Government plans to introduce electronic lasting powers of attorney (LPA) have been postponed after concerns were raised by professional bodies about the risks of fraud and undue pressure. So, for...
Last night the leading advisors to the private client industry attended the national STEP Private Client Awards 2014 at the London Hilton Park Lane. Hertfordshire firm Debenhams Ottaway was one...
Continuing commitment to working with the recruitment industry The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has appointed Debenhams Ottaway as a Business Partner. The REC is the nationally recognised professional body...
Veer Dhara is set to reopen in St Albans having taken a new lease of the Liberal Club in Hatfield Road (formerly the site of Kashu and Aqua restaurants). The...
With the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney indicating that interest rates will start to rise before too long, the unheralded period of low interest rates and cheap borrowing...
For the second year running, the Debenhams Ottaway private client team has been shortlisted for Legal Team of the Year (Midsize) at the national STEP Private Client Awards. They are up...
Chambers UK has almost doubled the number of lawyers listed as ‘leaders in their field’ at Debenhams Ottaway and recognised the firm in two new practice areas this year. Well known...
Solicitors are receiving instructions from more and more of their clients living abroad who wish to sell their UK properties before the introduction of the new capital gains tax for...
No one in the property world will have missed the coalition government’s commitment to reforming the planning system to make it simpler, clearer and easier to use, working proactively to...
The date is set, the venue booked and the catering arrangements have been finalised. Is there anything else that you should add to your list of preparations for a wedding day? If...
The government has been in consultation about the use of zero hours contracts following calls from the opposition and the unions for a ban. The contracts do not guarantee a...
Major events, both good and bad, can be the tipping point for already strained relationships. Whether it’s the loss of a job, a holiday that didn’t go as planned or...
This legal update explains what a tenancy deposit scheme (TDS) is, what a landlord’s obligations are under a TDS and therefore avoid a potential property dispute. What is a tenancy deposit scheme?...
Whilst the divorce rate in the UK is the lowest it has been for nearly 40 years, there is one section of the community which is bucking this trend. The...
A recent successful challenge to a district judge’s decision not to grant a possession order after notice was served under the Housing Act 1988 has reinforced the distinction between a situation...
The date is set, the venue booked and the catering arrangements have been finalised. Is there anything else that you should add to your list of preparations for a wedding...
Landlord’s beware! Recent changes in the law mean that the previous right of distress (a landlord’s right to enter a commercial premises and remove a tenant’s goods and sell them...
On Monday 2 June 2014, the employment team at Debenhams Ottaway teamed up with No5 Chambers to host a mock employment tribunal trial at the Fielder Centre, Hatfield. The event was attended...
According to the president of the Family Division, the biggest reform in the history of family law came into effect with the Children and Families Act on 22 April 2014,...
The employment team at Debenhams Ottaway has joined forces with No5 Chambers to stage a mock employment tribunal on Monday 2 June 2014 at the Fielder Centre, Hatfield Business Park. The event...
