Alex Pritchard-Jones is an experienced practitioner in business and property work. Alex’s practice covers commercial dispute resolution, wills, trusts and probate, insolvency, and all property work. Alex specialises in cases that require detailed legal argument and hard fought trials.
Alex can advise and obtain emergency High Court injunctions in appropriate cases and is willing to be instructed in the evening and at weekends in cases where time is of the essence.
Alex gives comprehensive advice at the start of a case and is a specialist at getting to grips with complex facts. He can draft pleadings within tight timeframes. He believes in the importance of face to face conferences at the start of a case as an opportunity for the client to give detailed instructions and he to give frank advice, before litigation begins. Alex’s experience working in the City of London before becoming a barrister means he has a good understanding of the needs of business clients.
Alex has a wide range of experience in agricultural and rural affairs cases, backed up by practical experience of having grown up on small holdings in Wales where his family kept sheep.
Alex’s recent cases and experience include:
Through his personal experience of farming communities, Alex understands the personal, and emotional complications experienced by clients in these matters. Farms that have been in families for generations are at risk from some of these proceedings, or in the case of water rights cattle may go thirsty. Alex offers pragmatic and commercially sound advice to secure the best outcome for his clients.
As well appearing in court, Alex has a broad paper practice, regularly advising clients upon a range of matters relating to agricultural claims. Alex will prefer to meet a client, which can take place at the farm or rural location, as a first step before proceedings are issued.
Alex is a qualified mediator but also represents clients at mediations.
Prior to being called to the Bar, Alex obtained a Masters Degree from Oxford University and graduated with a First Class degree in History and Politics from Newcastle University.
Alex was also awarded scholarships from the Middle Temple. Most recently, Alex has been nominated for Barrister of the Year at the Birmingham Law Society Awards.
During Bar School Alex was a paralegal in a leading London criminal law firm, which meant he has represented individuals accused of criminal offences across London police stations. Much of this work was about criminal financial fraud cases, which has a useful application to his business and property practice.
Outside of the Bar, Alex is the Leader of Birmingham Central Read Easy, an organisation that teaches adults to learn to read.
Alex has extensive experience in banking and finance litigation and is well versed in common issues that arise in this area. His expertise comes not only from his legal knowledge but also from having worked for Lloyds Bank and JP Morgan in their financial remediation projects. He acts in disputes concerning commercial and consumer finance and represents banks, finance providers, and individuals.
Alex’s recent experience includes:
Alex has substantial experience in claims involving undisclosed commission paid to brokers of finance agreements. He deals with both ‘secret’ and ‘half secret’ commission claims, as well as disputes as to unfairness under the Consumer Credit Act 1974. In particular, Alex has appeared in numerous vehicle finance commission disputes, both at trial and at interlocutory hearings. He is also comfortable with disputes concerning PPI policies.
Alex has an expansive practice in cases involving the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, including disputes concerning the regulation of financial products and activities. In particular, Alex has advised several individuals on whether loans to them given by unregulated lenders are able to be enforced.
Alex has expertise in personal guarantees and indemnities, a complicated but consequential area of law.
Alex is a qualified mediator but also represents clients at mediations.
Prior to being called to the Bar, Alex obtained a Masters Degree from Oxford University and graduated with a First Class degree in History and Politics from Newcastle University.
Alex was also awarded scholarships from the Middle Temple. Most recently, Alex has been nominated for Barrister of the Year at the Birmingham Law Society Awards.
During Bar School Alex was a paralegal in a leading London criminal law firm, which meant he has represented individuals accused of criminal offences across London police stations. Much of this work was about criminal financial fraud cases, which has a useful application to his business and property practice.
Outside of the Bar, Alex is the Leader of Birmingham Central Read Easy, an organisation that teaches adults to learn to read
Alex has a broad commercial practice, with extensive experience of claims for breach of contract, professional negligence, unjust enrichment, misrepresentation, and conversion. He represents companies, individuals and partnerships in the full spectrum of commercial claims.
His recent experience includes:
Alex has recently obtained urgent injunctions or undertakings, in one case with only an hour to go before a client’s customer’s fibreoptic lines were going to be cut.
Alex has many years experience in insolvency practice. Alex acts in both personal and corporate insolvency litigation. He has extensive experience of claims under the Insolvency Act 1986 and the interplay with the Companies Act 2006, including for wrongful trading, fraudulent trading, and breach of directors’ duties. He acts for creditors, debtors, liquidators and trustees in bankruptcy.
Alex’s recent cases include:
Alex’s experience in the financial world means he is well versed in the practical realities of insolvency work.
Alex enjoys all property related work, and has experience of the following types of cases:
Alex appears in the High and County Courts as well as the specialist Property tribunals.
Alex has extensive experience in advising families bringing or defending Inheritance Act disputes. His recent experience includes:
Alex has extensive mediation experience, both as counsel and as mediator, in estates ranging from £250,000.00 to £3,000,000.00.
| Alex has extensive experience of company and partnership cases, both in advising about director’s duties and removal, as well partnership disputes and dissolution. Alex has drafted and advised on unfair prejudice petitions as well as represented companies suing former directors. Alex has a niche in advising on joint venture agreements, whether the venture is through a limited company or through a simple agreement. As well appearing in court, Alex has a broad paper practice, regularly advising clients upon a range of matters relating to company and partnership disputes. Alex will prefer to meet a client, as a first step before proceedings are issued. Alex is a qualified mediator but also represents clients at mediations. Prior to being called to the Bar, Alex obtained a Masters Degree from Oxford University and graduated with a First Class degree in History and Politics from Newcastle University. Alex was also awarded scholarships from the Middle Temple. Most recently, Alex has been nominated for Barrister of the Year at the Birmingham Law Society Awards. During Bar School Alex was a paralegal in a leading London criminal law firm, which meant he has represented individuals accused of criminal offences across London police stations. Much of this work was about criminal financial fraud cases, which has a useful application to his business and property practice. Outside of the Bar, Alex is the Leader of Birmingham Central Read Easy, an organisation that teaches adults to learn to read. |
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