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Alexander Laing

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Work Department

Adult & Social Care; Children; Family Finance; International; Human Rights

Position

Alex accepts instructions in all areas of family law. He has a broad practice, focusing on children law (public and private), financial remedies and domestic violence, and represents local authorities, guardians, mothers and fathers. He has recently completed a 6-day fact-finding hearing in to decades of alleged sexual abuse.

He is a contributor on children and financial remedy law to Family Law and Family Law Week, has a joint column for Family Law online and is a case summarizer for Family Law Week. For a full list of his publications, see ‘Publications’ tab above.

Career

Alex studied history and modern languages at Trinity College Dublin where he was award the Gold Medal by the University Board (for receiving a First in all papers, essays and dissertation). He completed the GDL and the BPTC at the City Law School, where he won the Everard Van Heyden prize.

Before coming to the Bar, Alex worked for the United Nations in El Salvador. He worked with gang-related charities and investigated corruption in the justice system.

Languages

Spanish; Italian (basic)

Memberships

FLBA; Resolution (affiliate member); Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn

Education

Called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn (top student)The City Law School, BPTC (Outstanding)

Universidad para la Paz, Costa Rica, M.A.-level certificate, Transitions to Democracy (Distinction)

The City Law School, GDL (Distinction)

Trinity College Dublin, B.A. (Mod.) European Studies (Gold Medal; First Class Honours, with Distinction)