Dominic Bright

Dominic practises commercial, construction and property law.

All three editions of Dominic’s book have a foreword written by a Designated Civil Judge. The book has a total of nine judicial testimonials. The first edition was awarded Five Stars in The Law Society Gazette and The Barrister.

He was a judicial assistant to Sir Brian Leveson, then President of the Queen’s Bench division.

Seminars / training

Dominic attended the Advanced International Advocacy Course at Keble College, Oxford. He accepts invitations to present seminars / training from professional clients and attends other professional events.

Recent events

‘Artificial Intelligence Governance’ (British Institute of International and Comparative Law, September-November 2024)
‘London Conference 2024: Solutions for a World in Conflict’ (Chatham House, June 2024)
‘An Introduction to Cryptocurrency Disputes’ (Commercial Bar Association, June 2024)

Further information

Dominic holds two postgraduate qualifications, is an active member of various domestic and international professional associations, and enjoys gardening, travelling and learning about geopolitics when time permits.

Qualifications

Master of Laws (LL.M) in Professional Legal Practice (incorporating the BPTC), BPP University Law School, London Holborn, awarded Distinction
Master of Laws (LL.M), King’s College London, School of Law, awarded Distinction
Law (LL.B Hons) with European Legal Studies, King’s College London, School of Law (incorporating an Erasmus exchange at Uppsala University, Sweden)

Memberships

Interests

Training “Merlin” the German Shepherd, playing the VAD 706 V-Drums Acoustic Design, and horse-riding
Conserving a Sixteenth-Century, Grade II listed property of special architectural and historic interest, as a member of The Listed Property Owners’ Club
National, regional and global threats, challenges and opportunities including the changing nature of geopolitics in relation to sustainable growth, prevention of conflict, and development of the rule of law

Click here to find out more about Dominic’s path to practice, favourite thing about practising, and what he does to relax.

Construction

Dominic has experience of commercial disputes relating to construction operations and party walls.

He has advised on prospects, offers and strategy before proceedings, drafted proceedings for breach of contract and quantum meruit following substantial construction operations, and drafted proceedings to enforce an adjudication award.

Recent instructions

T v M & Anor – drafted a reply and defence to counterclaim, including that the defence and counterclaim should be struck out and / or summary judgment entered for the claimant (February 2025).
Advised in conference on alternative dispute resolution, the potential claim for breach of contract, potential defences to that claim, whether the contract had been terminated, quantum meruit, offers and costs, following a substantial refurbishment of two floors (November 2024).
Drafted defence asserting that there was no reasonable grounds for bringing the claim, no cause of action was pleaded, and the claimant exchanged insufficient information before issuing the claim for the defendant to understand it (June 2024).
Advice in conference in respect of adjournment, reallocation, what works were agreed, at what price, whether the agreement was varied, breach, expert evidence, costs and offers, in respect of a claim where the amount in dispute was over £30,000 (June 2024).
Advice on prospects of successfully applying for summary judgment, and compliance with the Pre-action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes (May 2024).
W & Anor v G & Anor – successfully applied for relief from sanctions in respect of late filing and service of evidence, and resisted an application to summarily dispose of the appeal under the Party Wall Act 1996 (January 2024).
Successfully cross-examined the claimant’s witness, and made submissions, so that the claim for about £15,000 was dismissed, and the claimant was ordered to pay £4,000 towards the defendant’s costs (January 2024).
Advice on disclosure and whether surveyors acted ultra vires and should therefore be joined as parties to an appeal under the Party Wall Act 1996 (January 2024).
T v M & Anor – drafted particulars in a claim for breach of contract, alternatively quantum meruit, following internal and external redecoration works and installation of anti-flood devices (March 2024).
E v B – successfully made submissions, so that the claimant company was refused relief from sanctions and therefore permission to rely on its witness statements, the claim was dismissed and the claimant was ordered to pay the defendant’s costs, despite dismissal of the counterclaim (January 2024).
Advice in conference in respect of building works totalling about £70,000 (December 2023).
A v H – drafted pleadings to enforce an adjudication award in favour of a home buyer against a home builder for about £26,500 and over £1,000 interest (August 2023).
Drafted Tomlin order on behalf of a property developer, who sold a property well in excess of £1 million, before the purchaser issued a claim for breach of contract, including allegations that construction work caused the death of 12 beech and sycamore trees (August 2021).