Team moves – why do women partners stay put? Clare Murray 18 Nov 2011

It struck me just yesterday (over a very nice lunch with some female headhunter friends) that of the various partner team moves we have advised on over the last year or so, absolutely none of the teams were led by women partners and only about a third even included women at all. Why is that? [...]

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An Englishman’s Football Ground Is His Castle Clare Murray 26 Jan 2011

So, like in many homes this week, the Andy Gray and Richards Keys debacle has caused much debate in our household between my husband (an avid football fan) and myself (a straight-laced employment lawyer). We’ve covered all the ground from what is banter at work where work is a football field, to the complete sanitisation [...]

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Dress Codes: Can you force female staff to wear bras to work? Clare Murray 14 Jan 2011

Much has been made in the media today about this week’s ruling in Germany giving employers the right to enforce specific dress codes on staff.  There has been public outrage after the State Labour Court in North Rhine-Westphalia ruled on the case concerning the clothing and general appearance of airport security personnel, appearing to give [...]

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CM Murray LLP’s first blog – and we begin with good news Clare Murray 18 Nov 2010

Welcome to CM Murray LLP’s first ever blog.  Over the coming weeks and months, various members of the CM Murray LLP team will be posting entertaining, interesting and hopefully thought-provoking blogs on a regular basis.  Some may be on law; others, not. Well that’s the plan anyway.  If you’re reading this six months later and [...]

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