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Murray is a commercial litigator and insolvency specialist with extensive knowledge and experience on all matters related to insolvency. He regularly acts for liquidators, receivers, directors and debtors. Murray regularly speaks at specialist conferences and is a contributing author of Heath and Whale on Insolvency.

He acts for the liquidators of CBL Insurance Limited (in liquidation) on claims against its directors and others. He also acts for the directors of Arrow International (NZ) Limited (in liquidation). He has acted for the receivers of a number of finance companies. He successfully appeared as senior counsel for the receivers of Bridgecorp in the New Zealand’s highest court, the Supreme Court in Steigrad v BFSL. This important decision received international attention and confirmed that directors had a charge over insurance monies which had priority over a director's defence costs. On behalf of its receivers, Murray pursued the auditors of collapsed New Zealand finance company OPI Limited (In Receivership). Murray also successfully settled a claim against the insurer of Nathan Finance's directors.

Murray has been named by as a Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Barrister – New Zealand, 2019 by  Doyles Guide and has been rated as in the top tier top of insolvency litigators in all the other major directories. 

Murray was at Bell Gully for over 20 years and was head of its litigation and insolvency departments.  Earlier in his career, Murray spent three years with Clifford Chance in London, where he specialised in banking and insolvency litigation.

 Murray practices at the independent bar and can take instructions directly.