Mr Toby McMurray > Tughans > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Tughans Offices
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE
30 VICTORIA STREET
BELFAST
BT1 3GG
United Kingdom
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Mr Toby McMurray
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.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Commercial property
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant