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.
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- 'There is a broad and highly skilled team within Tughans. The firm can cover any form of commercial dispute and are retained by most of the largest firms in Northern Ireland to deal with high value and complex disputes.'
- 'Patrick Brown is the managing partner, but still manages to deal with complex cases. Nadine Brennan is a very well regarded associate solicitor. Ellen Forrester is another up-and-coming star.'
- 'Michael McCord, partner, was the lead. He very quickly gets to grip with the engineering aspects of each case and is very good at identifying strengths and weaknesses in the Plaintiff’s case and discussing these with the Plaintiff.'
- 'Tughans are able to provide access to a committed and energetic team of staff who, collectively, have a breadth of experience that enables the team to ensure resources are aligned with the specific issues at hand. '
- 'Friendly, approachable, understanding, efficient in response and highly able and professional.'
- 'One of the leading names in the dispute resolution market. Very well respected lawyers.'
- 'The team is led by two heavy hitters in Patrick Brown and Michael McCord. Both are extremely well thought of and very strong litigators. Nadine Brennan is very astute and technically very good.'
- 'It was clear from the outset that the team had excellent problem-solving skills to utilise on our behalf, as well as commercial aptitude and excellent team working expertise.'
Key clients
- FP McCann Limited
- Dell Computer Corporation
- Bank of Ireland (UK) plc
- Randox Laboratories Limited
- Farrans Construction
- Karro Food Group Limited
- Lagan Construction Group Limited
- BAM McCann
- NIHE
- Indaver
Work highlights
- Advising Randox, an international health and toxicology company, in defence of a claim brought in respect of alleged losses arising from positive Covid-19 test results on set of the Netflix film, The Northman.
- Advising S&P 500 listed Dell in connection with a challenge to the Encompass Managed and Hosting Services Procurement run by the HSC Business Services Organisation.
- Advising Farrans in respect of 3 separate claims against a subcontractor based in the Netherlands, in respect of 3 separate projects.
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Michael McCord