Alfred Weiss

Practice Areas

Alfred practises in the complementary and overlapping areas of:

- Commercial Litigation and Arbitration (including international Arbitration)

- Commercial Fraud

- Employment

- Insolvency

- Professional Negligence.

Within Commercial, particular specialisms include:

- Commercial Fraud in all guises

- Shareholder disputes

- Partnership disputes

- JV disputes

- Franchise Disputes

- Economic torts

- Commercial contracts disputes

- Employment related disputes including restrictive covenants, breach of confidentiality, fiduciary duties.

- Applications for urgent injunctive relief.

Within Employment, particular specialisms include:

- Claims for senior individuals encompassing employment and shareholder issues

- Restrictive covenants and breach of confidentiality

- Bonus claims

- Unfair and wrongful dismissal

- Whistleblowing

- Discrimination

Alfred has a strong reputation as a trial advocate who represents his clients’ interests fearlessly. He is regularly instructed in extremely substantial and complex High Court claims and Arbitrations, both as sole Counsel and in conjunction with Leading Counsel.

Alfred also acts in substantial multi-day Employment Tribunal claims raising issues of great legal and/or factual complexity.

Alfred’s service standards are excellent, and he builds a strong rapport with Solicitors and lay clients. He is a team player

Alfred has been a member of the Attorney-General’s Regional Panel since November 2012. He was promoted to the A-Panel with effect from 1 March 2021.

Career

Call 2006

Pupillage 2006-2007, Zenith Chambers

Tenant 2007 to 2011, Zenith Chambers

Tenant 2011 to date Exchange Chambers

Professional Memberships

- North Eastern Circuit

- Employment Lawyers Association

- Northern Circuit Chancery Bar Association

- Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association