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In a recent Court of Appeal decision, it was held that unchallenged expert evidence is not automatically accepted by the court if it does not go as far as proving causation and satisfying the burden...

The loss of a loved one is a difficult time and can be made more complicated if there is a dispute about the funeral, burial or scattering of ashes arrangements....

My son’s under 10s football match was cancelled at the weekend as they couldn’t get enough players to fill the substitutes’ bench. Faced with the prospect of having to find...

Debenhams Ottaway is one of the first employers in the legal sector to sign up to the Menopause Workplace Pledge. The campaign is run by the Wellbeing of Women charity...

Debenhams Ottaway is the winner of the Excellence in Customer Service award at the St Albans Chamber of Commerce Business Community Awards 2021. The award recognises businesses which consistently deliver...

We partnered up with SecondSight and Via Vita Health on in November 2021 to discuss the latest trends for workplace wellbeing in 2022 with leading industry experts. Speakers included:  Louise...

The minimum amount of notice which must be given when serving a section 8 or section 21 notice for assured shorthold tenancies was extended multiple times to protect tenants because of the Covid-19 pandemic. But with life is starting to return to ‘normal’, from 1 October notice...

Debenhams Ottaway celebrates the qualification of two lawyers, Olivia Harris and Jessica Kavanagh, and welcomes four new trainees, highlighting our commitment to developing the next generation of lawyers. Olivia, who...

Chambers UK has published its latest results that celebrate the leading law firms and lawyers in the UK. Highlights this year for Debenhams Ottaway include three lawyers receiving individual lawyer rankings for...

Before starting litigation through the issuing of proceedings, the court will generally expect a potential claimant to have conducted themselves in accordance with the Practice Direction on Pre-action Conduct and Protocols. Whilst there are specific...