Mr Richard Martin > RDJ LLP > Cork, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

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Mr Richard Martin

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+353 21 4802765 richard.martin@rdj.ie

Work Department

Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Media and Defamation.

Position

Richard is a partner in RDJ’s Dispute Resolution team. Currently ranked as an ‘Eminent Practitioner’ in both Chambers Europe and Chambers Global, Richard has been involved in a wide range of commercial and corporate litigation in the Irish and EU courts and in arbitral tribunals across the world. He previously served as Managing Partner of RDJ for ten years from 2012 to 2022.

Richard advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial disputes including shareholder disputes, insurance disputes, professional indemnity, planning disputes and in many disputes founded on a wide range of negligence and breach of contract. He has considerable experience in the resolution of large scale complex disputes and has represented clients both in the Irish and European Courts and in national and non-national Arbitral Tribunals. He has extensive experience in the area of Administrative Law, having been involved in many of the leading cases in Judicial Review in the High Court and Supreme Court of Ireland including in the areas of Planning, Public Procurement and various public licensing regimes.

Richard is a non Executive Director of the Johnson and Perrott Motor Group, where he is Chair and is also a Director of Cork University Hospital Charity and the Glucksman Gallery in University College Cork. He is also Chair of the Barryscourt Trust, a member of the Board of Management of one of Cork’s largest primary schools and is a Trustee of Cork Cricket Club.

Memberships

Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland.
Richard serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Cork Chamber of Commerce.

Education

University College Cork (B Comm)
Nottingham Trent University (LLM)

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Dispute resolution

RDJ LLP has a large team of dispute resolution specialists spread across its Cork, Galway and Dublin offices. The breadth of team affords the firm with high levels of specialisation, from commercial disputes and professional indemnity to media, healthcare (medical negligence), aviation and data protection cases. It also has extensive experience in judicial review and construction disputes. The firm has close links to international insurers and reinsurers, along with media enterprises, handling large cases on a regular basis. Managing partner Jamie Olden has led teams in a series of high-stakes cases, as has Ronan Geary, the head of the commercial litigation group. Darryl Broderick heads the litigation team and is rated for media disputes. Richard Martin remains a senior and highly-rated practitioner.

Ireland > Insurance

RDJ LLP has one of the largest insurance teams in the market, recognised especially for its dedication to the professional indemnity field, along with further casualty and liability claims in multiple sectors. It has more than 40 partners operating in the area. The firm acts for a multitude of international insurers in professional indemnity claims, along with the State Claims Agency, local authorities and a number of self-insured entities. Richard Martin is at the forefront of professional indemnity and coverage disputes. Head of the Dublin office Jamie Olden is another senior professional indemnity specialist, while Donal Twomey is a key figure for claims against construction professionals. The firm remains close to the London insurance market, with Uilliam Ó Lorcáin a key contact for London-based clients.

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