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Chambers of Patrick Harrington QC

TEMPLE, LONDON, EC4Y 7BD, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7583 9241
Fax:
Fax 020 7583 0090
DX:
406 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
Web:
www.farrarsbuilding.co.uk
Email:

Ian Murphy QC

Tel:
Work +44 20 7583 9241
Email:
Farrar's Building (Chambers of Patrick Harrington QC)

Position

Barrister specialising in all types of personal injury claims with special expertise in road traffic and sporting accidents, brain and spinal injuries. Amongst the notable cases he has handled, Ian Murphy appeared for the plaintiff in Vowles v Evans and the Welsh Rugby Union [2003] EWCA Civ 318 CA (duty of care by referee to amateur rugby player). He also appeared in Adams v Rhymney Valley DC [2001] HLR. He also handles serious crime cases including murder, child abuse, drug dealing and major dishonesty.

Career

Called 1972, Middle Temple; Assistant Recorder 1986; Recorder 1990; QC 1992; Bencher Middle Temple 2001.

Member

Welsh Circuit; Criminal Bar Association; Personal Injury Bar Association; Wales Personal Injury Association; Wales Public Law and Human Rights Association.

Education

London School of Economics (LLB Hons); Winston Churchill Prize 1972, Middle Temple.

Practice Areas

Crime - general; Personal injury - either side

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