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Nicholas Wright

Nicholas Wright

  • Called to BAR: 2007
  • Contract Law
  • Costs
  • Criminal Law
  • Insolvency & Bankruptcy
  • Landlord & Tenant (Property)
  • Motoring Offences

Summary

Money and debt claim specialist Nick Wright is one of the most approachable, client focused, and easy to deal with barristers you will ever instruct. Nick has made this his trademark since he qualified in 2007.

Specialist areas of law include

  • Contract Law
  • Costs
  • Criminal Law
  • Insolvency & Bankruptcy
  • Landlord & Tenant (Property)
  • Motoring Offences

Profile description

Nick is accredited to accept instructions directly from the public. He undertakes all types of matters including debt, landlord & tenant, neighbour disputes, general civil litigation and motoring offences in the magistrates' courts. 

Debt and Contract Claims

Nick’s practice revolves around debt and contractual claims in the County Court and the High Court. His work involves fighting and defending claims at every level including, breach of contract, professional negligence, road traffic claims (including credit hire and accusations of fraud), insolvency and bankruptcy, consumer credit, and landlord and tenant claims (commercial and residential). Nick also offers specific experience of claims arising out of gambling activity, including the unlawful witholding of winnings by online casinos. 

Claimant: Nick's objective is to help you to recover as much money as you can. Nick is particularly well known for his never-say-die attitude – if he is instructed to fight your corner, that is exactly what he will do, using every tool at his disposal with the skill and passion he brings to his advocacy. You will be left in no doubt that Nick is on your side.

Defendant: Where Nick is instructed by the defendant his role is to use his expertise to make sure you are protected and he will bring to your case every element of his expertise to ensure your defence is managed and presented in the best possible way.

Motoring offences

Nick has extensive experience of dealing with all manner of motoring offences in the magistrates' court, including speeding, drink-driving, driving without due care and failing to stop. He accepts instructions from clients to advise on how to plead in the face of charges and is very well-versed in the law and court procedure surrounding these offences. Nick can also be instructed to attend court to represent clients at hearings from plea and mitigation, through to full contested trials. Nick has very solid experience of running exceptional hardship arguments in cases where his clients' livelihoods depend on them retaining their driving licence in the face of potential disqualification.

Costs

Nick is a specialist in terms of costs hearings. Whether it is a Costs Case Management Conference or a detailed Costs hearing, Nick is always has a thorough knowledge of the issues and will fight hard to secure the best award for the client. Nick will ensure the maximum costs are recovered when acting for the winning party, or ensure that the minimum costs when those costs are payable. Nick will fight tooth and nail when it comes to the best interest of the client and instructing Solicitors.

Personal & Future Aspirations

When he’s not at work Nick is a volunteer on the Severn Valley Railway, which is a preserved heritage railway. Nick is very interested in, and devotes a lot of spare time in researching, the law relating to the railway industry.  Disputes surrounding The Rule Book and related RAIB bulletins and investigations are of particular interest. If your work takes you to this specific area of law, Nick would very much like to come and talk to you.

Nick is accredited by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors as a Master Instructor, has completed in excess of 5000 dives all over the world, and has certified over 250 students. The law surrounding SCUBA diving is therefore also of great interest for Nick and he would love to expand his practice in this area.

Nick is also a member of the Magic Circle and regularly attends events and seminars nationally, as well as having a bee apiary in his back garden!

Nick also flies his own Piper-PA28 aircraft. He has a night and instrument (r) rating.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Accredited Commercial Mediator 2014
• Solicitor Advocate 2010
• LLM Employment Law 2009
• Barrister 2007
• BVC (PdDip) 2007
• LLB (Hons) Law 2006

Testimonials

Ruth Clark

“I called Clerks Room Direct in February and two days later one of their barrister’s Stephen David, was representing me in court. From my first phone call to Rory I felt that I was in safe hands.” “I called Clerks Room Direct in February and two days later one of their barrister’s Stephen David, was representing me in court. From my first phone call to Rory I felt that I was in safe hands.” Read more Read less

Natalie Ryan

“The speed and quality of the service was astounding. I was recommended two extremely qualified, competent experts to discuss my matter with and had a telephone consultation within 24 hours.” “The speed and quality of the service was astounding. I was recommended two extremely qualified, competent experts to discuss my matter with and had a telephone consultation within 24 hours.” Read more Read less

Saleem

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