Peter Murphy

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. · Sacker & Partners LLP

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Head of Pensions & Investment Litigation at Sacker & Partners LLP with over 20 years' litigation experience, including 17 years focused solely on pensions-related disputes. Experienced in Pensions Regulator enforcement (often in insolvency/distressed settings), High Court pension and investment litigation including rectification and section 75 claims, and professional negligence work with significant mediation experience.

Practice areas

PensionsInvestmentLitigationProfessional NegligenceInsolvencyMediation

Office

England

Sacker & Partners LLP · 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.

England

Expertise

Pensions Regulator enforcementRectification of pension scheme documentationSection 75 debt enforcementTrustees' powers and benefit restructuring (Pollock v Reed/Halcrow)High Court pension and investment disputesProfessional negligence in pensions contextActing for both claimants and defendants in high-value disputes

Education

Queensland University of Technology (LLB, 1993)
University of Queensland (Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Economics, 1998)
College of Law of England and Wales (Qualified Lawyers' Transfer Test, 2003)

Admissions

Queensland, Australia (admitted 1996)
England & Wales (admitted 2003)