Alex was called to the Bar in 1978. He read law at Cambridge University where he was awarded a first class degree in 1975. He then did a postgraduate LLB also at Cambridge University where he was awarded a further First Class degree. He was a Holt and also a Mould scholar of Gray’s Inn. Alex tutored law at Jesus College, Cambridge for one year and also lectured in law in the evenings at the Polytechnic of Central London (as it was then known).

Alex’s practice is primarily litigation based. He has focused on property disputes, with an emphasis on commercial landlord and tenant, and professional negligence claims, particularly those involving allegations of solicitors’ and accountants’ negligence. He also does more broadly based commercial and company disputes and has appeared on disputes involving costs, including appearing in the Supreme Court Costs Office. He has handled claims for many large public corporations including Cable & Wireless, McDonalds, National Grid, Provident Insurance, Blockbuster.

Alex has written on legal subjects. He wrote a book published by Sweet & Maxwell, Consumer Credit: Law & Practice published in 1985. He was one of the editors of the Professional Negligence Encyclopaedia published by Butterworths published in 2000. He has also written articles, most recently for The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer in 2007 on legal problems associated with the law relating to easements of parking.

Alex was appointed a Recorder for the Western Circuit in 2005 and is now a Recorder for the South Eastern Circuit.