Profile

Andrew Alexander is a highly experienced child law practitioner specialising in public and private law proceedings.

Andrew is robust and straightforward in his approach to both his lay and professional clients and believes it is very important that his lay clients are put at ease and fully understand proceedings. Andrew is very experienced in dealing with vulnerable clients and is adept at making sure clients are listened to and supported when facing the most stressful and emotional periods in their lives. Andrew is adept at communicating his advice to both professional and lay clients.

Andrew’s cross-jurisdictional experience of both Family Law and Immigration, Asylum law & Human Rights Law has proved crucial when representing clients.

Andrew acts on behalf of parents, children’s guardians, competent children, and intervenors. He has extensive experience in a wide range of cases which include:

  • Neglect cases
  • Drug and Alcohol Abuse
  • Complex Mental Health Vulnerability cases
  • All aspects of Adoption matters
  • Domestic abuse/violence cases
  • Serious Non-Accidental Injury proceedings
  • Complex Sexual Abuse cases
  • Special Guardianship
  • Residence, Child Arrangements/Contact disputes
  • Non- Molestation Order matters
  • Cross over jurisdictional issues between Family Law and Immigration and Asylum Law in the UK

IMMIGRATION, ASYLUM & HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

Andrew is highly experienced in all areas of immigration, asylum and human rights work which includes;

  • All levels of Immigration, Human Rights and Asylum Hearings
  • Bail hearings
  • Entry Clearance appeals
  • Administrative Court (High Court) and Court of Appeal work, including obtaining emergency injunctions and drafting grounds for Judicial Review and ‘out of hours’ applications to the High Court
  • EEA appeals
  • Drafting written Legal Advice/Opinions.
  • Advising professional and lay clients in conferences.

 

Education

Rugby School (1986-1991) BA Honours in Politics

University of Wales, Swansea

Post Graduate Diploma in Law, Nottingham Law School

Inns of Court School of Law

 

Memberships

Member of The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn.

Further Professional Information

Andrew understands Malayalam and limited Tamil and has extensive knowledge and experience of South Asian cultures.

Andrew was a Non-Executive Director of the Eagle House Group, Schools for children with Autism at all age groups. The Eagle House Group was created in 2004 to support families of children with autism.

Languages

Understands Malyaylam and limited Tamil.
Extensive knowledge and experience of South Asian cultures.

Interests

A keen interest in filmmaking in my earlier years. I won a national film making competition in 1998, with a short film called ‘Chinese Takeout’, which I co-directed, produced and acted in.

I have a keen love of sports, especially cricket, being the Captain of Cricket at Rugby School.

I have a keen interest in all aspects of personal growth and self help development

My experience and knowledge of Asian culture has proved invaluable in my profession.

Practice Areas

Family

Public

Cases

  • K (Child: Placement options: Concurrent planning), Re [2024] EWFC 98 (B) (07 May 2024)