions have...