About

Provided by Arthur Cox

Arthur Cox  is well known for its high profile work in heavyweight cases.  We are entrusted with some of the most sensitive and valuable cases in Northern Ireland. 

As well as being the go-to firm for major indigenous and multi-national companies when instructing on litigation matters in this jurisdiction, the team deals with complex contentious matters across a broad range of disciplines.


Expertise

The team has long-standing experience in public and administrative law disputes, Commercial litigation, personal injury defence litigation, insurance litigation, banking litigation, construction disputes, professional negligence including medical defence, intellectual property disputes, product liability and insolvency litigation.

Chambers Review

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Litigation - Northern Ireland
2
Band 2
What the Team is Known For

Arthur Cox services a host of blue-chip multinationals from a range of industries, including leading automotive manufacturers, technology companies and retail clients. The firm is also experienced in acting for significant public sector organisations and clients in the banking sector. The team has wide-reaching expertise in commercial disputes, including contractual, shareholder and product liability claims.

Work Highlights

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  • Arthur Cox acted for Volvo on 11 sets of proceedings in Northern Ireland in price fixing and cartel behaviour-related damages claims.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Catriona Gibson
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Catriona Gibson
Head of Litigation
E
Eminent Practitioners

Catriona Gibson is chair of Arthur Cox in Northern Ireland and also leads the dispute resolution team in Belfast. A veteran commercial litigator, she has notable strength handling international disputes for household-name clients.

"Catriona is a first class litigator. She's very commercial, pragmatic,"

"professional and straight talking with clients. She's also very good at strategy and is really smart."

"She's very commercial and good to work with."

"Catriona must be regarded at the leading litigation lawyer in Northern Ireland. She has exceptional experience and bring a real commercial edge to commercial disputes."

Chris Ritchie
2
Chris Ritchie
2
Band 2

Chris Ritchie receives a variety of commercial litigation mandates, including complex contractual disputes arising in the manufacturing and financial sectors, among others.

"Chris Ritchie provides excellent and sophisticated analysis of difficult issues."

"Chris has been good at being on the ground, handling advocacy in court and has good local knowledge as well as a good sense of what the right thing to do is."

"He's knowledgeable and an effective operator."

David Black
3
David Black
3
Band 3

David Black has a broad practice which covers both general commercial disputes and professional negligence litigation. He has notable expertise in advising clients within the automotive industry.

"David Black is a skilled and commercially focused lawyer."

"David is clever, thorough and considered. He's really unflappable under pressure, but equally fights tirelessly for his clients' interests."

"He's very strong in his role and is very responsive."

"He's commercially astute."

Ranked Lawyers at
Arthur Cox

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Catriona Gibson
E
Catriona Gibson
Head of Litigation
E
Eminent Practitioners
Chris Ritchie
2
Chris Ritchie
2
Band 2
David Black
3
David Black
3
Band 3

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