Chris Ritchie

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

Band 2

Litigation

Northern Ireland

12 Years Ranked

Band 2

Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant

Northern Ireland

14 Years Ranked

Band 2

Professional Negligence

Northern Ireland

7 Years Ranked

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

Provided by Chambers

UK

Professional Negligence - Northern Ireland

Band 2

Individual Editorial

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.

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Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant - Northern Ireland

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Chris Ritchie of Arthur Cox advises prominent insurers on product and employers' liability claims, with notable experience in relation to cross-border group litigation.

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Litigation - Northern Ireland

Band 2

Individual Editorial

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

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Chris has good local knowledge.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK

Chris Ritchie is very pragmatic, sensible, and I enjoy working with him.

Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant respondent
UK

Chris Ritchie provides excellent and sophisticated analysis of difficult issues.

Litigation respondent
UK

He's knowledgeable and an effective operator.

Litigation respondent
UK

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.

Litigation respondent
UK

Chris has good local knowledge.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK

Chris Ritchie is very pragmatic, sensible, and I enjoy working with him.

Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant respondent
UK

Chris Ritchie provides excellent and sophisticated analysis of difficult issues.

Litigation respondent
UK

He's knowledgeable and an effective operator.

Litigation respondent
UK

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.

Litigation respondent
UK

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Banking & Finance

Stuart Mansfield

Head of Banking & Finance

Band 2

Chris Ritchie

UK Guide 2025

Litigation + 2 more rankings

About

Practice Areas

Career

Professional Memberships

Chambers Review

UK

Professional Negligence - Northern Ireland

Individual Editorial

Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant - Northern Ireland

Individual Editorial

Litigation - Northern Ireland

Individual Editorial

Strengths

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