Employee rights and benefits: The extent of an employer's implied duties - Fox Williams LLP

Fox Williams Legal Director David Murphy talks about employers' implied duties regarding informing employees of their rights and benefits

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.

Described in Legal 500 as 'first class', David advises on issues ranging from difficult employee relations matters, such as performance 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 services sector he also acts for a number of other clients including professional services firms and barristers chambers. His individual clients include fund managers, board directors, investment bankers, HR professionals and lawyers.

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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