Martina Murphy specialises in complex employment litigation, professional discipline and group litigation. She is particularly interested in the interaction between these specialisms and the fields of sport and healthcare.
Martina regularly appears unled in the appellate courts including the EAT and the Court of Appeal and is often instructed directly on appeals without having appeared below.
Martina has a broad employment, commercial and equality law practice including the areas of whistleblowing and discrimination. She is regularly instructed in complex trials in the Employment Tribunal with weighty documentary and oral evidence. She is also Chair of the Employment Law Bar Association. Her employment expertise has led her to be instructed on group employment claims including Rollett & Ors v British Airways plc (2023, ET).
Martina has a broad employment, commercial and equality law practice including the areas of whistleblowing and discrimination. She is regularly instructed in complex trials in the Employment Tribunal with weighty documentary and oral evidence.
She acts for both claimants and respondents and is a member of both the British Medical Association’s and the MET Police’s Panels of Counsel. She frequently undertakes work on behalf of the BMA and public bodies and has particular expertise in the healthcare sector.
Martina is often sought out in cases involving vulnerable parties and or witnesses; she was instructed in the first Employment Tribunal case to appoint a Registered Intermediary. The case contributed to the issuing of Presidential Guidance on Vulnerable parties and witnesses (April 2020).
Recent instructions include:
Martina’s employment law expertise complements her notable professional disciplinary and regulatory practice. She was shortlisted for Advocate’s Pro Bono Barrister of the Year Award 2021, largely as a result of her ongoing work as case leader on GMC v M.
Martina’s experience in complex and high-value employment litigation has led to her instruction on a number of group employment claims including:
Martina brings her extensive employment experience in contractual disputes and cross-over expertise in professional discipline and the regulatory sector to this specialist sector. She has advised a sports club in relation to a manager termination and also advised clubs on disciplinary matters.
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Masters (LLM), Labour Law, London School of Economics and Political Science
Shortlisted for Advocate’s Bar Pro Bono Junior of the Year 2021
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