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Whilst many people start the New Year by making resolutions, the media says that family practitioners prepare for a surge in new divorce and separation enquiries and refer to the...

In January 2021, employment lawyers, Louise Attrup and Michael Kerrigan presented a legal update to over 100 HR professionals at the annual Hertfordshire CIPD employment update. Louise and Michael highlighted the key employment...

Recent figures released by the Office of the Public Guardian, the government body responsible for registering lasting powers of attorney (LPAs) reveal that the number of applications to register LPAs...

With various rules governing who can witness a Will, it’s important that Wills, trusts and probate lawyers and Will writers know how the witness is connected to the testator and...

The DNA testing cases linked to inheritance disputes have always been of particular interest to me ever since my first case involving such an issue over ten years ago. It...

The case of London Trocadero v Picturehouse Cinemas Ltd and others sought to deal with the issue of rent arrears during the covid-19 pandemic where the tenant’s income has been...

The role of executor (or trustee) is a very important one. In some cases it can be a sole executor that handles the administration of an estate meaning they are...

“Battle of the forms” refers to a contractual dispute where both parties allege that their terms and conditions govern the performance of the contract, over and above the other party’s...

Debenhams Ottaway is proud to support the St Albans Nutcracker Trail 2021 by hosting a nutcracker (we can’t tell you the name and location!). St Albans BID is organising another...

Corporate lawyer Rebecca Lorne has recently joined Debenhams Ottaway’s corporate and commercial team. With many years’ experience in the City, advising clients on corporate finance deals as well as commercial...