Arthur Prothero (1905-2005 [1]) was a British solicitor. In 1948 he became one of the founders of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association. [2]
A son of John Arthur Prothero, one of the Metropolitan Police CID's ' Big Five', [3] he is notable for instructing barrister Peter Rawlinson for the defence of Alfred Whiteway in his trial for the towpath murders. [1] He also defended Jim Smith for the murder of a police officer in March 1960 [1] as well as forming part of the defence team for Peter Wildeblood. [3]