Introduction
Alexander Bradford joined Chambers in October 2024 following the completion of his pupillage and his full qualification as a barrister. He completed a specialist Business and Property pupillage under the supervision of Ali Tabari, Simon Clegg, Kirsty White, John Aldis and Gavin McLeod.
Alexander welcomes instructions in all areas of chambers’ Business and Property practice. His practice is evenly split between commercial, property and insolvency work.
Besides undertaking advocacy in court, Alexander regularly accepts paper-based instructions.
Alexander has 4 years’ experience of legal practice across the Bar, solicitors’ firms, and in-house in the legal departments at Barclays Bank and Sainsbury’s. At Barclays, he was seconded from Pinsent Masons as a consultant where he managed a regulatory and compliance project for the bank. At Sainsbury’s, he acted for Sainsbury’s Supermarkets, Argos, Habitat and Nectar in consumer disputes, managed his own caseload, and undertook his own advocacy in court.
Alexander has appeared unled in the County Court, High Court, First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and Valuation Tribunal (Council Tax).
Alexander read law at Queen Mary University of London where he spent a year abroad studying EU and international law at the University of Leuven, Belgium.
In his spare time, Alexander enjoys gaming, beach holidays, desserts and afternoon tea. He spent several years co-authoring a responsible gambling blog which gave insights on house edges, betting systems, gaming law, and other aspects of the gambling industry.
Commercial and Chancery Litigation
Alexander accepts instructions in all areas of commercial and chancery litigation. He has appeared in a wide range of interim hearings and trials, including several fast-track trials, as well as CCMCs, interim applications, dispute resolution hearings and small claims trials.
Alexander has considerable expertise with consumer matters, not just from his current instructions but also his prior experience in law firms and in-house at Sainsbury’s. Alexander acts for both consumers and businesses. He has experience of applying for Civil Restraint Orders against vexatious litigants.
Insolvency and Restructuring
Alexander regularly undertakes instructions in insolvency and undertook specialist training in this area during his pupillage.
Alexander has acted for creditors, debtors and insolvency practitioners. He has considerable experience of winding up and bankruptcy petitions (with a roughly even split between instructions for debtors and creditors). He also has experience of applications for setting aside statutory demands, liquidators’ remuneration, appeals against an office-holder’s decision to reject a proof of debt, and others incidental to insolvency proceedings.
Real Estate
Alexander’s property practice is growing considerably in terms of volume and complexity. He has experience of TOLATA claims, claims for forfeiture and relief from forfeiture, disputes over rights of way and other easements, possession claims, applications to suspend warrants, and council tax valuation and banding. He has also acted, as junior counsel, in a High Court dispute about a large local authority-funded housing scheme involving issues of unjust enrichment, estoppel by convention, and lease interpretation.
In possession claims, Alexander acts for both landlords/mortgagees as well as tenants/mortgagors. He tends to act in complex possession claims. Previous possession claims have featured issues ranging from regulated mortgage lending under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, matrimonial home rights, claims against trespassers and Persons Unknown, and the impact of insolvency events on possession proceedings. He has also acted pro bono for tenants and mortgagors facing eviction.
Education
- English & European Law (LLB), Queen Mary University of London
- Year abroad studying EU and International Law (LLM) at University of Leuven, Belgium
- Bar Professional Training Course, BPP University
- Legal Practice (LLM), Distinction, BPP University
Scholarships and prizes:
- Dissertation Prize, Queen Mary University of London
- Advocacy Scholarship, BPP University
