Debenhams Ottaway ranks top for private wealth advice
Known for its outstanding legal advice, Debenhams Ottaway’s award-winning Wills, trusts and probate team rank in the top band again in the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth (HNW) legal...
Helping a company make essential redundancies due to Covid-19
We helped a company which had been badly hit by the pandemic and which saw its income drop by 95% overnight, due to lack of demand prompted by lockdown. The...
Helping a luxury travel business survive covid-19
We helped a privately owned luxury travel company which saw its income decimated because of the global pandemic. Throughout 2020, we advised and assisted the client on its options under...
COVID-19: Matters to be considered when relying on Section 21 notices
The Government has recently announced that landlords of residential properties will have to wait until at least September for claims to recover possession of their properties to be heard. Where...
Disclosure of confidential communications
Careful consideration needs to be given to any “without prejudice” communications because there are exceptions to the general rule that this type of communication will not be disclosed to a...
Debt Recovery – Do you need to recover an overpayment made to a former employee?
An overpayment of wages to a former employee can happen for various reasons, including a glitch in the payroll process, miscalculation of a bonus or an overpayment of holiday pay....
Directors – personal guarantees
Whilst directors are not usually expected to be liable for company debts, some lenders and suppliers ask for personal guarantees. Going into these arrangements with your eyes open will allow...
COVID-19: Director’s personal guarantees
As companies struggle to pay debts, lenders and suppliers are increasingly looking to directors to pay those debts where the director has given a personal guarantee. What is a director’s...
COVID-19: The final furlough – 10 June 2020 deadline
On 29 May 2020, the Chancellor announced that no new entrants to the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be accepted after 30 June 2020. As all furloughed employees...
Successful defence of charitable legacy
We successfully helped our clients, the executors and a leading independent school charity, settle a dispute over property left to the school by a deceased former pupil. The school was...
COVID-19: Will lockdown lead to more divorce?
The question of whether the lockdown will lead to more divorce is one I’ve talked about with the team at Debenhams Ottaway as well as family and friends. I hope not,...
COVID-19: Key information for charities
Research firm Legacy Foresight is predicting that charities’ income from legacies could fall by as much as 27 per cent this year, as a result of the coronavirus crisis. We...
COVID-19: Has working from home been a success? A guide to offloading unwanted office space
With huge numbers of people forced to work from home due to social distancing measures, COVID-19 has changed the way we work. Businesses with IT systems that have been able...
Terms of Service
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COVID-19: Landlords – commercial rent arrears and possible options towards recovery
Many tenants and landlords have adapted to the COVID-19 crisis and worked together to reach an agreement concerning the rent falling due since the lockdown. Landlords will be familiar by...
A stitch in time saves nine
Now is not the time to ignore a problem in the hope that it will disappear of its own accord. With the considerable change and uncertainty of the last few...
Acquiring a care home business via a “pre-pack” sale of a business in administration
Our client was a wholly owned subsidiary of a large care home operator. Our client wished to purchase one of two separate care home businesses from another subsidiary of that...
Incorporating a UK subsidiary for a US healthcare tech company
Our client was a US technology company operating in the healthcare sector. They harvest, cleanse and sell clinical data to help oncology clinicians improve patient outcomes, to provide relevant information...
Acquiring a care home business
Our client was a business looking to acquire a care home business in Shropshire along with the property it was based in. The client was looking to purchase 100% of...
Acquiring additional GP surgery premises
Our client was a large GP partnership based in Hertfordshire. Our client was looking to purchase a GP surgery site to help them fulfil their expansion plans. There were a...