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Alexander Chandler KC

Alexander Chandler KC

UK Bar 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Alex is a specialist in high-value financial remedies, involving complex corporate and trust structures. Regularly instructed in intervener claims and cases involving an overlap between family and civil law. He also specialises in Trusts of Land (TLATA) and Schedule 1 cases. Has advised internationally, e.g. in cases before courts of Jersey, Gibraltar and Bermuda.

Sits as a Recorder with s.9(1) authorisation to sit as a Deputy High Court Judge, arbitrator and a private FDR judge.

Recent cases: Cummings v Fawn [2023] EWHC 830, BT v CU [2021] EWFC 87, FN v AC (Financial Remedy – Agreement) [2019] EWHC 3806 (Fam), Shokrollah-Babaee [2019] 1 WLR 6517, BC v BG [2019] 2 FLR 337, AB v CD (Global Maintenance Orders) [2018] 2 FLR 150; R v B Capita Trustees [2017] EWFC 33; R v R (Circumvention of Sanctions Regime) [2015] EWCA Civ 796; [2016] Fam 153.

Career

MA(Hons), Hertford College, Oxford. Dip Law, City University Law School. Called 1995. Silk 2022.

Bar Disciplinary Tribunal panel member (2016-2020). Family Ct and Crown Ct recorder, authorised to sit as deputy High Court Judge (2023). First ever family law Fellow of CIArb. Editorial board, “Financial Remedies Journal”. Nominated family silk of year Legal 500 (2023).

Professional Memberships

Family Law Bar Association, Chancery Bar Association, International Academy of Family Lawyers, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).

Publications

Lead author “Dictionary of TLATA and Inheritance Claims”, Contributor to Halsbury’s Laws of England”, vol 5(4) Children and the Law. Regular contributor to publications including “Family Law”. Blogs at familybrief.org.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution - All Circuits

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Alexander Chandler KC routinely acts as an evaluator on Private FDRs and arbitrations. He often handles matters involving international matrimonial assets and non-disclosure allegations.

Family: Matrimonial Finance - London (Bar)

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Specialised matrimonial finance practitioner Alexander Chandler KC acts in substantial disputes concerning onshore and multi-jurisdictional assets. He is noted for his handling of complex issues surrounding TOLATA applications, and frequently handles Schedule 1 claims. Chandler sits part-time as a Recorder.

Strengths

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  • An exceptional silk who was an early advocate of arbitration and one of the first to do detailed written indications. He is always very good and very measured when you're in front of him.

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
  • Alex is very innovative and imaginative.

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
  • He quickly grasps the core issues in a case and is concise and succinct in his summary and indications.

    Family: Matrimonial FinanceUK Bar
  • Alexander is very approachable and very down to earth with the client.

    Family: Matrimonial FinanceUK Bar
  • Alexander Chandler is charming, thorough, pragmatic and thoughtful.

    Family: Matrimonial FinanceUK Bar

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    Alexander Chandler KC

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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    Christopher Pocock KC

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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    James Roberts KC

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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    Catherine Wood KC

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    Charlotte Hartley

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    Katherine Kelsey

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    Laura Moys

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    Nicola Fox

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    Richard Castle

    Family/Matrimonial: Non-Court Dispute Resolution

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London (Bar)

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