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Governance Issues for Firms considering Private Equity Investment

June 26th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

In this third video in our series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partners Corinne Staves and Zulon Begum discuss the key considerations in relation to governance that firms should be thinking about when contemplating PE investment for their firm. Watch the video above or listen to the recording […]

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Tougher at the Top? Keys to Thriving (Not Just Surviving) in an Increasingly Uncertain World – 2 November – 9.30am – 12.00pm in Toronto

June 4th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

Tougher at the Top? Keys to Thriving (Not Just Surviving) in an Increasingly Uncertain World – 2 November – 9.30am – 12.00pm in Toronto

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Remuneration Issues for Firms considering Private Equity Investment

May 30th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

In this second video in a series focusing on Private Equity investment in professional services firms, Managing Partner Clare Murray and Partners Corinne Staves and Zulon Begum discuss the key issues in relation to remuneration that firms should be thinking about when considering PE investment for their firm. Watch the video here and see below for further details. In this video, […]

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Justifying Mandatory Retirement Ages in Professional Partnerships – Show Me The Evidence!

March 19th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

The recent Employment Tribunal decision in Scott v Walker Morris LLP, whilst not a binding authority, provides an interesting illustration of how an employment tribunal will deconstruct the purported legitimate aims and proportionality of a firm’s mandatory retirement policy for partners, and closely scrutinise whether there is adequate evidence to support the firm’s justification. In that […]

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Zulon Begum appointed Course Director of IBA Law Firm Management Committee Academy for Leaders

March 14th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

We are delighted to announce that Zulon Begum, Partner at CM Murray LLP, has been appointed as a Course Director for the IBA Law Firm Management Committee’s Academy for Leaders, alongside Moray McLaren (founder of Lexington Consultants), Stephen Revell (immediate past chair of the IBA Law Firm Management Committee) and Stephen Bowman (former Toronto Managing Partner […]

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Is The Glue That Holds Partnerships Together Coming Unstuck? – Discussion Recording

February 28th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

We are delighted to share with you a recording of the discussion Is The Glue That Holds Partnerships Together Coming Unstuck? which took place at an event we held recently in London. The discussion explored the evolving dynamics of professional partnerships and the challenges they face in today’s complex legal and business environment. Taking place in a Samoan […]

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Global Legal Expansion: Reflecting on 2024 and Forecasting 2025

February 19th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

In this podcast focusing on global legal expansion, Partners Corinne Staves and Zulon Begum are joined by special guest Robert C. Bata, Founder and Principal of Warwick Place Legal, for a detailed discussion on trends from 2024, insights from the Warwick Place Global Expansion Index and predictions for the year ahead. In particular, Corinne, Zulon […]

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Practice Across The Pond – Episode 3: Navigating Transatlantic Structures in Professional Services: Key Considerations and Challenges

January 24th, 2025 by Stuart Smith

We are delighted to share the next episode of Practice Across the Pond, where we discuss the regulatory and ethical approaches taken to various matters from both a UK (England and Wales) and US (New York) perspective. In this episode, CM Murray LLP Partners Corinne Staves and Zulon Begum and Devika Kewalramani, Partner and General Counsel at FisherBroyles, are joined […]

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The Science and Art of Good Partnership Governance: Concentrated or Dispersed Governance – How Do You Strike a Balance?

November 7th, 2024 by Stuart Smith

We are delighted to introduce a two-part video series focusing on the science and art of good partnership governance, where Zulon Begum and Corinne Staves, Partners at CM Murray LLP, are joined by special guest David Patient, Senior Adviser at Travers Smith and strategic adviser to law firms, their management teams and boards. In this first video, Zulon, Corinne […]

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Autumn Budget 2024: Key Changes Impacting Professional Services Businesses and Their Partners

October 31st, 2024 by Stuart Smith

The much anticipated Autumn Budget 2024, delivered by the UK’s first female Chancellor, Rachel Reeves MP, brings significant changes that will impact professional services businesses across the UK. Here are the key highlights relevant to your firm and its partners: Increased Employers’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs): The planned increase in NICs by 1.2% to 15%, […]

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