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Colin Wright
Work Department
36 Stone
Position
Colin Wright is a highly experienced barrister with a practice which embraces all areas of international commercial litigation and arbitration, including shipping, commodities, insurance, international trade, carriage of goods, sale of goods, insolvency, commercial fraud and trade secrets. He is particularly well known for shipping litigation (both wet and dry) and has extensive experience in collisions, charterparties and marine insurance. His clients include insurers, financial institutions and P&I clubs.
In addition to his practice as an advocate, he also sits as an arbitrator. He has an international practice and regularly undertakes work in Hong Kong and the Far East in addition to England & Wales. He is noted for his user-friendly and commercial approach.
Career
Called England and Wales 1987; New South Wales, Australia 1987; Hong Kong 1999. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators 1998.
Memberships
Colin is a member of the Hong Kong Admiralty Court Users’ Committee. He was previously an elected member of the Hong Kong Bar Council and a member of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Maritime Law Association. He has been a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators since 1998. He is a supporting member of the LMAA.
Education
The University of Leicester (LLB 1986).
Lawyer Rankings
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Shipping and commodities
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Colin Wright–The 36 Group ‘Colin has significant marine experience – he knows the sector well and is well informed in relation to the substantive issues underlying a wide variety of claims. He is detail-oriented and prepares meticulously.’
Part of The 36 Group, 36 Stone is very well known for its established strength in handling on a wide spectrum of matters concerning shipping contractual documents, as well as commodities issues within the shipping space. Vasanti Selvaratnam KC is highly regarded for her expertise in maritime law, and the ‘conscientious‘ Colin Ong KC regularly acts in high-value shipping and commodities arbitrations across multiple Asian jurisdictions. Colin Wright is ‘a confident and articulate advocate‘, and the ‘very responsive‘ Ravi Aswani counts dry and wet shipping disputes as a core pillar of his practice.