Chris Ritchie > Arthur Cox Belfast > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Arthur Cox Belfast Offices
VICTORIA HOUSE
GLOUCESTER STREET
BELFAST
BT1 4LS
United Kingdom
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Chris Ritchie
Work Department
Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Investigations
Position
Partner
Career
Chris Ritchie is a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group in the Arthur Cox Belfast Office in Northern Ireland.
Chris has represented insurers and large corporates in Northern Ireland over many years, building up a reputation for sound commercial advice on technical matters but always with the overall goal of problem resolution in mind. His opponents have identified him as an amiable but strategic practitioner and “a conscientious but unshowy lawyer who gets on with the job”. His practice in the insurance sphere includes EL/PL/EPL, Health and Safety, Motor and Professional indemnity. Chris is also experienced in the fields of public procurement and judicial review.
Memberships
Law Society of NI; Law Society (England and Wales); FOIL.
Education
- LLB (Hons); Certificate of Professional Legal Studies
- MA Legal and Administrative Studies
- Admitted as a solicitor in Northern Ireland, 1995
- Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales, 2002
Lawyer Rankings
Northern Ireland > Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
Arthur Cox Belfast represents insurers of corporate clients in relation to a broad range of personal injury matters, including employers’ liability, public liability, and occupiers’ liability claims. Team lead Chris Ritchie has more than 25 years of experience in personal injury matters, and has expertise in key areas such as hearing loss, asbestos-related illness, and product liability claims.
Northern Ireland > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)Arthur Cox Belfast is active within Northern Ireland for a significant number of premiere multinational clients, including Coca-Cola, Sky, and Mastercard, in addition to prominent automotive companies such as Renault, Volvo, and Jaguar. The team handles an extensive range of commercial disputes, with expertise in contractual, finance, fraud, and insurance cases. Managing partner and department head Catriona Gibson
covers the full range of commercial litigation and operational disputes. Chris Ritchie regularly represents clients from outside the jurisdiction, and has expertise in public procurement and judicial review. David Black covers general commercial disputes, and has expertise in professional negligence matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution Northern Ireland
- Leading individuals Northern Ireland > Dispute resolution
- Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant Northern Ireland > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property
- Real estate > Construction
- Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant