James Worthington > Charles Russell Speechlys LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Offices
5 FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7RD
England
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James Worthington
Work Department
Construction, Engineering & Projects
Position
Partner
Career
James is a construction lawyer experienced in both contentious and non-contentious work in respect of a large range of construction, infrastructure and regeneration projects. He advises developers, housebuilders, contractors and funders on all types of construction documentation including domestic and international standard forms of construction contracts. He is also experienced in advising on a wide range of disputes in different dispute resolution forums, including mediation, adjudication and litigation.
James has drafted the commentary on the JCT Standard Building Contract 2016 for the Isurv website and has published articles in Building, Construction News and Civil Engineering Surveyor.
James is admitted to practise in England and Wales.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Construction: contentious
The multidisciplinary contentious construction practice at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
is led by David Savage, who dual-qualified in England and Wales and regularly advises governments, employers, and contractors on construction-related disputes and litigations. Michael O’Connor advises various clients, including joint venture companies and charities on cladding and other Building Safety Act-related issues. James Worthington leads on commercial and residential matters, adjudication proceedings, and cladding issues for residential joint ventures, while Francis Ho leads on major defects disputes in the sports sector. Rupa Lakha departed for Osborne Clarke LLP in February 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family: mediation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition