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Martín Casas
Senior Associate
London, Guernsey
"Martín's very responsive, on the ball, very commercially minded and can see the bigger picture. He really understands the client's requirements and can make complicated transactions easy"
Chambers UK, 2025
Martín advises on a broad range of commercial property transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, development, landlord and tenant and property management.
Areas of expertise
Background and experience
Martín is part of Guernsey's property law team based in the UK, and part of the Real Estate team in Dublin, Ireland. He joined Ogier from the real estate team of an international law firm based in the UK, where he advised developers and institutional investors on the purchase, development, sale and letting of real estate.
Martín has also acted for both landlords and tenants on the letting of office, retail, industrial and logistic space and a ferry and ports operator on the management and letting of its units.
Before moving to the UK Martín was part of the commercial property team in a firm in Dublin, Ireland where, among other things, he worked on the purchase and disposal of distressed real estate loan books, acted for receivers on the sale of real estate and banking institutions on the taking of security on property portfolios.
Martín first qualified in Argentina in 2002. He re-qualified and was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland in 2012 and England and Wales in 2013.
Martín speaks English and Spanish and has a basic knowledge of Portuguese.
Admitted in:
2013 - England and Wales
2012 - Ireland
2002 - Argentina (non practising)
Languages
Portuguese
Spanish
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Examples of work
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15 July 2024 | 1 min read
Ogier's Guernsey team advises bank on one of first new licences under banking law
Deal
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30 March 2023
Ogier advises Yesss Electrical Guernsey on significant commercial premises purchase
Martyn Baudains
Team: Jonathan Anderson, Martín Casas, Daniel Harradine
Guernsey
Deal
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2 October 2019
Ogier acts for major property developer RED Fund on purchase of Guernsey's L'Erée Bay Hotel
Martyn Baudains
Team: Martín Casas, Piers Dereham, Daniel Harradine
Guernsey
Deal
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1 October 2019
Ogier advises on the sale of The Guernsey Press
Bryon Rees
Team: Rachel DeSanges, Martín Casas, Chris Hards, James Walsh, Michelle Watson Bunn
Guernsey
Deal
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26 June 2019
Ogier advises on major St Peter Port commercial office deal
Tim Clipstone
Team: Christopher Jones, Martín Casas, James Walsh, Matthew Macfarlane
Guernsey
Deal
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14 January 2019
Ogier advises TMF Group on purchase of State Street’s Private Equity and Real Estate business
Bryon Rees
Team: Matthew Shaxson, Rachel DeSanges, Rebekah Agyeman, Will Austin-Vautier, Martín Casas, Michelle Watson Bunn, and 2 more
Jersey, Guernsey
Deal
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26 November 2018
Ogier advises on £43.7m IFC deal
Jonathan Hughes
Team: Martín Casas, Sarah Parish, Chloe Watson-Hill
Jersey, Guernsey
Deal
News and insights
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18 October 2024 | 2 min read
"Forward thinking" Ogier's rankings in Guernsey enhanced in Chambers UK 2025 guide
News
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2 October 2024 | 3 min read
Ogier services in Guernsey going from strength to strength in latest Legal 500 rankings
News
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20 October 2023 | 2 min read
Ogier's "go-to" team in Guernsey sees increased rankings in Chambers UK 2024
News
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5 October 2023 | 2 min read
Ogier in Guernsey recognised as market leaders in Legal 500 UK 2024 guide
News
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24 February 2023 | 2 min read
Pay now, argue later: UK Supreme Court rules that tenant should pay landlord service charges upfront and dispute liability later
Martín Casas
Team: Martyn Baudains, Katharine Marshall
Guernsey
Insight
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30 September 2022 | 4 min read
Ogier in Guernsey achieves top tier rankings in Legal 500 UK 2023 guide
Christopher Jones
Team: Paul Chanter, Bryon Rees, Michaela Jesson, Michelle Watson Bunn, Diana Collas, Gabrielle Payne, and 14 more
Guernsey
News
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28 March 2022 | 2 min read
Sales of builder-tied plots in Guernsey
Martín Casas
Team: Piers Dereham
Guernsey
Insight
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30 September 2021
Ogier in Guernsey achieves six top tier rankings in latest Legal 500 UK
Christopher Jones
Team: Paul Chanter, Bryon Rees, Martyn Baudains, Piers Dereham, Martín Casas, Matt Guthrie, and 14 more
Guernsey
News
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14 June 2021 | 2 min read
The future of commercial property in Guernsey in a virulent world
Martín Casas
Team: Martyn Baudains
Guernsey
Insight
Recognition
"Martín is a pleasure to work with, and delivers very high-quality work in a timely manner."
Chambers UK, 2025
View more"Very responsive, highly personable and commercially aware"
Chambers UK, 2025
"Martín Casas is very professional and thorough. He is commercially minded and can be trusted to get a deal completed."
Legal 500 UK, 2025
"Martín Casas is responsive, accurate and thorough. Jonathan Anderson is personal, a lateral thinker and easy to deal with."
Legal 500 UK, 2025
"Leading Associate"
Legal 500 UK, 2025
"Martin Casas is phenomenal. His knowledge of property law is outstanding"
Chambers UK, 2024
"Martin is very commercial, responsive and proactive. You don't have to wait around - we really value that"
Chambers UK, 2024
"His knowledge of Guernsey property has been a tremendous asset in negotiating our new long-term lease and in exiting and finalising our break from the previous premises, which has proved seamless thanks to his assistance."
Legal 500 UK, 2024
"Always a pleasure to work with. Knowledgeable, commercially minded, thorough and responsive. A useful person to have on your side to get a transaction over the line."
Legal 500 UK, 2024
"Always available, he is very responsive to queries."
Legal 500 UK, 2024
"Very straight forward to deal with makes sensible suggestions and he has the ability to move matters forward at a good pace"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
"Pleasure to work with. Always responsive and commercially minded"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
"Rising star"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
"He is responsive and easy to work with and assists the client through the process without making it too arduous for them."
Legal 500 UK, 2022
"Rising Star"
Legal 500 UK, 2022
"Exceptional. He is proactive, reliable, practical and knowledgeable. He understands the timing pressures and is able to clearly and easily explain applicable risks."
Legal 500 UK, 2021
"Rising star"
Legal 500 UK, 2021
"Experienced modern day lawyer who complements Martyn's team wonderfully. He provides big city experience to small island transactions."
Legal 500 UK, 2020
"Rising star"
Legal 500 UK, 2020
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