The move appears to be a way of increasing productivity, coming in response to a 15 per cent increase in instructions over the last 12 months. Peter Oakes, head of fraud at the firm, said: ’It is regrettable that we will lose some colleagues from the group as a result of this restructure. We appreciate this is a difficult time and we will be providing as much support and guidance as possible.’ The firm also said: ‘It is anticipated a significant proportion of the departures will be through voluntary redundancies.’ Source: The Lawyer