Direct access barrister
Ian Wright
Barrister · Five Paper Chambers
Ian Wright is an employment barrister acting for employees and workers, with particular emphasis on unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, TUPE and harassment claims. He has many years' experience in the...
Regions served: London and South East · East of England
About Ian
Ian Wright is an employment barrister with many years' experience advising and representing employees and workers in the employment tribunals, the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the higher courts. He has accepted public access work, both litigation and advisory, for more than five years, with a particular emphasis on unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing, TUPE disputes and harassment claims.
He advises employees from the earliest stages of a dispute, assisting with preparation for disciplinary and grievance hearings and helping to resolve workplace issues before they escalate to dismissal. Where employment has ended, he advises on potential claims and their value, drafts the claim and assists with case management through to settlement or final hearing, and can advise on the merits of an appeal where a claim has been lost. Based in London and living near Cambridge, he has clients across Great Britain and abroad and regularly travels, having appeared in tribunals from Inverness to Exeter and Carlisle to Ashford.
My approach
Ian responds the same day, offers an initial discussion of around 30 minutes at no charge, and meets clients face to face where helpful. He sets out the cost of any work in advance in a client care letter, does no chargeable work until terms are agreed, and works promptly to achieve a commercial outcome.
What clients say
Dear Mr Wright, It is with great pleasure I am writing to express my gratitude for all your hard work which led to last night's victory. You counterpart was no match to your outstanding knowledge of our complicated case and your superior advocacy skills. Throughout your engagement, you kept us informed and grounded. You have been most supportive during very difficult times while maintaining unparalleled professionalism. You are a credit to the legal profession. We consider ourselves lucky to have found you and remain humbled you decided to represent us on three occasions. We are enbebted to you and shall continue to hold you in very high regard. Kindest regards, Recently Ian received the following four unsolicited comments from clients at the end of cases. 'A devastatingly brilliant job. Thank you so much for all of your work which, in my view, was over and above the bar!' (London based client) 'I know I have said verbally but I wanted to take the time to record my particular, personal thanks to you. I have been supported by you to a highly professional standard. Your commitment has been second to none.' (Aberdeen based client)
It was a pleasure to work with you and thank you for achieving such a great result and for putting me at ease' (Bristol client) 'We are very pleased with the outcome and very grateful for all your assistance.' (West Midlands based client) From the Directories:
His intuition on strategic and evidential issues is unnervingly accurate.
Legal 500, 2016/2017
Areas of practice
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