Letters Before Action

    A letter before action is a formal letter that should be sent to a debtor demanding payment before starting a claim. This is to ensure that the Pre-action Protocol for...

    High Court Enforcement

    Want to enforce a county court judgment, only have an address and don’t know what assets the debtor has? If the judgment debt is over £600, an effective way to...

    Part 36 in Hollywood!

    Hugh Grant’s privacy claim against News Group Newspapers, the publisher of the Sun newspaper, has been settled and it appears that a tactical Part 36 offer was made to bring...

    Samuel Winter

    I am a trainee solicitor in the property team in St Albans. I am professional and approachable in my work with an excellent eye for detail and enjoy working on...

    Julie Spencer

    I am a Senior Associate Solicitor in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team. I deal with a wide variety of general commercial disputes as well as having experience in contentious...

    Krupa Wagjiani

    I am a Commercial Property Solicitor. I always try and understand the client’s needs and end goal from the outset of the transaction. This helps to provide tailored, pragmatic and...

    Professional and Support Services

    To deliver on our promises our firm needs highly competent and professional people to support our solicitors / lawyers. If you are technically proficient and highly motivated, you may be...

    Legal Services

    We take pride in our reputation and always strive to deliver excellence for our clients. We are a multi-serviced firm offering a range of opportunities for legal professionals who want...

    Chris Lucas

    I am a Senior Associate in the firm’s award-winning Private Client team, dealing with all aspects of private client work including wills, probate and trusts. My approach is to deliver...

    Pensions and Divorce: The key talking points

    Pensions are often an underappreciated subject during divorce discussions, rarely making it to the centerfold of conversation. Not many people realise that pensions are one of their most valuable assets,...

    Wills: Why everyone should have one

    It can be said that many people have the wrong idea about Wills. Often, they’re thought of as something only older and wealthier people make. However, this assumption is deceiving...

    New Employment Laws in 2024

    As we start a new year, a raft of new legislation is on the horizon, most of which is poised to come into force in Spring 2024. As it can...

    Anisah Choudhry

    I am a solicitor working within the Wills, Trusts and Probate team in St Albans. I joined Debenhams Ottaway in November 2023 as a legal assistant, in the commercial property...

    Can the court force parties to mediate?

    The Court of Appeal has recently confirmed that the courts have authority to compel parties to a dispute that is already issued in court to engage in Alternative Dispute Resolution...

    Charlotte Burrow

    I joined Debenhams Ottaway in 2023, as the legal assistant in the Court of Protection team and provide a key supporting role to both Tammie Woods and Lucy Hollands. I...