A successful and experienced barrister, Alexander enjoys a busy practice in immigration and family law.

Practice Areas

Immigration, Asylum and Nationality

Alexander has extensive practical and academic experience in immigration, asylum and nationality law and is widely regarded as a leading practitioner in this field. Alexander advises, settles pleadings and represents parties in the First Tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal, High Court and Court of Appeal in the following:

• Asylum and Humanitarian Protection;
• Citizenship and Nationality;
• Unlawful detention;
• Deportation of European and third-country nationals;
• Entry clearance refusals;
• Bail applications;
• Family reunion;
• Human rights;
• Long residence;
• Judicial Review
• EUSS appeals
• Points based system applications and visas.

Family

Alexander’s family law practice includes the following areas:

• Public law care work
• Financial Remedy Proceedings
• Applications for occupation and non molestation orders
• Child Arrangement Applications

Appointments

• 2015 – Present: Senior Lecturer on the Bar Training Course (BTC) at the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol in immigration and asylum law, professional ethics, family law and civil litigation.
• 2023 – Associate Fellow at the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol

Notable Cases

• Henry Eboh v SSHD, HU/11609/2019, Upper Tribunal
• Fatou Dieng v SSHD, EA/06256/2018, Upper Tribunal
• Roshan v SSHD, PA/10561/2018, Upper Tribunal
• Fresha Rajeshbhai Patel v SSHD HU/07011/2016, Upper Tribunal
• Madu v SSHD HU/03031/2017, Upper Tribunal
• MPB v SSHD PA/00492/2017, Upper Tribunal
• Chimhina v ECO HU/06778/2016, Upper Tribunal
• Jigarkumar Arvindbhai Patel EA/07854/2017, Upper Tribunal
• HMAA v SSHD PA/00431/2018, Upper Tribunal
• MNS v SSHD PA/1245/2017, Upper Tribunal
• St Hilaire v Katzenberg, December 2015/January 2016 Legal Action 44
• R (Jakhu) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (ETS: legitimate expectations) [2015] UKUT 693 (IAC)
• Anish Kamleshkumar Shah v SSHD IA/01083/2015, Upper Tribunal

Publications & Appearances

• Editor, Invictus Chambers Blog Site (2013- 2018)
• Editor, The Advocator (2009-2012)
• Editor, The LPC Law Quarterly (2009-2011)
• Editor, LPC Law News Online (2011-2013)

Qualifications & Awards

• 2000 – BA (Hons), Italian, Royal Holloway, University of London (2:1)
• 2001 – PgDL, City University, London
• 2003 – BVC, University of the West England, Bristol (Very Competent)
• 2005 – LLM, International Human Rights, University of the West of England, Bristol 

Professional Memberships

• Gray’s Inn
• South Eastern and Western Circuits
• Immigration Legal Practitioners Association (ILPA)

Languages

• French (Advanced)
• Italian (Advanced)

Interests 

Outside work, Alexander is a keen footballer, cricketer and long-distance runner. He also enjoys cinema, modern history and travel.