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Debenhams Ottaway is proud to announce that partner Juliet Schalker is the recipient of the 2024 IWIRC (International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation) London Network Award for Excellence. This award...

The law on Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 became a hot topic of debate on BBC One’s Question Time programme in April. With a general election now looming,...

The litigation team has been in court again on the Invest Bank v El-Husseini case, with another win for their defendant clients through another dismissal of an application by the...

The latest judgment in Invest Bank v El-Husseini [2024] EWHC 996 (Comm), where Debenhams Ottaway represents two of the defendants, saw a win for the firm in the substantial dismissal...

Former England player, manager and pundit John Barnes has been banned from serving as a company director for 3.5 years after his company, John Barnes Media Limited, failed to pay...

When debts become overdue, chasing for payment can become time consuming and an unwelcome distraction from the daily running of a business. Claiming interest and compensation is a useful way...

We are already whizzing through 2024 and it has been a troublesome few years for many following the Covid 19 pandemic coupled with the cost of living crisis and rise...

Unfortunately not all County Court Judgments (“CCJ”)s are paid straight away and it may be necessary to carry out further work before payment is obtained. One option of enforcing a...

Does the judgment debtor own property, land or shares? A Charging Order is an effective way to secure a debt that cannot necessarily be paid immediately. Although creditors would like...

A County Court Judgment (“CCJ”) secures a debt owed to a creditor, which, if not paid within twenty-eight days of the date of the judgment; will remain on the debtor’s...