Alex Matthews

Practice Areas

Alex is a “force to be reckoned with”. A persuasive and meticulous advocate, she fights for a successful outcome whether prosecuting or defending over a wide range of criminal work including serious sexual offending; firearms; drugs conspiracies; and terrorism.

Alex has acted as led junior defending in murder. She has also been led for the prosecution in multi-handed frauds; and a multi-complainant RASSO trial.

Acting as junior alone Alex is often briefed in multi-handed cases for the prosecution including multi-handed firearms cases and OCG related kidnap/false-imprisonment.

Alex is sought out for cases requiring sensitive handling, prosecuting complex multi-complainant cases involving multiple young, vulnerable, witnesses. Defending she is also briefed to assist young or mentally unwell clients, recently defending a young girl accused of holding the gun for a gang, obtaining an acquittal on a duress defence.

In 2017 she was seconded to CPS London working on cases spanning the Crown Court case load, from multi-handed aggravated burglaries to assaults of emergency worker.

Appointed The Recorder of the South Eastern Circuit 2022-2024; working for chambers’ MANCOM; and taking on roles as a pupil supervisor and inns advocacy trainer she is collegiate and pro-active as regards her wider participation in the criminal bar.

Career

Keble College Advocacy Course 2022

Recorder of the South Eastern Circuit (Committee Position for SEC) 2022-2024

Pupil Supervisor

CPS Panel (Grade 4)

Serious Crime Panel (Grade 3)

Fraud Panel (Grade 3)

Counter Terrorism Panel (Grade 3)

CPS Rape Panel

Professional Memberships

South Eastern Circuit Committee (Exec Committee)

CBA (Committee Member)