Alex Findley

Alex is building a practice with a focus on employment and related areas of Chambers’ core work such as regulatory and disciplinary work, and contractual disputes.

Since joining Chambers Alex has advised and represented in cases relating to redundancy, TUPE, disability discrimination, race discrimination and in torts related to employment such as negligent misstatement in a reference. In November 2023, Alex appeared pro-bono at the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Olatunde v Viewber Limited EAT [2023} EAT 158.

Prior to commencing pupillage at Farrar’s Building, Alex worked as Senior Employment Case Worker at the Citizen’s Advice Bureau in the Royal Courts of Justice. Leading a team of five, he developed the Employment Law Advice Service from a starter project to a full time service and achieving long term funding from a charitable investment trust.

Alex’s team advised over 900 clients during 2021 and 2022. During this time Alex acted for claimants in a wide range of claims including discrimination, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal, unlawful deductions, restrictive covenants, bonus repayment and harassment in the workplace, appearing at tribunals, giving advice, drafting pleadings and negotiating settlements. Highlights included successfully appearing in a two day final hearing relating to an employee who had been dismissed for allegedly making threats to kill. Alex also drafted the pleadings and evidence in an alleged sexual misconduct case that was reported in The Times.

Alex also gained experience of employment and discrimination law while a student on the Bar Course in 2019. Alex completed an LLM dissertation on the subject of psychiatric evidence and employment law which was awarded a distinction and also volunteered with The Cleaners and Allied Independent Workers Union and The School Exclusion Project.

Alex has an active interest in all aspects of probate work, which is becoming a core focus of his practice. Alex has been instructed in claims under the Inheritance Act 1975, ToLATA claims related to probate and applications under s.50 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985.

Alex understands the importance of emotional intelligence and client care when dealing with clients who are processing bereavement and may also be dealing with significant family strife. He has undergone mediation training with the Society of Mediators and as such understands the value of the mediation process in these disputes. Alex looks for pragmatic strategies to achieve outcomes without unnecessary cost and delay.

Alex appears in court on a daily basis in all of Chambers’ core practice areas. He accepts instructions across a broad range of common law issues including contractual claims, credit hire, probate, property damage and other torts.

Alex was supervised by James Pretsell and Frederick Lyon throughout pupillage and through this, gained experience of multi-track personal injury work for both claimants and defendant’s including drafting pleadings, schedules of loss, skeleton arguments and witness statements.

Alex accepts instructions in property damage and related property claims.

During pupillage, Alex assisted James Pretsell in advising on a high value multi-track property damage claim relating to collapse of a waterlogged ceiling. In September 2023, Alex successfully represented the Defendants at trial in a claim by a Neighbour for failure to stop a leak in their property from damaging a party wall. Through Advocate, Alex has also recently advised in a claim relating to water contamination, dust and destruction of a party fence arising out of building work and a claim relating to pneumonia caused by damp and mould.