#SRA4HR – Episode 2: Navigating the SRA’s Approach to Internal Investigations
January 15th, 2026 by Stuart Smith
In this next episode of #SRA4HR, Managing Partner Clare Murray and regulatory/professional discipline Partner Andrew Pavlovic discuss the SRA’s focus on internal investigations, including: Why the SRA care about them The consequences for individuals (including HR professionals) and firms for failing to investigate matters or investigating them inadequately The choice of investigator and how this interacts with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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