Introduction
Alexander joined chambers in October 2024 upon completing a specialist Business and Property pupillage under the supervision of Ali Tabari, Simon Clegg, Kirsty White, John Aldis, and Gavin McLeod.
Alexander’s practice encompasses all aspects of Chambers’ Business and Property work, with a balanced caseload spanning commercial, property, and insolvency matters. He combines skilled advocacy with meticulous attention to paper-based instructions, ensuring comprehensive client support.
With four years of legal experience across the Bar, at Pinsent Masons, boutique solicitors’ firms, and in-house roles at Barclays Bank and Sainsbury’s, Alexander has developed a versatile approach to legal problem-solving. Notable achievements include managing a regulatory and compliance project at Barclays and handling his own caseload of consumer disputes for major brands such as Sainsbury’s Supermarkets, Argos, Habitat and Nectar, often appearing in court as an advocate.
Alexander has represented clients unled in the County Court, High Court, First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), and Valuation Tribunal (Council Tax).
Alexander has co-authored a blog on responsible gambling, exploring legal and regulatory aspects of the industry.
His broad professional background is complemented by a commitment to pro bono work, particularly in eviction-related matters.
Commercial and Chancery Litigation
Alexander has built a robust practice in commercial and chancery litigation, representing clients in a variety of disputes across interim applications, CCMCs, dispute resolution hearings, and trials. His experience includes:
- Contractual Disputes: Handling breach of contract claims involving supply chain issues, service agreements, and sales of goods. Alexander also has experience of enforcing and resisting the enforcement of personal guarantees and indemnities.
- Consumer Rights and Claims: Drawing from his in-house roles, Alexander frequently advises on consumer protection disputes, including unfair terms, misrepresentation, and defective products. Alexander has particular experience of undisclosed commission claims as well as consumer claims brought by clients against solicitors.
- Civil Restraint Orders: Successfully applying for orders to curtail vexatious litigants, providing relief for clients subject to frivolous claims.
- Business Disputes: Advising SMEs and larger corporations on shareholder disputes, partnership breakdowns, and claims involving directors’ duties.
Insolvency and Restructuring
Alexander’s pupillage with Ali Tabari and Kirsty White provided specialist training in insolvency law, enriching his practical insight into this complex field. Alexander’s insolvency practice spans a wide spectrum of corporate and personal insolvency matters. His experience includes:
- Winding-Up and Bankruptcy Petitions: Acting for both creditors and debtors with a focus on petitions that are procedurally and/or substantively complex, often involving disputed debts, cross-claims, and jurisdictional issues.
- Statutory Demands: Handling applications to set aside statutory demands based on solvency, procedural irregularities, or disputes over the underlying debt.
- Office-Holder Applications: Advising and representing insolvency practitioners in applications regarding remuneration, transactions at an undervalue, preferences, and wrongful trading claims.
- Appeals and Challenges: Representing clients in appeals against office-holder decisions, including the rejection of proofs of debt.
Real Estate
Alexander’s property practice encompasses a diverse range of disputes and applications, reflecting his growing expertise in this area. His work includes:
- TOLATA Claims: Representing co-owners and beneficiaries in disputes over beneficial interests in property, including claims involving family dynamics and business partnerships.
- Forfeiture and Relief Applications: Acting for landlords and tenants in claims to forfeit leases or seek relief, often involving allegations of breach, arrears, or covenant disputes.
- Easements and Boundary Disputes: Representing neighbouring landowners in hearings and advising on issues concerning rights of way, restrictive covenants, and boundary delineation, including cases requiring expert evidence.
- Nuisance: Representing and advising on proceedings involving allegations of nuisance or interference with land.
- Possession Claims: Representing parties in possession proceedings, from straightforward cases to those involving regulated mortgages, matrimonial home rights, insolvency, claims against trespassers and Persons Unknown, and other complex issues.
- High-Value Property Litigation: Acting as junior counsel in complex disputes, including those involving public and private sector partnerships, lease interpretation, and issues of unjust enrichment and estoppel.
- Telecommunications: Representing and advising on proceedings under the Electronic Communications Code.
- Council Tax and Valuation Disputes: Appearing before tribunals to resolve disputes over property banding and valuation, providing cost-effective advocacy for clients.
Education
- LLB (Hons), Queen Mary University of London
Including a year abroad studying EU and international law at the University of Leuven, Belgium.
- LLM/BPTC (Distinction), BPP University.
Scholarships and prizes:
- Dissertation Prize, Queen Mary University of London
- Advocacy Scholarship, BPP University
