Matt Murphy

BSc Ma CS LLB Hons GDLP

Joined Chambers

2015

Signed the Bar Roll

2016

Areas of Practice

Appellate Advocacy Bankruptcy and Insolvency Building, Construction and Engineering Commercial Law Common Law Competition and Consumer Law Constitutional Law Conveyancing Defamation, Media and Entertainment Disciplinary Tribunals Employment Law Equity and Trusts Intellectual Property Professional Negligence Property Law

Before being called to the independent bar in 2015, Matt was a senior associate at Thomson Geer with more than nine years’ experience working across Dispute Resolution, Competition and Consumer law and Intellectual Property and Information Technology law.

Matt has advised and advocated on a range of dispute and litigious matters encompassing areas such as anti-competitive practices, consumer protection, compliance, trade mark infringement, patent infringement, IP licensing and copyright. 

In addition to his specialist areas above, Matt regularly appears before all State Courts and the Federal Court across a broad range of litigious matters including (but not limited to) general commercial disputes, probate & inheritance, building & construction and property disputes. 

Matt is a sessional member of the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal 

Awards and Recognitions 

Matt is regularly recognised in Doyle’s Guide as pre-eminent junior counsel for IP matters at the South Australian bar. 

Memberships and Associations

  • Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand 
  • South Australian Bar Association
  • Law Society of South Australia