The Investigator’s Dilemma – Navigating Complexity, Conflict, and Human Drama in High-Stakes Cases – Post-IFSEA Conference Podcast
November 6th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
Internal investigations are no longer routine compliance exercises. They are now high stakes, emotionally charged processes that sit at the intersection of legal rigour, human vulnerability, and institutional accountability. Careers hang in the balance, cultures are tested, and investigators are often left to navigate the fallout with limited protection. This podcast follows the panel discussion ‘The […]
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Reputational Issues in Workplace Investigations – Investigations Podcast
October 13th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
In the third and final episode of our podcast series with Emily Kaufer, Senior Director of Human Rights and Harassment at Air Canada, Emma Bartlett, Partner, and Gabrielle Lintott, Senior Associate, at CM Murray LLP, discuss some of the reputational issues at play when it comes to workplace investigations. In this recording, Emma, Gabrielle and Emily discuss reputational […]
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Issues and Challenges Related to Partnership Investigations – Constitutional Shortfalls: Ten-Minute Talk
July 25th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
Welcome to the first of CM Murray LLP’s Ten-Minute Talk series on Partnership and Investigations, with Senior Partner Sarah Chilton and Associate Liz Pearson. In episode one, we start at the very beginning of an investigation (a very good place to start). Sarah and Liz discuss common constitutional shortfalls when contemplating an investigation. For example: When considering the potential outcome, […]
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In the next episode of our podcast series, Emma Bartlett, Partner, and Gabrielle Lintott, Associate, at CM Murray LLP, are joined again by Emily Kaufer, Senior Director of Human Rights and Harassment at Air Canada, to discuss the impact of bias in the context of workplace investigations. In this recording, Emma, Gabrielle and Emily discuss bias in […]
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Trauma-informed Legal Representation: Tips on Interviewing Traumatised Witnesses from Lawyer Turned Psychotherapist, Anjali Bonner Hughes
May 2nd, 2025 by Stuart Smith
In the next two videos in our series on trauma-informed legal representation, Associate Kelsey Murrell is joined by psychotherapist Anjali Bonner Hughes. Anjali formerly practiced as a corporate lawyer in New York before re-training as a psychotherapist in the UK. Anjali is particularly experienced in supporting lawyers both by advising them on best practices when working with traumatised clients […]
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International Investigations: Protecting Your Interests Across Borders – IFSEA Webinar Thursday, 6 March, 1pm – 2pm GMT
February 21st, 2025 by Stuart Smith
International Investigations: Protecting Your Interests Across Borders – IFSEA Webinar – Thursday, 6 March, 1pm – 2pm GMT
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Domestic Violence and Sexual Harassment Related Investigations: Legal Perspectives from Canada and the UK – Investigations Podcast
January 15th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
We are pleased to introduce a three-part podcast series focusing on investigations, where Emma Bartlett, Partner, and Gabrielle Lintott, Associate, at CM Murray LLP, are joined by special guest, Emily Kaufer, Senior Director of Human Rights and Harassment at Air Canada. In this first recording, Emma, Gabrielle and Emily discuss domestic violence and sexual harassment related investigations, with […]
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Protecting the Integrity of Your Firm and People – The SRA Draft Guidance on Internal Investigations
October 16th, 2024 by Stuart Smith
In March 2024 the SRA published draft guidance on internal investigations (“the Draft Guidance”). Whilst published alongside a suite of documents aimed at assisting in house lawyers in complying with their regulatory obligations, the Draft Guidance has a wider reach and is relevant to law firms and any individual appointed to conduct an internal investigation. Since its […]
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Navigating Investigations: Equity in cricket, building witness trust, supporting vulnerable witnesses and dealing with anonymity challenges
July 31st, 2024 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to introduce a new podcast series, ‘Navigating Investigations’, where we discuss difficult issues that investigators often grapple with. In this first episode, Partner Emma Bartlett is joined by a special guest, Cindy Butts, Chair of the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC), experienced in conducting investigations, tackling inequality and complaints handling (among many other attributes) to discuss the […]
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10 Legal and Regulatory Issues for Law Firms to Consider in Managing an Investigation into Partner Misconduct
January 25th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
In recent years there has been a renewed focus on how misconduct allegations are managed by law firms. That focus has arisen for a variety of reasons, including cultural shifts resulting from the #MeToo movement, generational changes, heightened media scrutiny and regulatory pressures. In this article, first published for ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes Magazine, Regulatory and Professional Discipline […]
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