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David Murphy

Senior Associate

David guides HR, management and in-house legal teams through difficult employment situations and advises senior individuals when they join and leave their employers or face problems during their employment.

He advises on issues ranging from difficult employee relation matters, such as performance and management, dismissals and exit packages through to tribunal litigation (particularly discrimination claims), restrictive covenants and the employment aspects of business re-organisations and corporate transactions.

Whilst his corporate client base has a strong focus on the financial sector he also acts for a number of other clients including professional services firms and a leading climate change company.  His individual clients include fund managers, board directors, investment bankers, lawyers and some leading figures in the retail, leisure and communications sectors.

David delivers training to the CIPD and clients and has appeared on Channel 5 News on the subject of maternity-related rights.  He has featured in City AM's "Ask the Guru" column and he also has written articles for the Daily Telegraph, Personnel Today, SME Web and the International Resource Journal. He also contributes to http://www.hrlaw.co.uk, the firm’s employment law website.  As an active member of the City HR Association http://www.city-hr.co.uk, David edited and produced its best practice guide on bullying and harassment issues and co-ordinated and wrote its response to the consultation on the draft ACAS Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures.

After university, David spent a semester at law school in Houston and now regularly advises US clients with UK interests on their HR and employment matters.  He trained with Nabarro, qualified in 2004 and joined Fox Williams in 2007.

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