Peter Murphy
Partner
About
Peter deals with all pensions related disputes and has particular expertise in regulatory matters and professional negligence claims.
Memberships and Qualifications
Membership of professional bodies Association Pension Lawyers (Full Member)
Membership of industry working parties Member of the APL Pension litigation Committee.
Career history
Qualified: 1996, Queensland, Australia
2003, England & Wales
Pensions experience since: 2000
Joined Sackers: 2000
Joined partnership/LLP: 2006
Employers: Deacons, Australia (1996 – 1999)
Academic history
University / College
Queensland University of Technology (1990 – 1993)
University of Queensland (1996 – 1998)
The College of Law of England and Wales (2003)
Degree: Bachelor of Laws
Post-Graduate Diploma in Applied Economics
Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test
Further Information
Testimonials:
“commercially minded and good with clients, with a nice, easy manner” - Chambers Legal 2009
“pre-eminent and tenacious yet reasonable” - Legal 500 2009
Work examples - landmark matters:
- Pilots' National Pension Fund - acting for the Port of London Authority in major Part 8 proceeding, dealing with a number of important aspects of the 'section 75 regime'.
- Sea Containers – Leading the litigation for the trustees of the Sea Containers pension scheme. They successfully obtained the first-ever financial support direction issued by the Pensions Regulator.
- telent – Leading the litigation for the trustee of the telent (formerly Marconi) pension scheme. The trustee successfully obtained the appointment of independent trustees following a bid for telent by Pension Corporation.
- Drake Insurance plc v. MacDonald – acting for the independent trustee in proceedings which sought the rectification of an incorrect amendment deed regarding early retirement pensions.
Extracurricular interests and activities:
Golf, tennis and my kids (although not necessarily in that order!)
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