One Essex Court

Alexander has a very wide commercial litigation and arbitration practice, including civil fraud, injunctions, company, banking, energy, commercial judicial review, trusts and general commercial disputes. He is regularly instructed in complex, high-value claims, including those with international elements.Alexander has particular experience in worldwide freezing injunctions (WFO), having appeared in several of the leading cases – including the recent significant decision of Fundo Soberano de Angola v dos Santos [2018] EWHC 2199 (Comm) where he appeared for the respondent and successfully set aside a US$3 billion WFO.  Most recently, he also appeared as (as sole counsel) in Tsareva v Ananyev; Galagaev v Ananyev [2018/19] (Comm), for D10, arising out of a US$100 million claim for alleged fraudulent misrepresentation and conspiracy in connection with the collapse of a major Russia bank.Alexander has a wealth of advocacy experience, appearing in his own right before the Court of Appeal, in several High Court trials and in arbitral proceedings under a variety of rules.  He has also obtained numerous interim injunctions, including WFOs, search orders and disclosure orders.

Called 2009; Lincoln’s Inn (Lord Denning Scholar).

Commercial Bar Association.

Haberdashers’ Aske’s School, Elstree; University of Warwick (2006 BA (Hons) First Class); BPP Law School (2008 GDL (Distinction); 2009 BVC (Outstanding)).

Travel, reading, debating and volunteer youth work.