Colin Murphy > Leigh Day > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Leigh Day Offices
BUILDING C (MAN 35)
CENTRAL PARK
MANCHESTER
M40 5BP
England
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Colin Murphy
Work Department
Personal Injury
Position
Colin is a solicitor specialising in International Travel Litigation. He acts exclusively for Claimants and he has assisted many individuals who have sustained life-changing injuries following accidents abroad. Colin represents clients in a range of international personal injury cases including claims arising from accidents at work, accidents whilst on holiday and road traffic accidents. He has extensive experience dealing with complex jurisdiction and applicable law disputes.
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Career
Since qualification in 2013 Colin has worked exclusively in International Travel Litigation. He joined the travel litigation department at Pannone LLP in 2013 subsequently moving to Slater and Gordon. In 2018, Colin joined the travel litigation team at Leigh Day.
Memberships
The Law Society, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), The Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL).
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
(Leading associates)Leigh Day‘s ‘formidable team of experts‘ is led jointly by Andrew Bradley, who has 25 years’ of personal injury law experience and handles a specialist cycling subdivision of the team; Clare Campbell, who handles cases of personal injury sustained while travelling; and industrial disease experts Kevin Johnson and Steven Dickens. Colin Murphy, who handles multi-party actions, often with a cross-border element – with the Stade de France incident being a recent standout matter – is also integral, as is Andrew Zajac. Clients recommend the firm as ‘a forward thinking, innovative practice which handles a highly diverse caseload‘.
London > Transport > Travel
(Leading associates)The Manchester-based personal injury offering at Leigh Day, formed of ‘tenacious lawyers’, is highly regarded for its abilities handling complex travel litigation matters on behalf of claimants. The team is adept in advising noteworthy clients on high-profile travel claims, which are consistently cross-border in nature and of catastrophic or serious nature. Senior associates Colin Murphy and Joseph Dawson are noted as being an ‘outstanding practitioners’, whilst team lead and experienced personal injury specialist Clare Campbell is regarded as ‘a sensitive and supportive presence for clients’ in sensitive matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading associates North West > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Personal injury: claimant North West > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Employment > Employment: employee/union firms
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant