Darryl Broderick
Partner, Cork Office
A partner in RDJ's Litigation and Dispute Resolution team, Darryl is also a member of the firm’s IP, Media, Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring teams. He has extensive experience in litigation and dispute resolution with a particular emphasis on financial services litigation, contentious media, technology and IP disputes, as well as acting for liquidators and receivers in insolvency related litigation.
Darryl is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of Restructuring and Insolvency Ireland (formerly known as the Irish Society of Insolvency Practitioners) . He has advised clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial disputes including defamation claims, breach of privacy claims, intellectual property disputes, property possession claims, summary judgment proceedings and asset transfer proceedings and in many disputes grounded in negligence and breach of contract. He has also represented client in mediations and arbitrations both in Ireland and in other EU jurisdictions.
Education
University College Cork (BCL)
University College Dublin (Diploma in Business Studies) (Diploma in Arbitration law)
Professional
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland.
Personal Insolvency Practitioner Certificate (Law Society of Ireland).
Accolades
Darryl is ranked by Chambers Europe for his work in Media Law. He is also recognised by The Legal 500 for his work in Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment, and Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring.
Darryl is always immaculately prepared, offers good written work and is extremely responsive.– Chambers Europe (2025)
Fantastic, very responsive, pragmatic and gets straight to the point.– Chambers Europe (2025)
‘Darryl Broderick is exceptionally responsive and more than willing to engage in constructive discussions to tease points out. He and his team are well structured, organised and always well prepared.'– The Legal 500 (2025)
‘RDJ partner Darryl Broderick is unfailingly precise in his advice, with every piece of guidance well-grounded in case law and references to previous issues as necessary. He is pleasant to deal with, with a natural gift for communication and a very accessible manner.’– The Legal 500 (2025)
‘Darryl Broderick has attention to detail, very professional but also exudes confidence in his advice, which sometimes is called upon at short notice - which in turn makes me very confident in his advice, as a client.’– The Legal 500 (2025)
Related Content
Judgment confirms that proposed uplift to Personal Injury Guideline Awards do not apply pending enactment of the relevant Statutory Instrument
Mr. Justice O'Higgins confirmed that the updated Personal Injuries Guidelines (the "Guidelines") do not apply to increase awards by 16.7% in recent High Court Case in Cork.Mar...
Norwich Pharmacal Orders in the Irish Courts and their use in aid of foreign proceedings
The question of whether Norwich Pharmacal Relief can be sought in Ireland for the purpose of aiding proceedings in a foreign jurisdiction is yet to be clarified. While the Iri...
Insurance implications following “landmark” e-bike collision case
The Dublin District Court recently ruled that an e-bike equipped with a 750W motor qualifies as a mechanically propelled vehicle (MPV). This decision marks a potential signifi...
Supreme Court tightens reporting restrictions in criminal cases involving child defendants
Supreme Court tightens reporting restrictions in criminal cases involving child defendants. In this Insight, Darryl Broderick and Áine O'Brien from RDJ's Media team look at th...
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck…
The High Court has once again expressed its frustration with “quack lawyers” advising lay litigants to bring nonsensical, unmeritorious applications before the Court, which ap...
A Balancing Act: New Guidance from the DPC on How to Deal with Mixed Personal Data in Subject Access Requests
Understanding when an organisation is separately entitled or obliged to restrict access to personal data pursuant to a data access request continues to be one of the main area...