What are the Key Issues for Law Firms to Consider when Planning a Merger? – Ten-Minute Talk
March 2nd, 2022 by Stuart Smith
There are many reasons why a law firm may consider a merger. Mergers can be a useful way of expanding into different practice areas or locations, to increase the operational capacity and efficiency of the firm, increase its revenue and market growth, or for succession planning purposes. In the latest episode of our Ten-Minute Talks […]
Creating a “Speak-Up” Culture: SRA Workplace Culture Review – Part 2
March 1st, 2022 by Stuart Smith
In the second of our three-part video series on the SRA review, Partners Beth Hale and Andrew Pavlovic focus on the need for law firms to create a “speak-up” culture, considering the inherent challenges that law firms face in cultivating such a culture, and discussing what firms can do to encourage the reporting of: Mistakes […]
Mental Health and Wellbeing: SRA Workplace Culture Review – Part 1
February 22nd, 2022 by Stuart Smith
On 8 February 2022, the SRA published a thematic review into law firm culture, focusing on how firms can improve and maintain their workplace culture, ensuring employees feel supported, risks are managed, and clients are protected. In this three-part video series, we focus on the following key themes coming out of the report: Mental health and […]
How Can Firms Apply Positive Action Successfully in the Workplace? – Ten-Minute Talk
February 11th, 2022 by Stuart Smith
To mark Race Equality Week 2022, “an annual UK-wide movement uniting thousands of organisations and individuals to address the barriers to race equality in the workplace”, we are delighted to share with you the latest episode of our Ten-Minute Talks video series, this time focusing on positive action in the workplace. In supporting this year’s […]
Managing Partner, Clare Murray, and Partner and General Counsel, Beth Hale, discuss lessons for employers and firms arising from the Sue Gray report, following the investigation into the Downing Street and Whitehall gathering.
Regulatory Trends for Lawyers in 2022: Personal Misconduct, Junior Lawyer Mistakes, and Cyber-Security – Ten-Minute Talk
January 27th, 2022 by Stuart Smith
In the third episode of our Ten-Minute Talks video series, our Managing Partner, Clare Murray, and Regulatory and Professional Discipline Partner, Andrew Pavlovic, look at three key regulatory trends that firms and solicitors need to be aware of in 2022.
The SRA Consultation on Financial Penalties – 3 Key Issues for Firms and Individuals – Ten-Minute Talk
January 7th, 2022 by Stuart Smith
The SRA’s consultation on financial penalties has a number of potentially significant implications for both individual lawyers and law firms. In this Ten-Minute Talk, our Managing Partner, Clare Murray, Clare Murray, and Regulatory and Professional Discipline Partner, Andrew Pavlovic, discuss the following three key issues raised by the consultation: Are fines an appropriate way of […]
Welcome to the first of our Ten-Minute Talks, a series of bite-sized videos in which we focus on a particular topical employment and partnership law issue, distilling the key information which you need to know. Today we discuss Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), the recent Can’t Buy My Silence campaign, and the key things for employers and […]
Managing Data Protection and Disclosure Issues in Investigations – 11KBW and CM Murray LLP Investigations Virtual Conference
October 7th, 2021 by Stuart Smith
In this final session of the conference, the panel discussed managing data protection during investigations and enquiries, in particular: Establishing what data will be captured as part of the investigation, how it will be managed and who will be the information controller(s) Practical issues such as evidence collection and handling witnesses Whistleblowing and data protection rights Minimising the […]
Understanding Privilege in the Context of Investigations – 11KBW and CM Murray LLP Investigations Virtual Conference
September 30th, 2021 by Stuart Smith
In this session, Wonu Sanda, Senior Associate at CM Murray LLP and Patrick Halliday, Barrister at 11KBW, discussed some of the key and knotty legal and practical issues that arise in relation to understanding privilege in the context of investigations, including: what legal professional privilege is and how it might arise in the context of […]