Baden-Clay enlists high-profile defence team Accused wife killer Gerard Baden-Clay has enlisted one of Brisbane's most high-profile criminal defence teams to represent him at his upcoming murder trial. Fairfax Media understands Mr Baden-Clay will be represented by solicitor Peter Shields and barrister Michael Byrne QC as he fights the murder charge in the Supreme Court. Mr Shields, a former police officer, is one of few accredited criminal specialist solicitors in Queensland. Gerard Baden-Clay at the funeral of his wife, Allison. Mr Baden-Clay, the great-grandson of famed Scout movement founder Robert Baden-Powell, is charged with the murder of his wife Allison at their home in the leafy Brisbane hamlet of Brookfield in April last year. On the final day of a committal hearing in March, Mr Baden-Clay professed his innocence, saying "I am not guilty your honour." Both Mr Shields and Mr Byrne declined to comment when contacted by Fairfax Media on Thursday. It is understood Mr Baden-Clay has sought Legal Aid funding after his Gold Coast-based solicitors Jacobson Mahony Lawyers withdrew their services. It has been reported Mr Baden-Clay and his family requested Legal Aid appoint Mr Shields to the case. "Both Commonwealth and Queensland legislation allows Legal Aid Queensland to recover the costs of providing legal aid from restrained or confiscated property," a Legal Aid spokeswoman said.