Darren Toombs > Carson McDowell > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

The ‘modern, progressive, and energetic’ Carson McDowell insolvency and restructuring team has a strong presence in the Northern Ireland Market. Notably, the practice successfully defended three directors of WrightBus in disqualification proceedings against the Department of the Economy, which arose from the administration of Wrightbus. Darren Toombs leads the team. A ‘commercial and client focused’ individual, Toombs excels in providing litigation assistance to insolvency practitioners. Sinead McGrath, head of the banking and finance department, lends support on insolvent restructuring and refinancing matters to financial institutions.

Carson McDowell‘s Belfast team offers a wide scope of dispute resolution services, handling large volumes of IP and breach of confidence litigation, regularly working with insurers on professional and clinical negligence claims, as well as internet providers, manufacturers, and contractors on commercial litigation. Declan Magee, Stuart Murphy, Darren Toombs, and Hugh McGrattan are respectively the heads of commercial litigation and dispute resolution; construction; debt recovery; and professional indemnity. The ‘personable’ Peter Guzhar acts in a wide variety of commercial litigation, including corporate and partnership disputes, and contractual disputes. Guzhar works alongside senior associates Lucy Clarke and Helen Cosgrove.