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VIEW ALLLegal 500 2025Sam Murray Hinde's knowledge and experience in employment law is second-to-none. She has excellent judgment and gives practical, commercial advice, but is an intimidating and tenacious opponent.
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Sam Murray-Hinde advises employers on workplace issues and litigation, with particular specialisms in industrial relations, sport, investigations, employment issues in insolvency, and state and diplomatic immunity.
Listed in the Legal 500 as a Key Lawyer for both Employers and Partnership, Sam is a solicitor with broad experience across all areas of employment law and is recognised by her peers as an expert in employment tribunal litigation. Her practice involves advising on a number of specialist areas of law and also has a strong focus on the sport and transport sectors.
In the field of sport, she routinely advises clubs, governing bodies, sport organisations, sportspersons and agents on a variety of issues, acting in high-profile matters.
As a trusted adviser, Sam works hard to achieve the best outcome for clients by providing creative commercially focused, industry-specific advice, with an increasingly international focus. Working with a variety of executives, businesses, HR professionals, boards and Insolvency Practitioners, Sam advises on legal strategy to minimise litigation. She is well-versed in advising on business protections and related litigation, investigations, handling complex grievance and disciplinary matters involving discrimination and whistleblowing allegations, and works closely with our other teams to provide seamless cross-practice advice and 'crisis management'.
Sam is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and the German-British Chamber of Commerce. She speaks German.
- Acting for Yorkshire County Cricket Club under Lord Patel's stewardship across various stands, to include setting up the Whistleblowing Hotline, dispute resolution and acting in proceedings arising from charges brought against the Club by the ECB's Cricket Discipline Commission.
- Acting for British Gymnastics, to include advising on internal and external investigations and disciplinary proceedings, and its engagement with The Whyte Review.
- Acting for a Premier League manager and his coaching team in relation to their dismissals/exit.
- Sitting as independent Chair on a disciplinary panel for an Olympic governing body.
- Advising a media client on a request for trade union statutory recognition under TULRCA and the resulting process before the Central Arbitration Committee.
- Advising a regional law firm partnership on complex internal grievances, partner exits and expulsions and regulatory aspects.
- Advising joint administrators on the employment aspects of a high profile business sale, drafting warranties and indemnities, advising on TUPE and minimising litigation risks.
- Advising a foreign Embassy, to include on employment tribunal claims brought against it.
- Listed as Key Lawyer, Employment: Employers, Legal 500 2024
- Listed as Key Lawyer, Corporate and commercial: Partnership, Legal 500 2024
- "Sam Murray-Hinde's knowledge and experience in employment law is second-to-none. She has excellent judgement and gives practical, commercial advice, but is an intimidating and tenacious opponent." Legal 500 2024
- "Sam Murray-Hinde is an exceptionally clever and formidable lawyer who is able to handle the most complex business critical employment and partnership matters." Legal 500 2024
- "Our go to person is Sam Murray-Hinde, her advice is always very credible, precise and takes into account the goals of the business. Sam understands the background of the company having seen the various changes over the years." Legal 500 2023
- Listed as Key Lawyer, Employment: Employers, Legal 500 2022
- "Sam Murray-Hinde is absolutely superb. Good with clients. Technically excellent. And very good company." Legal 500 2022
- "Sam Murray-Hinde is exceptionally good, commercially astute, savvy and personable." Legal 500 2022
- "Sam Murray-Hinde is an exceptional solicitor with excellent attention to detail and client care skills." Legal 500 2021
- "Sam Murray-Hinde is well known for being a commercially astute, detailed, diligent, and eminently sensible litigator." Legal 500 2021
Sam is a fan of real ale and all things food-related, but can also regularly be found at the ballet barre.
