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.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- '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. ’
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