Partner 101: Mandatory Retirement Ages & Age Bias
July 11th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
In this Ten-Minute Talk, Senior Partner Sarah Chilton and Senior Associate Wonu Sanda discuss mandatory retirement ages (MRAs) in partnerships and takeaways from the Scott v Walker Morris LLP case that has reignited interest in this topic. Watch the video above or listen to the recording here and see below for further details. If you are […]
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In this third video in our series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partners Corinne Staves and Zulon Begum discuss the key considerations in relation to governance that firms should be thinking about when contemplating PE investment for their firm. Watch the video above or listen to the recording […]
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Tougher at the Top? Keys to Thriving (Not Just Surviving) in an Increasingly Uncertain World – 2 November – 9.30am – 12.00pm in Toronto
June 4th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
Tougher at the Top? Keys to Thriving (Not Just Surviving) in an Increasingly Uncertain World – 2 November – 9.30am – 12.00pm in Toronto
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CM Murray LLP Appoints Emma Sangeelee as Partner to Strengthen Partnership and Employment Disputes Practice
June 2nd, 2025 by Stuart Smith
CM Murray LLP, a leading specialist law firm in partnership, employment and regulatory law, has expanded its practice with the appointment of Emma Sangeelee as a Partner, effective 2 June 2025. Emma’s arrival marks a significant strategic enhancement to CM Murray’s market-leading bench strength in complex partnership and employment litigation, particularly in the private equity […]
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In this second video in a series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partners Corinne Staves and Zulon Begum discuss the key issues in relation to remuneration that firms should be thinking about when considering PE investment for their firm. Watch the video here and see below for further details. In this video, […]
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The Private Equity Proposition: Strategic Considerations for Law Firm Management
May 8th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
In this introductory video in a series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partner Corinne Staves discuss what firms should be thinking about when considering PE investment for their firm, or the impact for them if their competitors accept PE investment. In this video, Clare and Corinne discuss: […]
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The LLP: 25 Years On – PPA Webinar Recording
April 8th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to share with you the recording of our recent webinar, ‘The LLP: 25 Years On’, on the approximate 25th anniversary of the Limited Liability Partnership. In this panel discussion, subject specialists share their expert insights into the interesting and challenging features of LLPs that they have seen over the last 25 years and what […]
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Should Your Law Firm Welcome Non-Lawyer Owners?
April 4th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
In the UK, non-lawyer ownership has been a feature of the legal industry for over a decade, bringing in private equity, corporate structures, and even stock market listings. The US legal service market is starting to see non-lawyer ownership of law firms, and in this podcast, The Lawyerist explores the UK experience with Partner Corinne Staves. […]
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Justifying Mandatory Retirement Ages in Professional Partnerships – Show Me The Evidence!
March 19th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
The recent Employment Tribunal decision in Scott v Walker Morris LLP, whilst not a binding authority, provides an interesting illustration of how an employment tribunal will deconstruct the purported legitimate aims and proportionality of a firm’s mandatory retirement policy for partners, and closely scrutinise whether there is adequate evidence to support the firm’s justification. In that […]
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Zulon Begum appointed Course Director of IBA Law Firm Management Committee Academy for Leaders
March 14th, 2025 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to announce that Zulon Begum, Partner at CM Murray LLP, has been appointed as a Course Director for the IBA Law Firm Management Committee’s Academy for Leaders, alongside Moray McLaren (founder of Lexington Consultants), Stephen Revell (immediate past chair of the IBA Law Firm Management Committee) and Stephen Bowman (former Toronto Managing Partner […]
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