We worked on the share sale of a pharmaceutical distributor on the sale of their entire issued share capital to a large multinational eye healthcare manufacturer looking to diversify its...
On 3 July 2018, the Court of Appeal handed down its decision in the case of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited –v- Stephen Williams and Robin Waistell on the very important...
A sharp increase in the number of cohabiting couples over the past 15 years or so has led to a rise in complex and often costly legal disputes when they...
The Barriers to Business Growth in St Albans report was published on 11 June and is now available on the City of Expertise website. The report contains the findings from the...
We were delighted to confirm our third FIRE event of the year took place in September 2018 at Dukes Hotel, London. We heard from three intellectual property experts: Aylin Dzhafer, Senior...
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In a decision handed down today, 13 June, the Supreme Court has unanimously overturned the decisions of the High Court and the Court of Appeal and held that Internet Service...
A Deed of Variation is an effective estate planning tool for beneficiaries of an estate who wish to bypass themselves in favour of others. An adult beneficiary can redirect their...
Debenhams Ottaway LLP is delighted to appoint Therium Capital Management Ltd, Sparkle Capital Ltd and Ferguson Litigation Funding Ltd to its litigation funding panel following an extensive procurement exercise. The firm’s...
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The long anticipated school summer holiday break is almost upon us. Whilst most children are looking forward to a well-earned break, school holidays can throw up unexpected challenges and conflicts...
A Litigation Friend per CPR r.21 is often relevant to inheritance litigation and I have acted for a few over the years in addition to occasionally personally acting in the...
A recently published report by the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights concluded that many IP rights holders were unaware of the existence of IP litigation insurance. Of...
In last year’s Supreme Court decision in Hughes-Holland v BPE Solicitors [2017] 2WLR 1029, Lord Sumption postulated two extreme cases to illustrate whether losses were within the scope of a...
Debenhams Ottaway, the leading law firm in St Albans and Radlett is pleased to announce the promotion of one of their solicitors, Barry Griffin to associate solicitor. Barry, joined the...
It is often said that the use of leases is outdated and rarely used outside of England and Wales. The acquisition of a leasehold property will invariably cost several hundreds...
It’s a fact these days that a person’s digital life is as important as their “physical” life. When a person or a couple are sorting out their affairs and contemplating...
Our recent FIRE event was held in June 2018 at Kingston Smith, St Albans. Interest surrounding cryptocurrencies is huge at the moment, so we were thrilled to have leading legal...
