Direct Access Barrister
Connor Wright
Direct Access Barrister
Connor Wright
Connor is a highly sought-after barrister who primarily practices in disputes between:
1) Employees and employers;
2) Trade Unions and businesses;
3) Directors, shareholders, and other executives;
4) Solicitors and their clients (costs assessments and professional negligence);
5) Paying and receiving parties to costs disputes, including third parties;
6) Business and other businesses;
7) Businesses and consumers;
8) Other professions and their clients (professional, clinical, and dental negligence).
Connor spends much of his time in court or the Employment Tribunal. His work is informed by his robust academic background and his experience in representing clients in lengthy hearings. Connor is at-home dealing with complex disputes and untested/novel legal issues. He is commonly instructed in disputes that require forensic analysis of the applicable law and evidence, including allegations of fraud. He provides a bespoke service and is alive to his clients’ wider interests such as PR, strategic litigation, and concurrent disputes across multiple courts and tribunals.
Many of Connor’s cases involve voluminous financial or legal documents, invoices, or bills of costs. Connor thrives when dealing with highly-nuanced issues of fact and law, and encourages clients to seek his advice from an early stage of litigation.
Connor is a barrister at St Philips Chambers. Find Connor's profile at https://st-philips.com/our_people/connor-wright/
Area of Law
Business and Corporate
Connor is pleased to assist his clients with executive exits, and shareholder and directors' disputes, among other things. As stated above, Connor is experienced in the Employment Tribunal and the High Court. He is happy to assist his clients with concurrent litigation in both tribunals.
Commercial
Connor has significant commercial law experience. He taught commercial law at Durham University. He then worked on a wide range of commercial disputes as a County Court Advocate, and latterly as a paralegal. He now enjoys a busy courtroom practice in which he is happy to assist his clients with contractual disputes, sale of goods, complex debt claims, company and shareholder disputes, and more. Connor's profile can be found at https://st-philips.com/our_people/connor-wright/.
Costs
Connor's legal training specialised, in no small part, in costs disputes. He regularly advises and appears in civil costs disputes. Connor's profile can be found at https://st-philips.com/our_people/connor-wright/
Employment and Pensions
Connor has a busy practice across all areas of Employment Law. Connor's latest profile can be found at https://st-philips.com/our_people/connor-wright/.
Professional Negligence
Connor has a range of experience in professional negligence matters, ranging across clinical and dental negligence, and negligence of solicitors. Connor is pleased to assist his clients with issues surrounding solicitors' negligence as part of his wider costs practice.
What sort of work do I do?
Connor draws upon his above experience to advise his clients on issues that arise in the Civil Courts and Employment Tribunal. He is happy to accept instructions in the County Court, High Court, Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal. He is well-suited to disputes that can or must be brought in both jurisdictions, such as personal injury or shareholder disputes, as he practices in both jurisdictions in equal parts.
Connor also has a rapidly growing traditional commercial practice. He is happy to accept instructions in relation to b2b contractual issues, consumer rights, and injunctions, among other things.
Further, but not exhaustive, examples of Connor’s work can be found at
https://st-philips.com/our_people/connor-wright/
Who do I work for?
Connor has a varied practice, as set out in the above sections and at https://st-philips.com/our_people/connor-wright/
Connor has a varied practice, as set out in the above sections and at… He is equally alive to the issues of businesses, directors and executives, insurers, and individuals. His specialisms are set out above.