Alex is a solicitor in the public law and human rights team working on a range of judicial review and civil claims against public authorities, with a particular interest in challenges relating to migrant rights, the protection of Palestinian civic space, and national security.
Alex trained at Gold Jennings and gained experience in the public law team working on the two leading cases of NB & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1489 (Admin) and R (HM) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 695 (Admin). He also gained experience in the civil claims team working on inquests, claims under the Human Rights Act 1998, and other claims for damages.
Prior to joining Gold Jennings, Alex worked as a Research and Advocacy Associate at ALEF Act for Human Rights in Beirut, Lebanon. At ALEF, Alex researched and conducted advocacy on the Lebanese criminal justice system, the Syria crisis, and emerging human rights issues.
Alex graduated in 2017 with a BA (Hons) in International Politics from King’s College London. He went on to study the Graduate Diploma in Law (GLD) at City Law School and graduated in 2018. Alex subsequently completed the LLM Legal Practice Course at BPP University in 2019. Alex has also been a union representative for the Cleaners and Allied Independent Workers Union (CAIWU).
Alex is a member of the Human Rights Lawyers Association and Young Legal Aid Lawyers.
Alex’s cases include:
- Challenging the Secretary of State for the Home Department’s decision to refuse entry clearance to a Palestinian academic on the basis that their presence in the UK would not be “conducive to the public good”: AA v Secretary of State for the Home Department.
- Representing several asylum seekers in civil claims against the Home Office arising out of their detention in Manston Immigration Centre.
- Suitability challenge to the accommodation of a vulnerable Iranian asylum seeker at MDP Wethersfield.
- Representing an Iranian asylum seeker in a claim for damages against the Home Office arising out of their unlawful detention in Napier Barracks.
Alex is a solicitor in the public law and human rights team working on a range of judicial review and civil claims against public authorities, with a particular interest in challenges relating to migrant rights, the protection of Palestinian civic space, and national security.
Alex trained at Gold Jennings and gained experience in the public law team working on the two leading cases of NB & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1489 (Admin) and R (HM) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 695 (Admin). He also gained experience in the civil claims team working on inquests, claims under the Human Rights Act 1998, and other claims for damages.
Prior to joining Gold Jennings, Alex worked as a Research and Advocacy Associate at ALEF Act for Human Rights in Beirut, Lebanon. At ALEF, Alex researched and conducted advocacy on the Lebanese criminal justice system, the Syria crisis, and emerging human rights issues.
Alex graduated in 2017 with a BA (Hons) in International Politics from King’s College London. He went on to study the Graduate Diploma in Law (GLD) at City Law School and graduated in 2018. Alex subsequently completed the LLM Legal Practice Course at BPP University in 2019. Alex has also been a union representative for the Cleaners and Allied Independent Workers Union (CAIWU).
Alex is a member of the Human Rights Lawyers Association and Young Legal Aid Lawyers.
Alex’s cases include:
- Challenging the Secretary of State for the Home Department’s decision to refuse entry clearance to a Palestinian academic on the basis that their presence in the UK would not be “conducive to the public good”: AA v Secretary of State for the Home Department.
- Representing several asylum seekers in civil claims against the Home Office arising out of their detention in Manston Immigration Centre.
- Suitability challenge to the accommodation of a vulnerable Iranian asylum seeker at MDP Wethersfield.
- Representing an Iranian asylum seeker in a claim for damages against the Home Office arising out of their unlawful detention in Napier Barracks.