CM Murray LLP

We are delighted to once again be recognised as Band 1 in the latest Chambers and Partners Guide for 'Partnership' and 'Employment: Senior Executive', with the following individual rankings for our lawyers: 🏆 Employment: Senior Executive: Clare Murray – Eminent Practitioner Beth Hale – Band 2 Sarah Chilton – Band 3 Emma Bartlett – Band 4 Merrill April – Band 4 🏆 Partnership: Contentious: Clare Murray – Eminent Practitioner Sarah Chilton – Band 1 Beth Hale – Band 3 David Fisher – Band 4 Wonu Sanda – Associate to Watch 🏆 Partnership: Non-contentious: Clare Murray – Eminent Practitioner Corinne Staves – Star Individual Zulon Begum – Band 1   🏆 Partnership: Large International Structures: Corinne Staves: Spotlight Zulon Begum: Spotlight   🏆 Professional Discipline: Andrew Pavlovic – Up and Coming 🏆 Employment: Employer: Merrill April – Band 5 View our full rankings here: https://lnkd.in/eT4qiucu #ChambersUK2025 #LawFirms #LegalRankings

Ahead of the festive shut down, Partner Andrew Pavlovic and Associate Liz Pearson discuss the significant regulatory changes for solicitors and other lawyers on the horizon for 2025. #regulatory #sra #law

In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett and Associate Kia Aoki discuss the following: 💡 The suggestion by the Government to give overweight people weight-loss jabs to help them get back to work and the potential disability discrimination issues that may arise.   💡 The BBC’s commencement of an independent workplace culture review, with particular focus on the stated aims of the review and the effectiveness of such reviews.   💡 Benjamin Mendy’s claim against his former club, Manchester City, for £11.5 million in unpaid wages, the majority of which was upheld by the Tribunal. We discuss the reason the claim was upheld, comparison with the continued payment of Huw Edwards’ salary after his arrest, and how employers should manage a situation where an employee has been charged with a criminal offence. 💡 We have also included an “addendum” at the end of this episode, in the wake of the allegations against Gregg Wallace which broke just after we recorded this episode. We felt it would be remiss not to mention these, but stay tuned as we will discuss this story in further depth in our next episode. 🎧 Listen to the full episode below, or on Spotify or Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/evDvY_Ts #ukemplaw #employmentlaw #workplaceculture #disabilitydiscrimination

Join us on 11 February for this exclusive #IFSEA event tailored to Private Equity Partners, Executives, and Founders, with a leading panel of experts who will explore the latest developments in the world of Private Equity and their implications for industry leaders: 🟠 What are the current priorities and challenges for PE Partners and Executives? 🟠 What’s the likely impact of the proposed Labour government tax and employment law changes, on PE funds and Partners? Will the UK face an exodus of investment professionals? 🟠 What does the future hold for the UK management teams of PE owned companies? 🗣️ Speakers: 🟠 Stephen Brown, Atkin Gump, PE Tax and Incentives 🟠 Alessia Paoletto, Withersworldwide, Private Client & Tax 🟠 Stuart James, MM & K Strategic Reward 🟠 Merrill April, CM Murray LLP, Employment and Partnership Law 🟠 Meriel Schindler, Withersworldwide, Head of Employment Team (Chair) 📝 Find out more and register your place here: https://lnkd.in/e9j-vEm7 #PrivateEquity #SeniorExecutives #Founders

In this article, published by Law.com International, Partner Corinne Staves provides an expert, practical insight on the mechanics of a law firm merger and the challenges that firms face at each stage of the process (subscription required to view full article): #lawfirms #mergers #lawfirmmanagement

In this Ten-Minute Talk, Kelsey Murrell (Associate at CM Murray LLP) and Stuart Hyland (Partner at Blick Rothenberg) discuss what UK employers should know about the EU Pay Transparency regulations, which will come into effect in June 2026. In particular, Stuart and Kelsey discuss: 👉 What are the EU Pay Transparency Regulations?   👉 Why should UK employers who are not subject to the regulations care about them?   👉 What are steps UK employers can take to remain competitive in advance of the regulations coming into effect?   👉 How can pay transparency help employers recruit top talent? Watch the full video below 👇 #employmentlaw #ukemplaw #employers #paytransparency

Partner, Emma Bartlett, quoted in the Financial Times discussing the 350-page report into the Financial Conduct Authority. (Subscription required). #Regulatory #UKLaw

British employers must acknowledge menstrual health: Partner Emma Bartlett quoted by International Employment Lawyer: (subscription required) #employmentlaw #ukemplaw #menstrualhealth #employers

Many law firms are now in the process of finalising their annual accounts ahead of the January 31 2025 deadline, meaning that tricky decisions around partner remuneration need to be finalised. Those decisions take place in the context of an increased regulatory focus on workplace culture, with a particular emphasis on the role that partners play in promoting and instilling the right culture in firms, both through their own conduct and, where necessary, calling out the conduct of others. In this article, first published by Law360, Partners Andrew Pavlovic and Corinne Staves discuss the challenges law firms face in determining partner remuneration amid heightened regulatory scrutiny on workplace culture: https://lnkd.in/dPH7G-ic #lawfirmmanagement #partners #regulatorylaw #partnerremuneration

💡 What is the SRA thinking? Some insights from its COLP & COFA Conference 💡 Partner Andrew Pavlovic attended the SRA’s annual COLP and COFA conference last week, at which the SRA shared their perspectives on key events of the past year and some insights into their highest priorities for the future. In this discussion with fellow Partner Corinne Staves, Andrew addresses some of these priorities, including: 👉 The SRA’s somewhat indignant stance on the LSB’s criticism of its supervision and oversight of Axiom.   👉 The SRA’s consumer protection consultation (which has now been published) on proposals including the scrapping of client account.   👉 The SRA’s proposal to increase fining powers and how it is responding to the negative feedback it received.   👉 Whether or not law firm mergers should be regulated differently.   👉 Some top tips on how to measure culture following the recent SRA relationship manager visits. This is essential listening for those that missed the COLP & COFA conference but want an insight into the SRA’s current stance on this range of topical issues for law firms. #lawfirms #regulatorylaw #SRA #COLP #COFA