Tony Murphy
Tony Murphy joined Bhatt Murphy as a Partner in 2007, having been a Partner for nine years at another leading firm. Tony specialises in acting for those who have been neglected or abused by the police. An important part of his work is representing the loved ones of the men, women and children who continue to meet their deaths in police stations and prisons around the country at a devastating rate.
Tony has extensive experience in litigating and mediating against the range of public authorities on behalf of his clients, including police forces nationwide, the Prison Service and local authorities. He is a committed inquest practitioner and an active member of both the Police Action Lawyers’ Group and the Inquest Lawyers’ Group. Tony has been acknowledged as a leader in his field by his peers for over a decade.
Tony is dedicated to securing just outcomes for his clients including in the most challenging of cases. The justice of those outcomes is very much dictated by what his clients wish to achieve. Tony’s notable cases include:
Winston Silcott v The Metropolitan Police
Mal Hussain v Lancaster City Council and Lancashire Police
Sylbert Farquharson v The Metropolitan Police
The Menson Family v The Metropolitan Police
The Death of Mischa Niering in Police Custody in London
The Death of Sean Beard in Police Custody in Staffordshire
Like the rest of the team at Bhatt Murphy, Tony is active in trying to effect change in the police arena of behalf of his clients and colleagues. This includes:
Sitting as an independent member representing complainants' interests on the Independent Police Complaints Commission's (IPCC) Advisory Group 2004-2007
Making written and oral submissions to the Morris Inquiry
Devising and delivering a training course with other Bhatt Murphy colleagues to IPCC caseworkers and investigators in an effort to improve the service it offers to complainants
Presenting to IPCC commissioners on behalf of the Police Action Lawyers Group on how the IPCC is failing complainants
Meeting with Ministers of State on behalf of the Inquest Lawyers Group in relation to the reform of the inquest system
