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Beauchamps LLP Offices

Beauchamps LLP
RIVERSIDE 2
SIR JOHN ROGERSONS QUAY
DUBLIN 2
D02 KV60
Ireland
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Mr Barry Cahir

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+353 1 4180660 b.cahir@beauchamps.ie View profile

Work Department

Insolvency & corporate restructuring, Litigation & dispute resolution

Position

Barry is a seasoned litigator and insolvency expert who heads up Beauchamps’ Insolvency & Corporate Restructuring team. Recognised for his commercial instincts and technical ability, he represents stakeholders and officeholders in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious insolvency and debt restructuring cases, with significant Irish and cross border experience. Barry is the is Deputy President of INSOL Europe.

In addition he is the only Fellow of INSOL International in Ireland. He is also a former chairman of the Restructuring & Insolvency Ireland (RII).

Memberships

  • Appointed by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to be a member of the Company Law Review Group on behalf of The Irish Society of Insolvency Practitioners
    Past Chairman of the Irish Society of Insolvency Practitioner
    Member of the UK Insolvency Lawyers Association
    Member of the ABFA – the Asset Based Finance Association
    A fellow of INSOL International and Council member of INSOL Europe
    Named as a Financial and Corporate leading lawyer in IFLR 1000 2016
    Named in Best Lawyers, Ireland, 2018
    Member of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
    Member of the Law Society of Ireland

Education

  • Bachelor of Civil Law (University College Dublin, 1995)
  • Solicitor (Law Society of Ireland, 1998)
  • INSOL International Global Insolvency Practice Course 2015/16

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Insolvency and corporate restructuring

Beauchamps LLP‘s insolvency and corporate restructuring team is at the heart of the firm and one of its most prominent practices. Somewhat uniquely, the firm covers large cross-border restructurings through to SME insolvencies and personal insolvency applications; Clíodhna Walsh specialises in personal insolvencies and has been at the forefront of the Small Company Administrative Rescue Process (SCARP). Aviation, retail and hospitality are amongst its primary sectors. Barry Cahir is a highly reputed practitioner in the market, while Simon Murphy continues to emerge as a strong specialist in this area.

Ireland > Dispute resolution

Beauchamps LLP handles a high volume of High Court cases and remains a significant player in large-scale disputes, including aviation cases linked to the war in Ukraine and ongoing business interruption insurance cases in the hospitality sector. Regulatory cases are another growth area and Pat McInerney joined from Holmes O’Malley Sexton in May 2023 to lead the public sector and regulatory division. Emma Keegan  heads the litigation and dispute resolution department, with an established record in corporate, financial and regulatory disputes. Thomas O’Dwyer is another experienced litigator, leading many of the firm’s headline engagements and has further expertise in arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Barry Cahir is prominent in commercial disputes and insolvency cases.

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