Driving change: what chambers leaders can do now to implement the Harman report recommendations

In this session we’ll be looking at the practical steps chambers leaders should be taking now in response to the Harman Review’s recommendations, including what the current Bar Council guidance means in practice. We’ll consider what to prioritise, where experience suggests the obstacles and challenges lay and how to overcome them.

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Jo Chatterton – Partner and Head of Employment, Fox Williams LLP

Jo Chatterton leads Fox Williams’ highly regarded employment practice, renowned for its work with professional services firms and barristers’ chambers. With nearly three decades of experience, Jo advises across the financial, legal and professional sectors, supporting organisations through some of their most sensitive and reputationally significant people issues.

A commentator and contributor to the 2025 Harman Review, Jo is recognised as an authority on bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment at the Bar. She works closely with chambers leadership, clerks, and barristers, guiding them on culture, conduct, and governance matters. Her insight into the distinct structure of chambers makes her a trusted advisor on employment, equality and disciplinary processes within the Bar.

Jo is widely respected for leading independent workplace investigations, including high-profile matters such as the CBI investigation, and for advising on complex allegations of discrimination, harassment, and misconduct. Her approach combines legal precision with pragmatic risk management, helping clients protect both their people and their reputations.

Under Jo’s leadership, the Fox Williams employment team has become one of the leading practices in London, acting for domestic and international clients, law firms, professional partnerships, and barristers’ chambers on the full range of employment and regulatory issues.

David Murphy – Partner, Employment, Fox Williams LLP

David Murphy is a partner in Fox Williams’ highly regarded employment practice, renowned for its work with professional services firms and barristers’ chambers. He advises clients on their most complex and sensitive workplace issues, combining technical expertise with a pragmatic, commercial approach.

David is known for guiding chambers through challenging situations relating to their members and employees — from alcohol and drug dependency issues through to sensitive mental health conditions and sexual harassment matters.  He has extensive experience advising on disciplinary processes, discrimination and harassment matters, and other issues that involve reputational and regulatory risk, particularly within the Bar and other regulated professions.

Recognised as “first class” and “absolutely a star who is consistently thoughtful, pragmatic and unflappable” by The Legal 500, David has a deep understanding of the professional services environment — and of the unique structure and culture of barristers’ chambers.  He delivers balanced, strategic advice on managing people, performance and conduct in sensitive, high-profile contexts.