Living apart together (LAT) relationships are more common than ever before with flexible modern relationships and changing family dynamics. For those in an LAT relationship who are still receiving financial support...
With the start of the new academic year, University students around the country are moving into private rented accommodation or renewing existing tenancies. Whether you own just one or a...
For several years, raising the inheritance tax (IHT) threshold to £1million has been proposed and finally it is here – or is it? The chancellor announced in the July 2015...
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (SBEEA) will open the doors to office holders to assign rights to certain claims which previously were not assignable. The SBEEA provides...
You have your ICAEW licence authorising you to provide probate services, but what do you do when things take a contentious turn? ICAEW guidance on probate services came into force...
For all assured shorthold tenancies created on or after 1 October 2015, the landlord will only be able to serve a tenant with a valid notice pursuant to Section 21...
With the high cost of getting on the property ladder, buying a property with a friend or partner is increasingly common. Co-owners of such properties need to make sure they...
The Kids Company charity has featured in many news stories recently after reports of financial turmoil and issues relating to government involvement. The charity suddenly closed earlier this month, according...
Debenhams Ottaway continues to lead the private client arena in the south east, maintaining its tier 1 ranking with clients commenting that the team “compares favourably with City firms”. Partner Nicholas Turner...
Do you occasionally wonder to yourself about those distant relatives you haven’t heard from in a long time? Have you ever daydreamed about how you might spend an unexpected inheritance?...
Changes to insolvency legislation which come into force from 1 October 2015, may result in 20% less personal insolvencies each year and limit creditors’ abilities to recover debts. Under the...
Business disputes are expensive, often eye wateringly so, but fortunately they are also for the most part avoidable. If your business is facing a claim, your contract will be the first...
Backwards tracing added to the arsenal of civil recovery weaponry in fraud and breach of trust case On 3 August 2015 the Privy Council handed down its judgment in The Federal...
The Vineyard Christian Fellowship of St Albans has just had their planning permission approved for a new food bank in St Albans. Earlier in the year Debenhams Ottaway assisted the...
Following the July 2015 budget, the Government has followed through on its promise and launched a consultation on the use of deeds of variation. The current rules on deeds of...
The High Court has recently handed down judgement in an international children case involving bitterly contested litigation in which the judge described the parents as ‘physically exhausted by the legal process...
Legacies are a huge source of income for many charities and are heavily relied on to further charitable aims. Worryingly, charities increasingly find themselves involved in probate litigation as illustrated...
In a recent Court of Appeal decision the court upheld an earlier ruling that awarded Mrs Aly all the marital assets amounting to £550,000 upon her divorce. This decision, at...
Disputes in the recruitment sector are common. Whether it’s a client not paying a transfer fee, a supplier poaching your staff or ex-employees taking a key client; if your business...
There are a number of misconceptions people have about probate, estates and Wills. Below are some of the most common 1. My debts will die with me Not correct. Your...
