Direct Access Barrister
Alex George Mullen
Direct Access Barrister
Alex George Mullen
Corporate & Financial Crime
Alex was part of the defence team representing a G4S executive acquitted in a major SFO fraud case. In 2023, he was seconded to BCL Solicitors LLP, primarily advising on sanctions matters touching on various jurisdictions. He accepts instructions in this area, including civil forfeiture, on which he has co-authored legal commentary. He has also supported chambers in corporate manslaughter and health and safety cases.
Regulatory and Disciplinary
Alex draws on his experience working at the HCPC when acting for and against a range of regulators. He is one of, if not the singular most broadly experienced barrister at his level of call in regulatory and disciplinary matters, with experience of proceedings before the FCA, SRA, BSB, BHA, IFoA, TRA, NMC, HCPC, GDC, GMC, and GPhC among others.
Crime
Alex prosecutes and defends in both Magistrates’ and Crown Courts, with experience in offences ranging from violence to driving and drugs. Alongside others in chambers Alex is one of the most junior advocates at the bar to prosecute matters at CPS Grade 3, and brings his prosecution experience to his defence work with great effect.
Area of Law
Crime
Overview
Alex both prosecutes and defends in criminal matters across the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts. His broad practice spans a range of offences, and he brings particular insight to defence work through his experience as a CPS prosecutor.
Experience
Alex is regularly instructed to prosecute and defend in both the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts. Alex has significant breadth of experience ranging from violent offences and road traffic matters through to sexual offences and drugs cases. Alex has particular familiarity with driving offences and is often instructed to make special reasons and exceptional hardship arguments in both the Magistrates’ Court and the Crown Court on appeal.
As a pupil, Alex often assisted senior members of chambers in relation to high-profile and politically sensitive criminal cases of the utmost seriousness, as well as cases with particular legal and factual complexity.
Alex prosecutes and defends serious and complex cases, often appearing alongside counsel of much more senior call.
Alex has experience defending serious sexual offences matters, including those involving pre-recorded cross-examination.
Professional Discipline
Overview
Alex has wide-ranging experience in regulatory and disciplinary matters, acting for both regulators and individuals. He draws on prior work within a regulatory body and regularly appears in proceedings across a broad spectrum of professional sectors.
Experience
Alex came to chambers having worked for the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as both a Case Manager and Presenting Officer. This in-house regulatory experience means that Alex is uniquely placed to offer his frontline experience in acting both for and against regulatory bodies of all types.
As a result of his work in this field, Alex has a wealth of experience understanding and interpreting complex medical evidence.
Alex has assisted members of chambers in Financial Conduct Authority proceedings, Solicitors Regulation Authority / Bar Standards Board matters and cases before niche regulators including the British Horseracing Authority and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. Alex frequently conducts disciplinary hearings on behalf of regulators at every stage in his own right, as well as advising such bodies on cases from complaint to conclusion. Alex appears before all medical regulators on a regular basis, in hearings of all types.
Alex recently appeared in a high-profile Solicitors Regulation Authority matter.
What sort of work do I do?
Alex specialises in criminal and similar practice areas, including professional discipline.
Who do I work for?
Alex represents individuals, including high and ultra-high net worth clients. Alex has particular experience dealing with professional clients, and regularly represents lawyers, doctors, nurses, paramedics, dentists and other high-level professions. Alex also acts for corporates of all types, has experience of working with and for trust structures both in the UK and abroad, and represents and advises other niche entities.