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Alexander Wright KC

Alexander Wright KC

UK Bar 2026

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4 Pump Court
 4 Pump Court

Ranked in 4 practice areas

Shipping & Commodities

London (Bar)

14 years ranked

Energy & Natural Resources

London (Bar)

1 year ranked

International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance

London (Bar)

1 year ranked

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

9 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Alexander has a broad commercial dispute resolution practice across the breadth of Chambers’ practice. He is regularly instructed in the High Court (particularly the Commercial Court) and domestic and international commercial arbitrations. He has appeared successfully on several occasions in the Court of Appeal.

Alexander is listed as a leading practitioner in Shipping / Shipping and Commodities, International Trade, Commercial Dispute Resolution / Commercial Litigation, Energy, and International Arbitration, in one or more of Chambers and Partners UK Bar, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 UK, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and Who’s Who Legal UK Bar.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Shipping & Commodities - London (Bar)

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Alexander Wright KC is an outstanding silk with a dynamic practice covering matters such as charter party, contract of affreightment and international carriage of goods disputes. He is also instructed in complex shipbuilding disputes and a range of wet shipping matters. He maintains an impressive practice in China, acting for shipyards.

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Energy & Natural Resources - London (Bar)

Band 4
Individual Editorial

Alexander Wright KC is deeply experienced in energy disputes and regularly instructed by large energy companies in international arbitrations as well as the Commercial Court. His two areas of particular expertise include offshore construction and trading disputes, usually involving oil, coal and liquid natural gas.

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International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance - London (Bar)

Band 4
Individual Editorial

Alexander Wright KC's practice covers a wide range of areas including shipping and energy, and he is highly experienced at handling arbitrations under a broad spread of rules such as LMAA, LCIA and ICC, among numerous others.

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Strengths

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  • Alex is user-friendly, very responsive and very good with clients.

    Shipping & CommoditiesUK Bar

  • He is highly intelligent and diligent, consistently providing strong, reliable support to our team.

    Shipping & CommoditiesUK Bar

  • He is truly excellent in the shipping space.

    Shipping & CommoditiesUK Bar

  • Alex is lovely to deal with, he's very focused and good at cutting through to the details that matter.

    Energy & Natural ResourcesUK Bar

  • Alexander is a super-clever guy. He's all over the details, has a photographic memory and is also a strong advocate.

    Energy & Natural ResourcesUK Bar

  • Alexander is highly intelligent and diligent, consistently providing strong, reliable support to our team.

    Energy & Natural ResourcesUK Bar

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