Alex is regularly instructed as junior counsel in high-profile and complex competition litigation.

She is ranked as a “Rising Star” in the Legal 500 and “Up and Coming” in Chambers & Partners for Competition Law.

Cases

Current and recent highlights include:

• Gutmann – acting as junior counsel for the class representative in collective proceedings brought against the operators of the South Eastern and Southwestern rail franchises (with Philip Moser KC and Stefan Kuppen).
• Trucks – acting as junior counsel for Daimler in the Trucks litigation in both the collective proceedings and individual actions (with Paul Harris KC, Ben Rayment and Michael Armitage).
• NHS v Servier – acting as junior counsel for NHS Scotland and Northern Ireland in “pay-for-delay” claims against Servier (with Julian Gregory).
• Interchange – acting as junior counsel for multiple retailers in their claims against Visa and Mastercard in the ongoing interchange fee litigation (with Kassie Smith KC and Fiona Banks).
• Consumers Association v Qualcomm – acting as junior counsel for Qualcomm in the opt-out collective proceedings brought against it by Which? (with Mark Howard KC, Tony Singla KC and David Bailey).

Alex has broad range of experience of public and administrative law.

Cases

Current and recent highlights include:

• Acting in multiple judicial review claims for former Afghan interpreters who worked alongside British forces in relation to their applications to relocate to the UK (led variously by Samantha Knights KC, Adam Straw KC and Nikolaus Grubeck).
• Siemens v HS2 – acting for Siemens in judicial review challenges to the rolling stock procurement for HS2 (with Fionnuala McCredie KC, Ewan West, Fiona Banks and John Steel).
• R (Gass) v Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead – acting for the claimant in a successful judicial review challenge to the local authority’s decision to increase council tax contributions for low income taxpayers (with Michael Armitage).
• K v Caerphilly Borough Council – acting as sole counsel in a successful disability discrimination and Human Rights Act claim in relation to a local authority’s decision to register a child on the child protection register.
• E v East Riding County Council – acting as sole counsel for a young person with special educational needs in a successful appeal against their EHC Plan in the SENDist Tribunal.
• Palamon investigation – advising the Civil Aviation Authority in its investigation of whether an air traffic control licence holder had breached its duties (with Anneli Howard KC).
• G v London Borough of Hackney – acting as sole counsel for the claimant in a Human Rights Act claim in relation to a local authority’s failure to secure educational provision for a young person unable to attend mainstream school for mental health reasons.

Alex is developing a thriving procurement law practice. She is instructed by Siemens in its high-profile challenge to the rolling stock procurement for HS2 (with Fionnuala McCredie KC, Ewan West, Fiona Banks and John Steel), which went to trial in late 2022.

Alex regularly acts in matters concerning freedom of information and data protection. She was previously a contributing author to the Freedom of Information Journal.

Cases

Current and recent highlights include:

• Kayode v Information Commissioner [2021] UKUT 86 (AAC) – acting as sole counsel for the Commissioner in an appeal concerning the disclosure of personal data.
• Information Commissioner v Driver [2020] UKUT 333 (AAC) – acting as sole counsel for the Commissioner in the Upper Tribunal and First Tier Tribunal in a case concerning the disclosure of information provided in confidence (section 41 FOIA).
• Preston v Information Commissioner – acting as sole counsel in a dispute concerning the Commissioner’s handing of a subject access request.

Alex has been instructed in a number of high-profile sports matters.

Cases

Recent highlights include:

• acting for Manchester City FC in connection with the decision by UEFA to ban the Club from the Champions League in 2020 (with Paul Harris KC);
• acting for a former professional darts player in a contract dispute.

Education

• BPTC, City Law School (Outstanding)
• BCL, Brasenose College, University of Oxford (Distinction)
• BA in Law and French Law, Brasenose College, University of Oxford (First Class)

Scholarships

• Lord Mansfield Scholarship (top BPTC award from Lincoln’s Inn)
• City Law School Scholarship for Academic Excellence
• Hardwicke Entrance Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
• Barry Nicholas Scholarship for the BCL, Brasenose College, University of Oxford
• Buchanan Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
• Phoenicia Scholarship, Bar European Group

Up and Coming in Competition: “Extremely strong, a future star. Very helpful and responsive and enthusiastic.” – Chambers UK and Chambers Global, 2023

Rising Star in Competition: “Alex is careful and thorough and has a good manner with clients. Her drafting is clear and well-thought out and she possesses a great work ethic.” – Legal 500, 2023

Up and Coming in Competition: “She is incisive and willing to debate issues and work through the issues with the firms in a collaborative manner.” “Really enthusiastic, dedicated and hard-working. She has a strong grasp of the law.” “Alexandra has been responsive and has good attention to detail.” – Chambers UK and Chambers Global, 2022

Rising Star in Competition: “Alex is hard working, careful and thoughtful. Her drafting is clear.” – Legal 500, 2022