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

RDJ LLP Offices

RDJ LLP
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T12 TP8D
Ireland
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Mr Richard Martin

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+353 21 4802765 [email protected]

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 > Insurance

RDJ LLP is best known for its expertise in professional negligence, especially claims against insured solicitors, architects and other professionals. It also has extensive expertise in the defence of claims under employers’ and public liability insurance. Managing partner Jamie Olden is an established figure in professional indemnity defence work in cases involving accountants, architects, solicitors, barristers and insurance brokers. Richard Martin is also rated for professional indemnity and coverage cases, while Peter Lennon is noted for aviation liability claims. Uilliam Ó Lorcáin is another key partner with strong links the London Market.

Ireland > Dispute resolution

RDJ LLP has made considerable progress in recent years, representing clients in a multitude of headline commercial cases, while remaining a force in professional negligence and aviation disputes. Data protection, insurance, contract disputes, judicial review, shareholder disputes, construction and healthcare cases are also areas of particular specialism. The firm continued to act for Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers in the headline cross-border proceedings before the Irish High Court, initiated by six Irish based aircraft lessors which had aircraft on lease to Russian airlines at the time of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Jamie Olden has an outstanding reputation for professional negligence cases, while Richard Martin is also highly rated. Ronan Geary heads the commercial litigation team and is noted for contract disputes and judicial review. Darryl Broderick is rated for TMT disputes, Ricky Kelly for cyber security incidents and Marianne Lonergan for a variety of contentious matters.

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