Mr Toby McMurray > Tughans > Belfast, > Lawyer Profile

Tughans
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE
30 VICTORIA STREET
BELFAST
BT1 3GG
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Work Department

Restructuring and Insolvency

Position

Partner

Career

Toby McMurray became a Partner in Tughans in April 2010 and with over 15 years’ experience has built up a serious reputation for corporate dispute work.

Toby has particular expertise in shareholder rights, director’s duties and partnership disputes. Toby also has a wealth of experience acting in general commercial disputes for a wide client base of local SMEs, as well as multinational institutional clients. As part of his expertise in this area Toby regularly advises clients on the ability to obtain freezing injunctions, which acts as an effective ring fencing of assets pending the outcome of a dispute.

He also leads the Insolvency Team in Tughans and his experience in this field is extensive. He advises insolvency practitioners, financial institutions, businesses, directors and creditors on all issues relating to both corporate and personal insolvency. Toby is skilled in the art of handling the acute processes and situations arising from last minute or acrimonious insolvency.

Lawyer Rankings

Northern Ireland > Dispute resolution

Tughans fields a diverse team of specialists who are experienced working across Northern Ireland, England and Wales, and the Republic of Ireland. Areas of strength for the group include energy, technology, manufacturing, and banking. Senior partner Michael McCord heads the department. McCord covers contract issues, debt recovery and shareholder disputes, and has significant expertise in construction litigation. Managing partner Patrick Brown is a key contact for insurance claims, professional negligence, and financial services litigation. Toby McMurray leads the firm’s insolvency and business recovery group. Directors Nadine Brennan and Ellen Forester are core team members.

Northern Ireland > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery

Tughans‘ dedicated restructuring and insolvency practice advises clients on the full range of matters, with experience acting across the Republic of Ireland and England and Wales. The group is led by senior partner Toby McMurray, an experienced practitioner praised for his ‘efficiency and transparency’. Core team members include director Ellen Forester and Julie Huddleston, who joined from DWF in February 2022.