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Shipping and commodities

Colin Wright

Colin Wright

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Viewed as a ‘go to set for any shipping and commodities dispute in the Asia Pacific’, 36 Stone (operating as part of The 36 Group) has been kept busy handling an increased amount of instructions from clients in Hong Kong and Singapore. Colin Ong KC is ‘a highly effective advocate’ with an excellent track record in advising on complex, high-value international shipping and commodities arbitrations. Vasanti Selvaratnam KC is very well known for assisting with the full range of maritime law matters, which is also a core area of strength for Ravi Aswani. Charles Debattista is ‘absolutely brilliant, has an encyclopedic knowledge of the law and will always provide a new perspective and way forward’. Colin Wright ‘formulates sensible solutions and gives good practical advice on both a strategic and tactical level’.
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020 7440 6900
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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).

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Testimonials

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  • '36 Group is well known for its shipping expertise.'
  • 'A go-to boutique shipping set.'
  • 'A strong set.'