London Bar
Administrative law and human rights
Leading silk4Alex Bailin KC –Matrix Chambers 'He is a master strategist and fantastic advocate.'
Matrix Chambers
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Alex Bailin KC
Matrix Chambers, London
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Alex’s practice centres on financial and business crime, all aspects of criminal law, and extradition. His work also involves public law, human rights, media law and public international law.
Instructed in a wide variety of business crime cases: corporate manslaughter, corruption, cartels, frauds of all kinds, insider dealing. He represents a wide range of clients: senior business executives, regulators, prosecuting authorities, multinational corporations, banks, hedge funds, private equity groups, fintechs, government departments, family offices. Sought after for his advice during the investigatory stages and for heavyweight trial or appellate work.
A wealth of financial services experience; acted in a number of complex regulatory investigations by the FCA and PRA before the RDC, EDMC and Upper Tribunal.
Acted in a number of high profile extradition cases, particularly from the US.
Commercial work often has a criminal aspect to it e.g. Commercial Court litigation with parallel criminal proceedings.
General criminal work ranges from murder and gross negligence manslaughter to interception of communications and official secrets.
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Career
Previously a derivatives trader in the City
Deputy High Court Judge (Administrative Court)
Recorder (Crown Court)
Clooney Justice Foundation – Advisory Board
Called 1995, Silk 2010
Memberships
Bar Human Rights Committee
Foreign Office pro bono lawyers’ panel
ALBA
Criminal Bar Association
Education
Cambridge University (Mathematics)
Sussex University (Law)
Mentions
London Bar
Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
Leading silk1Alex Bailin KC – Matrix Chambers ‘Alex works very well as part of a team. He is able to work efficiently and collegiately and provides direction when needed. He is always thoroughly prepared and has a real mastery of the law.’
London Bar
Crime
Leading silk3Alex Bailin KC – Matrix Chambers ‘Alex is a highly accomplished and sophisticated advocate - he has an eye for detail but never loses touch of the bigger picture and he is tactically very astute and comfortable with dealing with tricky or novel points of law.'
London Bar
Defamation and privacy
Leading silk3Alex Bailin KC –Matrix Chambers ‘Alex is a truly brilliant barrister - a polymath who excels in numerous practice areas. He is a master strategist and fantastic advocate. You always want him on your side.’
London Bar
Financial services and fintech regulation
Leading silk1Alex Bailin KC – Matrix Chambers ‘Alex is a wonderful strategist. His breadth of experience means that he is able to identify novel ideas and approaches and he is brilliant at considering the longer term implications of strategic decisions and playing the long game. His oral advocacy is a delight – he is charming and compelling.’