Helen Alexander

Summary

Helen is a specialist family law practitioner with extensive experience of all facets Child Arrangements Orders and Non-molestation and Occupation orders. She is a passionate, conscientious and strategically minded family court barrister, with over 15 years' experience dealing with a full ambit of Family Law proceedings.

Specialist areas of law include

Family & Children

Profile description

Helen is a client-focused, practical and strategically-minded family court barrister; her ultimate aim is to secure the best outcome. She specialises in complex family and children cases, where there is an overlap with Criminal and Immigration law, using her skills and knowledge to deal with complex legal issues, which arise in the family court proceedings.

Helen's experience includes:

Child Arrangements Orders
Public Law & Care Proceedings
Non-molestation and Occupation orders
Parental Alienation
Controlling and coercive behaviour
Domestic and sexual abuse
Abduction
Relocation

Helen is instructed to deal with complex final hearings and lengthy fact-finding hearings, dealing with allegations from historic serious sexual abuse, rape and assaults to parental alienation, relocation and controlling and coercive behaviour. Her forte lies in challenging expert reports such as psychiatric reports, advise on joint-instructions and her to ability to deconstruct the most challenging of expert reports, using robust and analytical scrutiny of the expert evidence to promote her client’s case.

Helen is a former CPS Crown Prosecutor in the Youth and Crown Court and Home Office (SSHD) Panel Advocate for the Immigration Tribunal; all of these skills and knowledge gained in these areas are used regularly deployed in court, ultimately to advance and achieve the most favourable outcome for clients.

Helen understands the challenges faced by the litigants-in-person, the need for clear legal advice at every stage of the court process and robust representation.

Education:

Manchester-Bar Vocational Course
2:1 Business (Hons)
2:1 Graduate Diploma in Law
2:1 Master in Law (LLM)

Personal interests:

All things Yorkshire... the Dales, horses and dogs. Helen's claim to fame? She is a lambing assistant extraordinaire - having assisted with over 500 deliveries!

Testimonials

Mr B Sharpe

“Absolutely over the moon that I was appointed Helen as my barrister very friendly and easy to approach, great communication between us throughout my whole court case (2 years) also told me off when I...” “Absolutely over the moon that I was appointed Helen as my barrister very friendly and easy to approach, great communication between us throughout my whole court case (2 years) also told me off when I needed it but I honestly couldn’t thank her enough, if it wasn’t for Helen I can honestly say I wouldn’t have got the result that I wanted and now I have my daughter. And, outside the courtroom we built a great friendship and understanding and in the court room, she is pure sassy and firm. I am delighted with the outcome and Helen was worth every penny I spent. I would 100% recommended Helen to anybody that is going through a court case once again a massive Thank You from me and my family thanks to Helen we can be a family again.” Read more Read less

Mr P (Public Access Client)

“Just thought I’d let you know that I’ve been to court with Helen Alexander and extremely satisfied with the outcome. She was worth every penny spent. In the almost 7 years of going to court for such a...” “Just thought I’d let you know that I’ve been to court with Helen Alexander and extremely satisfied with the outcome. She was worth every penny spent. In the almost 7 years of going to court for such a complex case have taken 3 hearings, but we were able to come out with an agreement that will now see me reunited with my son after 1 hearing. I was particularly impressed with Helen’s attention to details and thoroughness. She was strong and effective in advocating for me and negotiations. Her social skill is just as good as I was comfortable with her throughout discussions in and out the court room. I felt like she cared about my situation and my son’s wellbeing was very important to her. She is really good at what she does. Thank you for helping me.” Read more Read less

Dr V

“Helen Alexander has been the best barrister I have personally met during my financial order case. She goes to any extent to help her client achieve the best possible outcome. Helen has systematic appr...” “Helen Alexander has been the best barrister I have personally met during my financial order case. She goes to any extent to help her client achieve the best possible outcome. Helen has systematic approach and her sincerity helps her clients rest assured that they will be well looked after. I would like to wish her all the best in life and will recommend her to anyone I know if they need any legal advice for family matters.” Read more Read less

