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About
Provided by Chris Ritchie
Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Health and Safety
Healthcare Disputes
Insurance and Reinsurance
Insurance / Reinsurance Disputes
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Media and Entertainment
Mediation
Procurement Disputes
Public Law
Waste Management
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.
Professional Memberships
Admitted as a solicitor in Northern Ireland 1995; Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales 2002
Chambers Review
UK
Chris Ritchie receives a variety of commercial litigation mandates, including complex contractual disputes arising in the manufacturing and financial sectors, among others.
Chris Ritchie of Arthur Cox advises prominent insurers on product and employers' liability claims, with notable experience in relation to cross-border group litigation.
Chris Ritchie acts for both claimants and defendants on professional negligence matters. He is recognised for his work representing insurance companies, as well as banking and construction clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"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."
"Chris Ritchie is very pragmatic, sensible, and I enjoy working with him."
"Chris has good local knowledge."
"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."
"Chris Ritchie is very pragmatic, sensible, and I enjoy working with him."
"Chris has good local knowledge."
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