Isle of Man litigation specialist Gough Law has announced the appointment of Victoria Murphy as Advocate to the practice.

Victoria, a fluent French speaker, has experience of both English and French legal systems and will work in the commercial department.

Raised in Standish, near Wigan in Lancashire, Victoria read English and French Law at the University of Manchester and also studied at l’Universite de Bourgogne in Dijon, France. She completed a Legal Practice Course at Chester College of Law before passing her Manx Bar Examinations and qualifying as an Advocate and Commissioner of Oaths.

Victoria has worked for the past two years as Associate Advocate with M&P Legal. Her role there focused on civil litigation including breach of contract disputes, debt recovery, professional negligence, personal injury, immigration, employment and matrimonial and family law.

Prior to this she trained with Laurence Keenan Advocates and Gavan Law. She has also worked for Europe Direct Picardie, an information centre for the European Union based in Amiens, France.

A keen sailor, rower and motor sport enthusiast, Victoria has an active life outside work, earning a Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award which was presented to her by Prince Phillip himself.

Commenting on her appointment, Victoria said: “Gough Law is a highly regarded litigation practice and I am delighted to join a firm which has both so much respect and in-house expertise. I look forward to developing my specialist skills in commercial litigation and drawing on my earlier experience to assist and represent a broad range of clients.”

Gough Law Founding Director Alan Gough added: “With her excellent language skills and working knowledge of another legal system, Victoria brings a useful international perspective to Gough Law that will be particularly valuable when working on cross-jurisdiction cases. We look forward to working with her and welcome her to the team.”

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