Alexander Dos Santos
Year of Call: 1999 LLB (Hons)
Affiliations: Administrative Law Bar Association, Human Rights Lawyers Association, Liberty
Specialist Areas: Serious Crime, Homicide, Serious Violent Offences, Firearms, Large Drugs Related Offences, Confiscation, Restraint & Asset Recovery Proceedings, Serious Fraud & White Collar Crime, MTIC Fraud , Commercial Crime, Money Laundering, DTI Offences, Local Government Crime & Enforcement, Regulatory & Compliance Work, Health & Safety, Environmental Law, Extradition
Biography
Alexander has a wide ranging practice. He undertakes instructions in criminal, regulatory, civil and public law matters. His main area of focus is on cases arising from financial disputes and allegations of wrongdoing, and where both civil and criminal law problems are present.
Alexander is frequently instructed to advise and act in cases that involve difficult or novel legal issues and those which are factually complex. He also provides pre-litigation and strategic advice to both companies and individuals caught up in regulatory and criminal investigations.
He has particular expertise in:
Fraud
Money Laundering
Confiscation
Asset Restraint and Forfeiture
Extradition
Bribery
Corruption and Misconduct in Public Office
Alexander also has experience in the following:
Regulatory – Prosecutions (Health and Safety, Environmental and Local Authority), Compliance, Disciplinary
Civil Law/Financial Disputes – Civil Fraud, Commercial Contracts, Insolvency
Public Law/Judicial Review – Human Rights, Criminal Causes, Planning, Prison Law, Local Government
In addition, he has experience in courts-martial and employment cases and previously worked as assistant to Senior Counsel at the European Centre for Law and Justice advising on issues under Convention law, EU and domestic law and drafting numerous applications to the European Court.
He has appeared twice before the European Court of Human Rights and has two further cases outstanding.