About John
John Wright has been a member of Pacific Chambers since its founding in 1990. His practice is exclusively civil.
His civil practice encompasses contract, company, sale of goods, employment, insurance, medical negligence, personal injury (plaintiff and defence), family law and other areas in the High Court and the District Court, plus mediation and arbitration.
He also practised criminal law until 1998, defending and prosecuting on fiat in many high profile cases. He appeared in trials, always without a leader, for murder, manslaughter, robbery, dangerous drugs, theft, blackmail, sexual offences, traffic offences, import/export, breach of statutory regulations, commercial crimes and many others.
John has appeared many times in the Hong Kong Court of Appeal and four times in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. John has appeared in well over 1,000 trials and numerous other applications. He has vast experience in many areas of law and is known for his sound legal reasoning, straightforwardness and common sense.
Selected Cases
- Siu Chi Moon v. Rainfield Design and Associates Ltd (1999) - concerning the scope of liability for breach of statutory duty for a principle contractor, contractual exemption clauses and contributory negligence by independent contractors
- Archer v. The Hong Kong Channel Ltd - concerning severance pay in employment law and the scope of the court’s jurisdiction to remedy injustice
Education
- In House legal/management in commercial business: 1982-1984
- Lecturer in law, Central London: 1980-1981
- Pupillage with Brian Keith Esq. (now High Court Judge Sir Brian Keith): 1980
- Recipient, Duke of Edinburgh Scholarship for life membership of The Inner Temple: 1980
- P.C.LL., Inns of Court School of Law, London: 1979
- LL.B., Leeds University: 1978
- Manufacturing, export sales, shipping & documentation: 1972-1974
- King Edward VI Grammar School Stafford: 1964-1971