Fergus Long
Partner, Cork Office
Fergus is a Partner, practising as part of the Dispute Resolution team with a particular focus on the defence of Professional Indemnity and Insurance claims. Having practised in Litigation for over 30 years, and with a background in Insurance and Employment related cases, Fergus brings a wealth of hands on experience to clients.
He has advised in a number of significant actions including Madoff related litigation, banking, insolvency, commercial and claims against Solicitors and other professionals. He advises the firm's clients, indigenous and multinational, public and private sector, in a range of issues both contentious and non-contentious.
He has spoken at various seminars for Insurers. He is a past President of the Southern Law Association, and a past member of the Council of the Law Society of Ireland, the Regulation of Practice Committee of the Law Society and the Clinical Trials Research Ethics Committee of Cork Teaching Hospitals.
Education
University College Cork (BCL)
Professional
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland.
Accolades
Fergus is recognised for exceptional standing in the legal community in The Legal 500 and Chambers Europe.
Practice Areas
An employer is free to terminate an employee’s employment for no reason during probation and, even where it relates to poor performance, the employer is not obliged to observe fair procedure but where the termination is for misconduct fair procedures must be observed.– No-Fault Dismissal (Insight)
Professional , attentive, competent and always looking out for what was best for us.– John Mee, Sidero
Richard Martin is articulate without being slick and has the confidence to go off script, if not off-piste. He is frank and his answers appear considered rather than contrived. He is the sort of person you would trust to deliver bad news.– Francesca Comyn, Legal Editor, The Currency
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