Alexandra Pountney > Ropewalk Chambers > Nottingham, England > Barrister Profile
Ropewalk Chambers Offices
24 THE ROPEWALK
NOTTINGHAM
NG1 5EF
England
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Alexandra Pountney
Work Department
Personal injury, clinical negligence, inquests, disease, counter fraud.
Position
Alex enjoys a busy and fast-paced practice, focusing on personal injury, clinical negligence, inquests and industrial disease. She is regularly instructed in high-value and complex cases, with a skill for unpicking challenging issues of medical causation and knotty factual disputes.
Robust in oral and written advocacy, Alex’s practice includes a healthy mix of Claimant and Defendant work. She prides herself on being balanced and approachable to both professional and lay clients.
With an eye for detail, Alex is adept at working her way through voluminous documents and conducting conferences with experts across a range of disciplines.
Alex assisted with legal research in the landmark case of Zurich -v- Hayward [2017] AC 142. She regularly advises and provides representation in cases involving allegations of fraud or fundamental dishonesty.
Before coming to the Bar, Alex worked in a busy clinical negligence team at a firm of solicitors. She has also worked for the Criminal Cases Review Commission, where she drafted submissions to the Ministry of Justice on proposed legislative changes to the law of joint enterprise.
Alex studied Philosophy and Politics at the University of Southampton. She completed the GDL and BPTC at the University of Law, where she was awarded the BPTC Advocacy Prize for obtaining the highest advocacy marks in her year. She is a Benefactors’ Scholar of the Middle Temple and received the Kalisher Internship Award in recognition in of her potential to succeed at the Bar.
Career
Called 2014.
Memberships
- Personal Injuries Bar Association (PIBA)
- Nottinghamshire Law Society (NLS)
Education
- BA (Hons), Philosophy & Politics, University of Southampton
- Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Law
- Bar Professional Training Course, University of Law
Personal
Away from the Bar, Alex enjoys travel, yoga and wine.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Clinical negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Alexandra Pountney – Ropewalk Chambers ‘Alex is a fierce advocate who leaves no stone unturned. She is thorough and methodical in her approach and carefully teases out information in a deliberate and effective manner. Alex is also superb with clients – empathetic and supportive, but also firm when needed. She explains complex legal and medical issues clearly.’
Regional Bar > Midland Circuit > Inquests and inquiries
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Alexandra Pountney – Ropewalk Chambers ‘Alex is formidable in court whilst remaining courteous and professional. Her questioning of witnesses is forensic and her grasp of the issues in cases is astute. She clearly has a strong relationship with her instructing solicitors and is trusted by her lay clients.’
Ropewalk Chambers remains at the forefront of inquests and inquiries work on the Midland Circuit, offering a ‘wide range of fantastic barristers’ with considerable combined experience. Thomas Herbert has particular expertise handling inquests in social care and medical contexts, recently appearing in an Article 2 jury inquest into the death of a woman following her admission to a secure psychiatric ward and development of acute hyponatremia (low concentration of salt in the blood). Alexandra Pountney, widely praised for her ‘empathetic and supportive’ approach to client care, also excels in medically complex cases.