Mr O

“My life was in ruins, I had been accused of a serious allegations by my partner and said that I not the father of our child and she wanted to get me deported as a criminal so I could never have contac...” “My life was in ruins, I had been accused of a serious allegations by my partner and said that I not the father of our child and she wanted to get me deported as a criminal so I could never have contact with my daughter. All I ever wanted was to spend time with my daughter. I had no one to turn to until I got Helen, I didn’t even have much money but she took on my case. She represented me in court. She was brilliant. She cleared my name, got me contact with my daughter and got my life back. God bless you Helen, you were the only one who cared about me and my daughter.” Read more Read less

Ms Tania N

“I have no words to express my gratitude for your help today. You spoke to me in such clear and understanding way that made me truly inspired and empowered. You spend 45 minutes of your valuable time...” “I have no words to express my gratitude for your help today. You spoke to me in such clear and understanding way that made me truly inspired and empowered. You spend 45 minutes of your valuable time to help and advice someone who was looking for help. Because of people like you the world will be a better place one day! Thank you again ! Ps I mean it from the bottom of my heart” Read more Read less

Ms L.D.

“Thank you for your help in my case. I wanted to say that Helen Alexander did a fantastic job. She was very clear, concise, and knowledgeable. I am so grateful for her guidance and the great outcome we...” “Thank you for your help in my case. I wanted to say that Helen Alexander did a fantastic job. She was very clear, concise, and knowledgeable. I am so grateful for her guidance and the great outcome we achieved in court. I recommend her.” Read more Read less

Mr K (Direct Access Client)

“Best decision I ever made. I could not recommend Clerksroom enough. Rory was my Clerk and he was very professional at all times, he made himself available whenever I needed help and was always checkin...” “Best decision I ever made. I could not recommend Clerksroom enough. Rory was my Clerk and he was very professional at all times, he made himself available whenever I needed help and was always checking in to make sure everything was running smoothly. He recommended Helen Alexander to me for representation at my final hearing and even made it work to my budget. Helen was such an amazing barrister, she responded so quickly to any questions I needed answering, she provided me with constant reassurance and took so much weight off my shoulders. On the day of the hearing Helen defended me better than I could of ever hoped for. She is such an amazing barrister and such a lovely person in general. If you ever need representation I would not recommend anyone else to help you other than Rory for your clerk and Helen Alexander for your barrister. I owe so much to these two for what they have done for me and I will forever be grateful” Read more Read less

Janet Watkin

“Fast, agile, adaptable. Need Counsel? Rory Rocks! He responds to requests with lightening speed. In no time at all a top-notch barrister is reviewing your papers and counsel is onboarded in record tim...” “Fast, agile, adaptable. Need Counsel? Rory Rocks! He responds to requests with lightening speed. In no time at all a top-notch barrister is reviewing your papers and counsel is onboarded in record time to assess the merits of your case and help you move forward in the right direction. Agile and adaptable, Rory adjusts to changing circumstances with ease and elegance.” Read more Read less

Robert (Direct Access Client)

“I approached Nastassi with a complex situation that I believed no one would be able to understand. However, after speaking with her for just five minutes, she was able to grasp the complexity of the s...” “I approached Nastassi with a complex situation that I believed no one would be able to understand. However, after speaking with her for just five minutes, she was able to grasp the complexity of the situation and provided me with compassion and understanding. I felt instantly supported and heard. Nastassi gave me the opportunity to express myself and provided a listening ear, allowing me to get everything off my chest before moving forward. She not only recommended a barrister who she believed could help, but also presented me with other options. When my hearing date changed, a refund was provided without question. When a new date was confirmed, Nastassi promptly rebooked the original barrister. Throughout the process, Nastassi was always available if I needed her, responding to emails and phone calls promptly. Her consistent compassion and kind nature made the entire process less daunting for me. I am forever grateful.” Read more Read less

Madhura Shiralkar

“A trustworthy, dependable and professional approach. We at Lexus Legal & Consultancy Service Ltd. have been availing services from Clerksroom Direct for over a period of almost 10 months now and can g...” “A trustworthy, dependable and professional approach. We at Lexus Legal & Consultancy Service Ltd. have been availing services from Clerksroom Direct for over a period of almost 10 months now and can gladly say that we are extremely satisfied with their services. Rory Nunn has been very prompt, efficient and professional in his responses. We appreciate the efforts of Stassi Jennings as well. The Barristers that they help connect with are thorough professionals and client friendly. Rory has been instrumental in the business relation development with our firm. We would definitely like to continue business with Clerksroom Direct. We wish them all the very best and look forward to a fruitful relation in the coming years.” Read more Read less

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