Alexander Wright

Practice Areas

Alexander is a Partner and professional deputy for property and affairs and works principally with clients who have suffered injuries at birth with lifelong care needs and multi-million pound settlements. His focus is managing files with complex and volatile family dynamics, matters with complicated financial arrangements, and statutory will applications.

Alexander leads the litigation support service line in the team, preparing expert reports and witness statements on deputyship and private trust costs in litigation, receiving instructions from multiple other law firms.

Alexander was a director of the Professional Deputies Forum from 2019 to 2023 and played a leading role in the case of PLK & Ors [2020] EWHC B28 (Costs), as a Deputy for PLK. Alexander was Chair of the Professional Deputies Forum in 2023.

Career

Alexander was awarded a distinction in the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Advanced Certificate in Advising Vulnerable Clients.

Qualified in 2013 and moved from Irwin Mitchell to Boyes Turner in 2016. He was promoted to senior associate in 2018 and to Partner in 2021.

Professional Memberships

Director of the Professional Deputies Forum Ltd, 2019 to 2023 and Chair in 2023.

STEP Advanced Certificate in Advising Vulnerable Clients with distinction, 2017

Personal

In his spare time, you’ll find Alexander at the piano or playing the guitar, singing and recording songs of his own composition. He has also recently developed a keen interest in woodwork.