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NUMBER 22
MOUNT EPHRAIM
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Kent
TN4 8AS
England
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Alex Davies
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Work Department
Private client.
Position
Alex heads up the family team at Cripps. He has more than 20 years’ experience in advising on all aspects of family law with a client base comprising predominantly City professionals, entrepreneurs, family businesses, agriculture and estates clients and those with substantial inherited wealth.
In the last 12 months Alex has continued to attract a variety of substantial instructions, including nuptial agreements for multi-millionaires, divorce matters with foreign elements and complex and sensitive disputes concerning children.
Career
Coningsby Solicitors, Croydon 1991-99 (FILEX 1997); Hart Brown 1999-2000; TWM Solicitors 2000-11; partner 2008; partner Cripps LLP 2012-todate.
Memberships
Member of Resolution, the trade organisation for family lawyers committed to the constructive settlement of family disputes.
Education
Wilson’s School, Wallington; FILEX (1997); College of Law (2008 LPC)
Leisure
Raising a young family, cooking healthily (mostly), skiing (occasionally), music (listening and playing).
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
(Leading individuals)The ‘well-established’ practice at Cripps in Tunbridge Wells is ‘one of the best’, with ‘a practical and approachable team’ that seeks ‘constructive solutions’. The family team has a reputation for acting in financial remedy cases and children and cohabitee disputes which involve high-value assets and international issues, and is regularly instructed on financial proceedings under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989. Collaborating with the private wealth, property and corporate teams, the group has alternative dispute resolution options and acts for clients from a range of backgrounds including politicians, businessmen and celebrities. Team head Alex Davies, who is noted as a ‘brilliant lawyer, a great communicator and an excellent strategic mind’, advises ultra and high-net-worth clients on nuptial and cohabitation agreements. Another key lawyer to note is the ‘superb’ Helen Fisher.
Lawyer Rankings
- Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex South East > Private client
- Leading individuals South East > Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Public sector > Public sector