Rebecca Wright - Associate
Rebecca undertakes general High Court commercial and financial litigation, as well as contentious insurance and reinsurance work. She has a particular specialism in shipping and marine insurance disputes, having advised on issues relating to a number of charterparties and contracts of affeightment, ranging from simple demurrage claims to complex and high value P&I coverage disputes.
As regards insurance and reinsurance work, Rebecca recently successfully acted for an insurer client in a substantial case in the Commercial Court in which the client had brought proceedings against London Market reinsurers seeking recovery of sums paid out under the underlying aviation policy. In addition, Rebecca has dealt with a variety of insolvency matters, including the distribution of funds held by an insurance brokerage to its creditors to enable the liquidation of the company.
Rebecca’s work includes international arbitration and mediation. She is a keen advocate of the use of mediation, in appropriate cases and views this as an efficient way of resolving disputes and obtaining commercial resolutions for her clients.
Background
Rebecca trained with Elborne Mitchell, a specialist insurance and shipping City of London law firm, qualifying as a solicitor in October 2009. In addition to developing her commercial litigation skills, during her training she gained valuable experience in regulatory and employment matters. Rebecca studied Law at Queen Mary College, University of London and obtained a distinction in her Legal Practice Course.
Professional groups
Rebecca is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales. She is also a member of the Young International Arbitration Group and Young Fraud Lawyers Association.
