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Alex qualified as a barrister in May 2000, cross qualifying as a solicitor in May 2008.
He joined Clarkson Wright & Jakes in 2009 after working in Canary Wharf and the City as in-house Counsel for a number of companies specialising in insurance litigation. He became a Partner at Clarkson Wright & Jakes in 2012.
Alex specialises in catastrophic personal injury and clinical negligence litigation. Although he primarily acts for claimants, he also accepts work on behalf of defendants often involving insurance indemnity issues.
His personal injury practice focuses on traumatic brain injury, spinal injury, loss of limbs and chronic pain litigation. He also acts for claimants that have complex liability issues such as stress at work/harassment claims, travel litigation and wrongful imprisonment/actions against the police.
Alex’s clinical negligence practice involves a wide range of clinical areas although he specialises in birth related complications and general surgical negligence.
Alex is actively involved with the UK’s largest medical negligence charity – AvMA, volunteering each month to provide advice to members of the public who have complaints against public and private health care treatment.
Alex’s interests outside work include competing in triathlons, fishing, surfing, snowboarding, rugby and spending time with his family.
For the last three years Alex has taken part in a local sportive called the Kentish Killer which is organised by cycling club, GS Avanti, to raise funds for the Kent, Sussex, & Surrey Air Ambulance Trust.
Alex has taken part in The Harmed Patient Pathway as a member of the AvMA specialist clinical negligence panel. The Harmed Patient Pathway, led by the patient-safety charity Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) and the Harmed Patient Alliance (HPA), is a collaboration of experts in the impact of avoidable medical accidents. It was developed with input from the Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations programme, the charity Making Families Count, and patient-safety specialists from NHS trusts.
Feedback from Alex's volunteering work at AVMA - The Harmed Patient Pathway
From a client in July 2024 – ‘Thank you. I found the person I spoke to today very compassionate, very considered, and very knowledgeable and thank you, you’re providing a great service.’
From a client in November 2024 – ‘The adviser was incredibly understanding, spent a long time on the phone with me listening and also gave me excellent and realistic advice. Thank you.’
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