Paul Wright

Paul Wright has a broad-based practice, involving all the main areas of commercial work and administrative law.

He has very extensive experience in civil fraud and asset tracing. He acted for the Claimants in the long-running Grupo Torras litigation, one of the most significant civil fraud and asset tracing cases in recent years.

He has experience of acting in proceedings in many jurisdictions, including Jersey, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and the Isle of Man. In particular he has been heavily involved in enforcement actions in offshore jurisdictions against trusts set up by judgment debtors. He is also a member of the Cayman Islands bar.

He also has significant experience in Russian-related litigation, including fraud claims. Most recently he was instructed in the Yugraneft v Abramovich litigation in the Commercial Court.

He has advised on and acted in relation to a number of financial services matters, including advising on securitisation schemes and private equity disputes.

He has acted on a number of large-scale IT cases, acting for a number of large corporate clients including MyTravel.

He also has experience of disputes involving local authorities.