Biography

Murdo MacLeod KC is a leading practitioner in the fields of financial and “white collar” crime, Public and Fatal accident inquiries, and in health and safety matters, where he has been repeatedly ranked as a "Star Individual" in the Chambers Bar Directory, and a "Leading Silk" in the Legal 500.

He regularly acts for major clients in the energy, construction, healthcare and transport sectors, and for public authorities, including: Police Scotland, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, the Scottish Prison Service, the NHS, the Care Inspectorate and various local authorities and health boards.

He has appeared in many statutory public inquiries, including: the Billy Wright Inquiry (serving as Counsel to the Inquiry in Northern Ireland between 2005 and 2010), the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry, the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry, the UK and Scottish Covid inquiries, the Undercover Policing Inquiry and the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry. In Fatal Accident Inquiries he was instructed in the Queensferry Crossing, Cameron House, M9, and Superpuma inquiries. He is ranked as a "Band 1" Silk for Public and Fatal Accident Inquiries in the Chambers Bar Directory.

"One of the most sought-after and highly regarded silks of his time." "Murdo is pre-eminent in Scotland. He has great gravitas." "He is capable of assimilating vast quantities of information, which only the top people can do." Chambers UK, 2025 (Ranked as a Star Individual)

"His polite and disarming style is unbeatable when combined with his razor-sharp intellect, incredible work ethic and tactical brilliance." Legal 500, 2026 (Ranked as a Leading Silk)