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"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
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. 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 (non practising)
2002 - Argentina (non practising)
Languages
Portuguese
Spanish
Examples of work
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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
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
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
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
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 3 more
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
Deal
News and insights
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24 February 2023
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
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 16 more
News
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28 March 2022
Sales of builder-tied plots in Guernsey
Martín Casas
Team: Piers Dereham
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 15 more
News
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14 June 2021
The future of commercial property in Guernsey in a virulent world
Martín Casas
Team: Martyn Baudains
Insight
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5 October 2020 | 4 min read
Top tier Guernsey teams stand out in Legal 500 UK
Martyn Baudains
Team: Paul Chanter, Tim Clipstone, Simon Davies, Bryan De Verneuil-Smith, Gavin Ferguson, Christopher Jones, and 13 more
News
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16 April 2020
Temporary arrangements between Landlords and Tenants in Guernsey
Martyn Baudains
Team: Martín Casas
Insight
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17 October 2019
Do I need to get planning permission for the changes I want to make to my home?
Martín Casas
Insight
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11 October 2019 | 2 min read
Record results for Ogier in Guernsey in Legal 500 and IFLR legal directories
Martyn Baudains
Team: Tim Clipstone, Simon Davies, Gavin Ferguson, Christopher Jones, Mathew Newman, Bryon Rees, and 5 more
News
Recognition
"Pleasure to work with. Always responsive and commercially minded"
Legal 500 UK, 2023
View more"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
Careers
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