Our solicitors each have over 20 + years of experience working in the criminal defence and you can be confident your trust in them to provide the highest standard in your representation.
Murrays always have our client’s best interests and protecting our clients is our main objective.
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Elisha Canning
Position: Solicitor / Director
Elisha is an accomplished solicitor with over twenty-years of experience working in the field of criminal law, including police station representation and criminal defence at Magistrates’ Courts and Crown Court. Elisha’s extensive legal experience has led her to successfully represent clients in cases including murder, infanticide, kidnap, rape, terrorism, conspiracy to import class A drugs, arson with intent to endanger life, and dangerous dog offences amongst many others.
With a passion and flair for criminal defence, Elisha specialises solely in this area of law and has a proven track record in advocating successfully for her clients and the right to a fair trial. Elisha is highly empathetic and works with some of the most vulnerable clients, including those with mental health conditions, and has completed specialist training to work with young and vulnerable witnesses.
Elisha will take on highly complex of cases and can often see the viability of running a defence in cases where other solicitors and legal firms would fail to do so. For example, she has run defences of self-defence and non-insane automatism with great success. Elisha thrives when conducting her own trial and her eye for detail and meticulous preparation when taking cases to court has resulted in acquittals for many of her clients.
Scott McLaughlin
Position: Solicitor / Director
Scott McLaughlin has been involved in Criminal Law since starting working at Aldridge & Brownlee in 2006.
Over the course of 16 years, Scott has dealt with every type of criminal case imaginable, ranging all the way up to the most serious type of cases.
He completed his training contract at a busy practice in Central London, Punatars & Co. Scott was acting as one of the duty solicitors for the police station on the night of the London riots.
Prior to working at Murray’s, Scott was a self-employed police station representative. He has worked at Murray’s Solicitors for over 10 years.
Siama Rafiq
Position: Solicitor
Siama obtained a law degree from the University of Huddersfield University followed by 2 years part time legal practice course.
She is a very experienced lawyer with over 21 years’ experience in complex crime specialising in representing defendants charged with drugs conspiracies, sexual exploitation, rape, murder and historic sexual abuse cases. She is a fully qualified solicitor who holds both the Police Station Accreditation and Magistrates Court Qualifications enabling her to act as duty solicitor.
Siama has vast experience working with multiple prestigious criminal law firms both as an employee and as a consultant and has worked on many high-profile cases where she has an exemplary record in achieving successful outcomes.
She is a ferocious and meticulous advocate who enjoys a challenge and also has over 4 years’ experience in personal injury claims, a background in immigration law and experience in childcare law.
