Murray qualified as a solicitor in 1990 and joined Ellis-Fermor & Negus in 2011. Head of Department for Corporate until April 2025, he is now a Consultant for the firm.
His main areas of work are:
- Business and Company Sales (succession planning) , reorganisations, acquisitions, MBOs +JVs
- Outsourcing contracts
- Commercial contracts and advice (including agency, distribution, supply contracts and terms and conditions)
- IT (including GDPR/ Data Protection Audits, software development, support and hosting contracts and Website and E-commerce packages)
- Intellectual Property (including brand and product acquisition and licensing)
- Investment and funding arrangements (angel, VC and banking)
- Shareholder agreements & partnership agreements.
Murray has in the past held a number of memberships and professional associations. These include:
- Member of the Society for Computers and Law (former Midlands Committee member)
- ICAE&W Corporate Finance qualified
- Fellow of the Institute of Directors
- Chairman and Secretary of Notts and Derbys Branch of the IoD.
- Member of the East Midlands Regional Committee of the IoD.
- Chairman of the Greater Nottingham Business Alliance
- Voluntary Assessor for the Connect Midlands Invored programme
- Secretary of Derby Chamber of Trade
Notable matters include:
- Achieving the sale of the shares in the NDT Services group to a quoted plc for which he was recognized as a DealMaker of the Year In 2012 by Finance Monthly
- Working with numerous other owner-managers and family companies to achieve their desired exit and realisation of value
- Successfully negotiating the acquisition and licensing of intellectual property rights in products so as to allow a client to add to its product range and build value in the products and associated trademarks
- Assisting in an unusual outsourcing arrangement and joint venture over the critical IT capability
- Advising a charity on a significant welfare to work training contract it has taken on.
Murray is married with three children and although they and their dog occupy most of his spare time, he is also a member St. Alkmund’s Church in Duffield and helps out with the sound system there.
Murray has also previously been a Primary School Governor.
“Murray did a superb job for us, always calm and considered. We feel Murray did an excellent job and will definitely use him again.” David Newnes