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20 GRESHAM STREET
LONDON
EC2V 7JE
England
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Peter Murphy
Work Department
Pensions litigation.
Position
Peter is head of Pensions & Investment Litigation and has over 20 years’ litigation experience, 17 of those solely dealing with pensions-related disputes.
Since their inception in 2005, Peter has been at the cutting edge of the development of the Pensions Regulator’s enforcement powers (often in an insolvency or ‘distressed’ environment).
Peter’s practice also includes high value High Court litigation such as: claims seeking rectification and other declaratory relief; investment-related claims involving pension schemes; and professional negligence claims (acting for both claimants and defendants).
Recent High Court cases in which Peter has acted include: ITV, Europe Arab Bank, and Citifinancial Europe – all of which concerned rectification of pension scheme documentation, obtained by summary judgment and/or by court-approved compromise; Halcrow – known as Pollock v Reed, a test case concerning trustees’ powers and propriety in a benefit restructuring situation; and United Utilities – enforcement of a disputed section 75 debt.
Peter also has significant experience of mediation, largely in the professional negligence context.
Career
Qualified:1996, Queensland, Australia; 2003, England & Wales
Pensions experience since: 2000
Joined Sackers: 2000
Joined partnership/LLP: 2006
Employers: Deacons, Australia (1996-1999)
Memberships
Association Pension Lawyers (Full Member)
Education
Queensland University of Technology (1993 LLB); University of Queensland (1998 Postgrad Dip Applied Economics); College of Law of England and Wales (2003 Qualified Lawyers’ Transfer Test).
Leisure
Golf and tennis.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
(Hall of Fame)‘Second-to-none‘ boutique firm Sacker & Partners LLP focuses exclusively on pensions work. The litigation team deals mainly with professional negligence cases, rectification actions, member complaints, regulatory investigations, and risk management work. Practice head Peter Murphy is commended by clients for offering a ‘Rolls Royce service’ and is especially experienced in enforcement cases. James Bingham, who is noted for his provision of ‘sensible advice‘, is experienced in complex High Court claims as well as recovery actions. ‘Excellent‘ senior counsel Arshad Khan‘s recent work includes high-stakes professional negligence claims worth in excess of £100m.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Pensions: dispute resolution London > Employment