Alex is currently on secondment to the international arbitration team of a leading law firm in Dubai. In this role, Alex works as lead counsel on a number of multi-million dollar commercial arbitrations, with an emphasis on complex construction disputes throughout the Middle East. His cases involve a number of high-profile property development projects, and his clients include major building contractors and developers in the Dubai construction sector. His work includes advising on complex jurisdictional and procedural issues within the arbitration process, including enforcement of awards.
Before Alex commenced his secondment, he had a busy court and paperwork practice, covering a range of civil and common law matters, though increasingly with a focus on commercial and contractual disputes, and property litigation.
Alex recently assisted the Government Legal Service with the Grenfell Inquiry. This included working with the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Home Office.
Alex has experience in a range of employment matters, regularly appearing in preliminary hearings and multi-day final hearings, including cases concerning unfair dismissal, constructive unfair dismissal and discrimination. Recent cases have involved complex disputes over contractual construction and inclusion of contract terms regarding leave, as well as injunction proceedings for restrictive covenants. He also have experience drafting pleadings, advising on merits and quantum, and drafting witness statements, including in government cases as a part of the Junior Junior Panel with the GLD.
Alex Burrell, ‘5 tips for relief in small claims trials’ – itsalawyerslife.com