Beth Hale > CM Murray LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
CM Murray LLP Offices
36-38 CORNHILL
LONDON
EC3V 3NG
England
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Beth Hale
Work Department
Employment and Partnership Law
Position
Partner and General Counsel
Career
Beth Hale is a Partner specialising in employment and partnership law and also acts as General Counsel for the firm.
Beth is extremely well-regarded and has a particular strength in explaining and simplifying complex legal concepts. Valued by clients for her ability to give “clear and succinct advice” (Chambers and Partners), she has significant experience advising employers and employees on all aspects of employment law. Beth provides day to day advice on HR and management issues, including drafting contracts and restrictive covenants, managing sickness absence, disciplinary and grievance procedures, whistleblowing issues and performance management. She has extensive experience advising corporate clients on the employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and outsourcings, including frequently in relation to cross-border issues involving multiple jurisdictions. Beth is often instructed in relation to senior departures by both senior executives and employers. She is also experienced in representing clients in litigation in both the Employment Tribunal and the High Court.
In addition, Beth advises partners, partnerships, LLP members and LLPs on a wide range of issues including partner exits, discrimination, whistleblowing, expulsion and enforcement of restrictive covenants.
She has advised clients in a number of sectors, including financial services, rail, charitable, retail and hospitality, accountancy and legal.
In her role as General Counsel for the firm, Beth is responsible for ensuring technical excellence at the firm and manages training and knowhow as well as compliance. She regularly prepares and delivers training to clients and colleagues in relation to a wide range of issues and also provides training on behalf of the Employment Lawyers’ Association.
Beth also serves on the Advisory Board of the Rights of Women Sexual Harassment at Work legal advice line for women.
Beth was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales in February 2004.
Memberships
- Member of the Employment Lawyers Association
- Member of the Employment Law Committee of The Law Society
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Rights of Women Sexual Harassment at Work Legal Advice Line
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Employers
Specialist boutique CM Murray LLP is recommended for reputation-sensitive senior level investigations and strategic redundancy planning, as well as ensuing employment litigation. The team is led by firm founder Clare Murray
, with David Fisher, Beth Hale and Merrill April further key names in an extensive team of partners. Partnership law expert Corinne Staves, who joined the firm in August 2022, is also integral, as is associate Yulia Fedorenko, who regularly advises on cross-border employment matters.
London > Corporate and commercial > Partnership
(Next Generation Partners)Offering integrated partnership, employment and regulatory advice, the ‘standout firm for partnership disputes,’ CM Murray LLP, is headed up by Sarah Chilton, an ‘amazingly able’ specialist contentious partnership lawyer who also has expertise in the private equity sector, and Zulon Begum, ‘a top flight non-contentious lawyer’ who predominately focuses on corporate law matters. Acting for clients in the legal, accountancy, consultancy, real estate, insurance, private equity and hedge fund industries, the team has a significant reputation for handling disputes relating to team moves and internal investigations into alleged wrongdoing as well as corporate law matters such as governance of professional service firms. Founding and managing partner Clare Murray, ‘a visionary leader in her field’, acts for US and UK professional services firms, as well as equity partners in professional services and investment management firms, handling partner conduct and performance issues, partner exits, restrictive covenants and litigation. Corinne Staves, ‘a superb new addition’, offers experience in advising on international structures and international governance for professional services businesses. David Fisher often represents firms and individuals in contentious partnership disputes and has a particular focus on business protection. Acting as general counsel and specialising in employment and partnership law is the ‘standout’ Beth Hale, while Emma Bartlett regularly advises on LLP and partnership matters in the private equity and financial services space. Also of note is Andrew Pavlovic, who offers assistance with sensitive partnership investigations, partnership structuring and law firm mergers.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Partnership London > Corporate and commercial
- Employers London > Employment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Employment > Senior executives