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Alex Laing

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Alex is a barrister practising in Family Law at Coram Chambers in London, with a particular interest in international children law.In 2014, he graduated from the BPTC as the Everard Van Heyden prizewinner, and was the top student of his Call to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn. He was the Family Law Young Barrister of the Year 2016 and is the Family Law Pro Bono Lawyers of the Year 2017.
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Alex is a barrister practising in Family Law at Coram Chambers in London, with a particular interest in international children law.In 2014, he graduated from the BPTC as the Everard Van Heyden prizewinner, and was the top student of his Call to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn. He was the Family Law Young Barrister of the Year 2016 and is the Family Law Pro Bono Lawyers of the Year 2017.
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22 MAY 2018

A day in the life of ... Alex Laing A day in the life of ... Alex Laing
Alex Laing is a barrister at Coram Chambers. He was awarded Family Law Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year at the Family Law Awards 2017.What is your position and what do you do on a  day-to-day basis?I am a...
22 MAY 2018
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22 FEB 2016

A very legal playground: Re B (A Child) (Habitual Residence: Inherent Jurisdiction) and the habitual residence seesaw A very legal playground: Re B (A Child)...
On 3 February 2016, the Supreme Court gave judgment in Re B (A Child) (Habitual Residence: Inherent Jurisdiction) [2016] UKSC 4. The case addressed a novel point in the ongoing re-interpretation of...
22 FEB 2016
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4 JAN 2016

Saleem, shivering and English winters: jurisdiction under Art 11 of the 1996 Hague Convention Saleem, shivering and English winters:...
On 25 November 2015, the Supreme Court gave judgment in the first case on the Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation of Parental Responsibility and...
4 JAN 2016
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17 JUL 2015

Magna Carta 800 years on: faded lustre and family law Magna Carta 800 years on: faded lustre...
'I am here because these proposals appal me, because of what they will do for access to justice for those who are most vulnerable, and about the quality of justice which our system...
17 JUL 2015
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3 JUN 2015

Genes or Jeans? The importance of the genetic relationship when evaluating a child's best interest Genes or Jeans? The importance of the...
The winds of change blow gustily. The once-solid ideal of the traditional family has become increasingly supple, re-wrought and re-modelled with time. Central to this is the issue of...
3 JUN 2015
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