Construction

Martin is a partner and Head of the ByrneWallace LLP Construction Law team.

Martin advises on all aspects of construction law including both contentious and non-contentious matters. He has wide ranging experience advising on standard form contracts (including RIAI, Public Works, NEC and FIDIC) as well as negotiating and drafting bespoke contracts, professional appointments and ancillary contracts. A skilled litigator, Martin has expertise in various forms of dispute resolution having represented employers, consultants and contractors in mediations, conciliations, adjudications, expert determinations and arbitration. He is also experienced in traditional litigation having represented clients at all court levels, particularly in the Commercial Court.

Martin provides Health & Safety advice pertaining to construction and engineering projects, and has represented clients in the defence of HSA prosecutions. He is a member of the Health and Safety Lawyers Association of Ireland.

Law Society of Ireland Law Society of England and Wales Chair of EU & International Affairs Committee, Law Society of Ireland Dublin Solicitors Bar Association Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) Health and Safety Lawyers Association of Ireland Society of Construction Law

Partner, Head of Construction

DEUE, European Law, Université Toulouse 1 Capitole, 2002 B.Corp Law (Corporate Law), NUI Galway, 2003 LL.B (Law), NUI Galway, 2004 M.Sc, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Oxford University, 2006 Higher Diploma in Employment Law, University College Dublin, 2008 Dip. Comm. Lit. (Commercial Litigation), 2009 Qualified as a Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland, 2009 Qualified as a Solicitor, Law Society of England and Wales, 2010 M.Sc., Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, Kings College London, 2015