Profile
'"...an advocate of some stature"'.
Chambers & Partners 2009
"...a great way with clients - not only is he likeable but he has an effective courtroom manner as well".
Chambers & Partners 2008
"...handles both fraud and heavy crime with aplomb".
Legal 500 2008
Peter Murphy QC, head of the Criminal team, is regularly instructed by both prosecution and defence in cases of the utmost severity, including fraud (VHCC), murder and serious sexual offences (including offences involving children).
The Legal 500 2006 and 2007 described him as a "serious fraud specialist", While Chambers & Partners Guide to the Legal Profession recommends him in 2007 for his "'winning ways with everyone from judge to lay client'".
Fields of Work
Murder/Manslaughter
- Child murder-burial of body, fake text messages
- Fatal stabbing of father by son (samurai sword)
- Body in burnt-out car
- Child death/cruelty-burns, fractures, and brain damage caused by shaking (2 year old)
Fraud
- Car ringing
Other
- Ill-treatment of patients in care home
