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Can Professional Services Firm Culture Accelerate – Or Inhibit – Growth? – 26 November 2025 – 15.00 -17.00 in London

October 20th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

Can Professional Services Firm Culture Accelerate – Or Inhibit – Growth? – 26 November 2025 – 15.00 -17.00

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Private Equity and Legal Ethics: Can They Coexist?

October 9th, 2025 by Sophie Cook

Professional ethics is based on the principles of serving the interests of legal services clients, acting in the interests of justice and acting with integrity and honesty. Owners of law firms of course want to make good profits, and private equity houses who invest in law firms will also want to sell their asset on […]

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Professional Services in the Age of AI: Regulation, Strategy, and Real-World Impact – Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) Webinar Recording

October 1st, 2025 by Sophie Cook

We are delighted to share with you the recording of our recent webinar, Professional Services in the Age of AI: Regulation, Strategy, and Real-World Impact.  In this discussion, Anthony Davis (FisherBroyles), Devika Kewalramani, (FisherBroyles), Dr Robert Millard (Cambridge Strategy Group), David Shufflebotham (PepUp Consulting) and Nick Leale (CM Murray LLP) join chair Corinne Staves (CM Murray LLP) to explore the impact of technology on professional services firms, […]

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Mazur Revisited: A Reminder on the Boundaries of Litigation Work

September 30th, 2025 by Sophie Cook

Now that the dust is beginning to settle on the Mazur judgment of 16 September, it is perhaps time to recap what this judgment reminds us of when it comes to the conducting of litigious legal work.   Just cutting things back to the basics briefly, the case confirms that the Legal Services Act 2007 […]

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Professional Services in the Age of AI: Regulation, Strategy, and Real-World Impact – PPA Webinar – 19 September 2025: 2.30pm – 3.30pm BST

September 5th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

Professional Services in the Age of AI: Regulation, Strategy, and Real-World Impact – Professional Practices Alliance (PPA) Webinar – Friday 19 September 2025: 2.30pm – 3.30pm BST

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Future Proofing Your Firm: What Should Professional Services Founders Be Thinking About When Considering Ownership Transition?

August 29th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

In this discussion for professional services founders, particularly those considering ownership transition, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partner Zulon Begum discuss strategies for future proofing your firm during ownership changes, while maintaining culture, internal relationships and business stability. Watch the video or view the transcript, and see below for further details. In this video, Clare […]

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25 Years of the LLP

August 13th, 2025 by Neha Jannath

Last month marked 25 years since the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 received Royal Assent, ushering in a new era for professional services firms in the UK. While lawyers don’t typically celebrate the birthdays of legislation, CM Murray Partner and partnership specialist Corinne Staves bucked that trend and marked the LLP’s Big Birthday with this article for Law.com. In the […]

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Financial and Operational Issues for Firms considering Private Equity Investment

August 4th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

In this fifth video in our series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Partner Zulon Begum is joined by special guest Claire Watkins, Partner and Head of the Professional Practices Group at Buzzacott LLP, to discuss the key financial and operational considerations that firms should be thinking about when contemplating PE investment […]

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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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Private Equity Investment in Law Firms: The Regulatory Landscape

July 17th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

In this fourth video in our series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Partners Zulon Begum, Corinne Staves and Nick Leale discuss the key regulatory considerations that firms should be thinking about when contemplating PE investment for their firm. In this video, Zulon, Corinne and Nick discuss: How does PE investment reshape law […]

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