Alex Davies > Cripps > Tunbridge Wells, England > Lawyer Profile
Cripps Offices
NUMBER 22
MOUNT EPHRAIM
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Kent
TN4 8AS
England
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Alex Davies
Work Department
Private client.
Position
Alex heads up the family team at Cripps. He has more than 20 years’ experience in advising on all aspects of family law with a client base comprising predominantly City professionals, entrepreneurs, family businesses, agriculture and estates clients and those with substantial inherited wealth.
In the last 12 months Alex has continued to attract a variety of substantial instructions, including nuptial agreements for multi-millionaires, divorce matters with foreign elements and complex and sensitive disputes concerning children.
Career
Coningsby Solicitors, Croydon 1991-99 (FILEX 1997); Hart Brown 1999-2000; TWM Solicitors 2000-11; partner 2008; partner Cripps LLP 2012-todate.
Memberships
Member of Resolution, the trade organisation for family lawyers committed to the constructive settlement of family disputes.
Education
Wilson’s School, Wallington; FILEX (1997); College of Law (2008 LPC)
Leisure
Raising a young family, cooking healthily (mostly), skiing (occasionally), music (listening and playing).
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
(Leading partners)The Tunbridge Wells-based team at Cripps is an ‘absolute powerhouse of a regional team’, regularly handling cases involving rural estates, and matters involving privacy and reputational concerns for for ultra-high net worth individuals. Praised for her ‘encyclopaedic knowledge of her cases‘, Helen Fisher focuses on matrimonial finance cases and nuptial agreements involving complex asset structures. Practice head Alex Davies is recommended for his ‘pragmatic and solution-orientated’ approach, regularly acting for high-net-worth individuals. Mediator Katy-Louise Allen stands out for her ‘unparalleled command of family law’, handling both complex financial matters and highly sensitive children cases. Vanda James departed the team in November 2023.
London > Private client > Family
Cripps‘ ‘excellent and experienced’ London family offering is headed up by Alex Davies: ‘robust, and good at the detail of cases’, Davies represents a range of high and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Simon Donald provides ‘practical, tactical, reasonable advice’ to clients, including unmarried couples. The group’s non-court dispute resolution options include Camilla Hooper, who is a qualified mediator.
Lawyer Rankings
- Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex South East > Private client
- Leading partners South East > Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Public sector > Public sector