The conveyancing process when selling or buying a property can often seem over complicated and drawn out. It needn’t be. If you are looking to sell your property, being prepared can...
On 27 February 2014 the Law Commission produced its long awaited report recommending changes to the law, including legislation to make qualifying nuptial agreements legally binding. The changes are not...
Debenhams Ottaway sponsors ‘New Business Award’ As part of its focus on encouraging new and thriving businesses in St Albans, Debenhams Ottaway is sponsoring the ‘New Business Award’ at the...
At a glittering awards ceremony held at the prestigious Porsche Centre Hatfield Debenhams Ottaway picked up the ‘Medium to Large Business of the Year’ award at the Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce Inspiring...
Debenhams Ottaway is delighted to be one of the main sponsors of the St Albans Cathedral Flower Festival 2014 which takes place in September. Chief Executive Ian Hopkins got into...
For the second year running Debenhams Ottaway has sponsored the Young Enterprise Final Awards Ceremony which took place at the Vineyard Church earlier this month. The winning team, Vintage Hero from Loreto...
In a recent case in the education sector, the High Court found that the fragile relationship between an employment consultancy and its school clients made it more rather than less...
The question of whether an employment agency was the effective cause of an introduction of an applicant often finds its way into a defence to a claim for unpaid permanent...
Grant Thornton’s review of leading St Albans businesses Debenhams Ottaway was this week listed, along with many of its clients, in Grant Thornton’s inaugural Business Barometer, a review of the...
In a recent case involving the discovery of a secret blacklist used by construction companies, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld previous rulings that an employment relationship will only be...
Laura Colville, Charlotte Capes and Amreena Zaidi, solicitors at Debenhams Ottaway, are currently taking part in the mentoring programme run by The University of Law, Bloomsbury which runs until May...
Debenhams Ottaway is known for its experience and knowledge, its strong roots in the Community and loyal client base and its leading private client, family and residential property teams. It...
There are a number of issues for employers to consider when terminating employment. The recent case of Whitmar Publications Ltd v Gamage and Others concerns a number of the areas discussed, most...
Recent headlines indicate a continuing government agenda to clamp down on the exploitation of labour, particularly young and low paid workers. There is growing concern about the use of free...
In the September issue of the Financial Ombudsman’s newsletter, Ombudsman News, the Ombudsman updates us on its decisions in several cases where banks allegedly mis-sold interest rate hedging products including swaps,...
Currently, ‘off the record’ conversations with employees about severance arrangements are governed by the without prejudice rule. If an employer proposes to an employee that they exit the business before...
The banks are set to face claims for compensation running to many billions of pounds as a result of a mis-selling scandal arising out of the financial crisis in 2007/08,...