Employment work is at the heart of CM Murray LLP, with key services including investigations work, restrictive covenants, and high-value whistleblowing and discrimination litigation. The group possesses expertise in the professional services, financial services, and technology sectors. Clare Murray leads the team, focusing on sexual harassment issues and investigations. David Fisher has notable specialism in litigation and restructurings, and Merrill April is geared to support on hires and departures at board level, data protection, and representing employers in the High Court and tribunal cases. Emma Sangeelee and Nick Leale joined the team in 2025.
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Testimonials

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  • 'Alison Downie is a first-class solicitor. She is is an excellent lawyer but also commercially and tactically aware. She provides sensible, measured advice in relation to our contracting and handling of staff that allows us to ensure we do not have difficulties further down the line. She is calm and reassuring but when the occasion demands utterly steely.’

  • ‘CM Murray are leaders at the intersection between employment and partnership/LLP law. Another key strength which sets them apart is that they act for both senior executives and employers, so they know how the other side will try to play the dispute, and use their knowledge to their client's tactical advantage. ’

  • ‘Merrill April is a gifted lawyer with a rare mix of technical excellence paired with both commerciality and fantastic client care skills. Her experience acting for both employers and senior executives is apparent and she uses this to great tactical advantage for her clients. She is a credit to the firm and her profession.'

  • 'Yulia Fedorenko is a fantastic up-and-coming senior associate - she has a very good knowledge of technically challenging areas of the law and harnesses this knowledge to the client's advantage. She is hugely personable and a real pleasure to work with.'
  • 'Beth Hale is a great role model for her peers working in both employment and partnership law. She is able to drill into the detail of challenging and technical areas of the law when required, but also has an ability to see the bigger picture in both commercial and reputational terms for her clients.'
  • 'Gabrielle Lintott is a joy to work with - her instructions are fastidiously prepared and get to the crux of a dispute. She is extremely responsive and hardworking and a real up and coming name in the field.’

Key clients

  • Protect Whistleblowing Charity

Work highlights

Acting pro bono for Protect, the UK’s Whistleblowing Charity, in the Court of Appeal whistleblowing case of Rice v Wicked Vision, which has been joined together with the whistleblowing case of Barton Turns Development Ltd v Treadwell.

Practice head

Clare Murray

Other key lawyers

David Fisher; Merrill April; Beth Hale; Yulia Fedorenko; Gabrielle Lintott; Alison Downie