Atlantic Chambers

Civil Litigation, Employment, Inquests, Personal Injury, Police Law, Public Law, Road Traffic Accidents

Year of Call 2015

Civil Litigation -

Alex is regularly instructed to appear in cases allocated to the fast track and multi-track, covering areas of personal injury (all areas).

Alex regularly appears for both Claimants and Defendants in County Court proceedings, including stage 3 protocol hearings, infant approvals, disposals, costs and case management hearings and allocation/direction hearings.

Alex has developed an expanding Multi Track practice and is often instructed to advise in cases of substantial value and complexity dealing with issues of quantum, liability and causation in all areas of employers liability/occupier liability and road traffic accident claims. Alex has a track record of acting successfully for Claimant’s involved in motorcycling accidents and securing substantial awards of compensation.

Alex has experience in drafting Statements of Case, including Particulars of Claim, Schedules of Loss and Defences. He is also asked on a regular basis to draft Part 35 questions to experts and draft applications on behalf of solicitor clients with supporting witness statements.

Employment -

Alex has an in depth understanding of representing businesses of varying size and industry in a wide range of employment tribunal matters inclusive of complex multi-day discrimination and whistleblowing cases. Alex’s growing employment practice is complimented by his recent appointment to the Attorney General’s C Panel. Alex is now regularly instructed to undertake complex employment work on behalf of all government departments.

Alex has also taken on several employment pro-bono cases for Claimants with great success, his most recent case having settled for a five-figure sum prior to the preliminary hearing.

Police Law -

Alex regularly advises police forces on civil actions being brought against them. Alex has experience in dealing with cases including allegations of assault, unlawful imprisonment, misfeasance in public office, harassment, breach of ECHR rights, breach of Data Protection regulations and many more.

Alex has first-hand experience of dealing with litigants in person in claims against the police. Alex is no stranger to cross examination and is able to assess when a robust approach is necessary or where a more conservative approach will be more successful.

Alex also specialises in representing police forces and government agencies in securing injunctive relief through litigation. Notably Alex is often instructed to represent the interests of Chief Constable’s in seeking injunctive relief under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, which includes housing related injunctions.

Alex also specialises in ‘Gang Injunctions’ and has secured several committals to prison.

Alex regularly advises at an early stage on the evidential points and applicable law when representing his instructing Police Forces, often in writing followed by a conference where necessary.

Alex also assists police forces in multi-jurisdictional issues spanning the Criminal, Civil and Family Courts. Most often Alex is instructed to secure Public Interest Immunity (PII) against disclosure of sensitive intelligence and regularly appears on behalf of Police Forces in the Family Courts to achieve the same. Recent instructions have seen Alex act repeatedly as independent counsel for LPP material on high profile cases.

Personal Injury Bar Association

Northern Circuit

Junior Counsel to the Crown – Regional C Panel – March 2020

BPP Manchester, 'Outstanding' Grade (Bar Practitioners Training Course) ranked in the top 5 of cohort

Liverpool John Moores University, 1st Class Honours (LL.B Hons Law) ranked in the top 5 of cohort

Inner Temple Prize for Outstanding BPTC Performance

Major Exhibition Award, Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, 2014

Winner, Essex Court Chambers English Speaking Union (ESU) Mooting Competition 2016