John Wright




JOHN WRIGHT ADR
Suite 408
Parkway House
Sheen Lane
London SW14 8LS
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8876 9297
Mob: +44 (0) 7909 940325
Email: jw@johnwrightadr.com
ArbDB CHAMBERS
International Dispute Resolution Centre
70 Fleet Street
London EC4Y 1EU
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3514 9020
Mob: +44 (0) 7909 940325
Email: john.wright@arbdb.com
DATE OF BIRTH
2nd May 1952
EDUCATION
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Hereford Cathedral School (1963 - 1970)
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St John's College, Cambridge (1970 - 1973)
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BA 1973 MA 1977
PRESENT POSITION
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Director, John Wright ADR
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Member and Director, ArbDB Chambers
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
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1976 - 1979 Solicitor - Coward Chance (now Clifford Chance LLP)
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1979 - 1983 Solicitor - McKenna & Co (now CMS Cameron McKenna)
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1984 - 1998 Partner and Head of Construction Department – Warner Cranston (now Reed Smith LLP)
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1999 - 2003 Partner - Berwin Leighton Paisner
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2003 - 2011 Partner - Lane & Partners LLP (now Bird & Bird LLP)
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2011 – 2016 Partner - Goodman Derrick LLP
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2016 – 2018 Consultant, Goodman Derrick LLP
QUALIFICATIONS
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1976 Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales
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1991 Fellow - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
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1995 Mediator accredited by Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution
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1996 Adjudicator accredited by Technology & Construction Solicitors’ Association (TeCSA)
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2009 Appointed to FIDIC President’s List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators
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2009 Fellow – Dispute Board Federation (DBF)
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2016 Fellow – Malaysian Society of Adjudicators
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2017 Chartered Arbitrator
PANEL MEMBERSHIPS
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FIDIC President’s List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators
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RICS Register of Dispute Board Members
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Panel of Arbitrators, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
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Panel of Arbitrators, Dubai International Arbitration Centre
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Panel of Arbitrators, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
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Panel of Arbitrators, Asian International Arbitration Centre
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Panel of Arbitrators, Georgian International Arbitration Centre
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Panel of Arbitrators, Pacific International Arbitration Centre (Vietnam)
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Panel of Arbitrators, Thailand Arbitration Centre
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Panel of Arbitrators, RICS Select Construction and Engineering Arbitration Service
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Panel of Arbitrators, RICS Fast Track Construction and Engineering Arbitration Service
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Panel of Arbitrators, CIArb Dispute Appointment Property Service
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Panel of Arbitrators, CIArb Business Arbitration Scheme
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Panel of Arbitrators, CEDR Solve
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Panel of Arbitrators, the Law Society
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Transport for London Conflict Avoidance Panel
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Panel of Adjudicators, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
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Panel of Adjudicators, Asian International Arbitration Centre
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Panel of Adjudicators, Technology and Construction Solicitors’ Association
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Panel of Adjudicators, Royal Institute of British Architects
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Panel of Construction Adjudicators, CEDR Solve
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Panel of Mediators, the Mediation Centre, Dubai
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Specialist Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators, ADR Chambers
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Resolex Panel of Construction Mediators
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND POSITIONS HELD
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Board of Trustees of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2009-2014, Chair 2011-2013)
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Co-Chair - International Construction Projects Committee of the International Bar Association (2012-2013)
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Chair of interview panel for RICS Adjudication Panel Assessments (2005-2006)
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Chair of tribunal for RICS Adjudication Panel Appeals (2006)
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Member - Arbitration Club
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Member - Adjudication Society
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Member - Society of Construction Law
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Member - Society of Construction Arbitrators
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Member - Dispute Resolution Board Foundation
RECOGNITIONS
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Recognised for many years in Chambers’ Directory and the Legal 500 as a leading construction lawyer
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Included in Who’s Who Legal Directory from 2007 onwards as one of the world’s leading construction lawyers
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Included in Who’s Who Legal Directory 2018 as one of the world’s leading mediators
For a full outline of John's experience please download his CV