Charles Russell has made eight lawyers and eleven other staff redundant across its three offices in London, Guildford and Cheltenham. No associates, the grade above assistant at the firm, or partners have been affected. See next Monday’s issue of The Lawyer for more details.

At least three DJ Freeman partners and a small number of other property and media fee-earners have yet to find homes, following the firm’s shock announcement last week that it was splitting in two As revealed on www. thelawyer.com/lawyernews (12 March), the largest proportions of the firm’s media and property practices are joining Olswang, and […]

Two senior judges of the Commercial Court have slammed the Bar for causing delays in the judicial process The Commercial Bar has been criticised specifically for failing to promptly draw up orders – vital duties placed on lawyers and barristers to ensure cases can move forward efficiently. Barristers interviewed by The Lawyer said they had […]

Watson Burton has scored construction company Ballast as a new client. The firm will act for Ballast in the North East, mainly through its construction department, on contracts, joint ventures and providing financial advice and contract support on development work. Ballast is involved in a number of projects in the North East, including new developments […]