Memory, Perception and the Search for Truth: Why Memory Fails in Executive Investigations – IFSEA Podcast
October 23rd, 2026 by Stuart Smith
How do you establish the facts when human memory is not a faithful recording of events? In the latest IFSEA podcast, Beth Hale, Partner and General Counsel at CM Murray LLP, is joined by Dr Benjamin Griffiths, Assistant Professor at the School of Psychology at the University of Nottingham; Emily Kaufer, Senior Director, Human Rights […]
Whistleblowing, Sexual Harassment and Interim Relief: What Employers Need to Know – Ten-Minute Talk
October 8th, 2026 by Stuart Smith
In this Ten-Minute Talk, Associate Ioana Jelea and Partner and General Counsel Beth Hale discuss interim relief in sexual harassment cases following the Employment Rights Act 2025 reforms. They explore why this area has become a significant risk for employers and why interim relief is increasingly being viewed as one of the most powerful remedies available […]
The Lawdown – Episode 52: Duty of Care, Neurodiversity, Parental Leave Discrimination and Leadership Lessons from FIFA
October 5th, 2026 by Stuart Smith
Listen to this episode of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news stories, and the interesting legal issues behind them. In this episode, Partners Emma Bartlett and Beth Hale and Senior Associates, Wonu Sanda and Kelsey Murrell, discuss: A coroner’s finding that a Treasury employee’s death was materially […]
The Lawdown World Cup Special: Parental Leave, Burnout, Succession Planning and Star Performers
July 16th, 2026 by Stuart Smith
Listen to this World Cup special edition of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news stories, and the interesting legal issues behind them. England may be out of the World Cup, but the tournament still provides some interesting lessons for employers. In this episode, Partner and General Counsel Beth […]
When Lawyers Break the Law Outside Work: The Regulatory Consequences – ReguLaw Podcast Episode 6
July 13th, 2026 by Stuart Smith
How should regulators respond when criminal offences or other misconduct occur outside a professional’s practice? In the latest episode of our regulatory podcast ReguLaw, CM Murray Partners Beth Hale and Andrew Pavlovic are joined by Chloe Carpenter KC of Fountain Court Chambers to discuss the recent High Court decision of Hickey v Bar Standards Board and its wider […]
The Lawdown Episode 50: Met Police Misconduct, AI Bias and the Importance of Speaking Up at Work
May 5th, 2026 by Sophie Cook
In this episode, Partners, Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett, and Senior Associate, Gabrielle Lintott, discuss: An Employment Tribunal decision in which a Metropolitan Police worker with ADHD who had made inappropriate sexual comments in the workplace succeeded in an unfair dismissal claim because of procedural failures by the Police, including failure to properly consider medical […]
International Women’s Day: Women at Work and the Employment Rights Act 2025 – Ten-Minute Talk
March 9th, 2026 by Stuart Smith
To mark International Women’s Day 2026, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett explore how the Employment Rights Act 2025 is set to strengthen protections for women in the workplace. In particular they discuss the key reforms, including: Changes aimed at preventing harassment and limiting the use of non-disclosure agreements; Enhancing protections around pregnancy and maternity, supporting flexible working and family life, and driving […]