Dr Alexander KhanYear of Call: 2000
Areas of Expertise
- Financial Remedy
- TOLATA
- Chancery
Education
- Part II Registered Practitioner DIFC Courts (Dubai, UAE)
Direct Access Accredited: Yes
Alex is a highly experienced and respected barrister with nearly 25 years of practice, specialising in family law, with a particular focus on financial applications arising from divorce, both domestically and internationally. A born and bred Mancunian, Alex has a deep understanding of the challenges his clients face, particularly those that may arise from multicultural or religious issues. His familiarity with the local community allows him to offer tailored legal support, with regular appearances at the Manchester Civil Justice Centre and Stockport Family Courts.
Alex’s practice spans complex financial disputes, including those involving pensions, property, company law, and international assets. He is also well-versed in handling cases of family home disputes (FMH) and can assist clients through mediation, arbitration, private Financial Dispute Resolutions (FDRs),and Early Neutral Evaluations (ENEs), ensuring all avenues for resolution areexplored.
Alex has also acted in Direct Access cases for two decades. Additionally, Alex has a wealth of experience acting in Chancery disputes,which frequently overlap with family matters, including property, probate and wills, company law, and trusts of land applications (TOLATA).
Having practiced law in Dubai, Alex brings an international perspective to his work, maintaining a global network of legal contacts to assist with cross-border and inter-jurisdictional disputes. His expertise is further demonstrated by his role as the lead tutor for the LPC Family Unit course at ManchesterLaw School, where he shared his knowledge and passion for family law with the next generation of legal professionals.
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Case Studies
Financial Divorce – Covid 19 & Consent Orders
Over the past few days I have been inundated by enquiries in respect of whether or not the current pandemic and its impact on valuations may be a reason to revisit an agreed order entered into before the lockdown. Clearly the value of many businesses and assets will have been negatively impacted by the pandemic
20th April 2020 Read moreHidden assets discovery in UK and international divorce battle
The case involved allegations of substantial property and business assets both in the U.K. and held abroad by the otherside who maintained that they had very little in the way of assets and in the course of the proceedings even went as far as to claim bankruptcy. The client had tried her best as a
2nd May 2019 Read moreBusiness valuation victory in high stakes divorce settlement
The client’s only significant asset was a business which employed over 20 people. The business was struggling but notwithstanding the reality of the situation the otherside believed that the business was far more successful than it appeared from the accounts. The otherside had subjected the client to numerous requests for information relating to the business
2nd May 2019 Read moreLast minute legal success at final divorce hearing
The client had lost confidence in his solicitor who had represented him at an FDA and FDR. The matter had been listed for trial and the client required direct access Counsel to represent him at trial. The matter was successfully compromised on the day of the final hearing. The work involved representing the client at
2nd May 2019 Read moreFamily home and child needs victory in complex divorce trial
The magnetic features of the case was the length of the marriage and the needs of the client and the parties children. The case was complicated over issues concerning the value of the former family home which had suffered from subsidence. The client sought the lion’s share of the matrimonial assets in order to meet
2nd May 2019 Read moreLong marriage pension assets split successfully at FDR hearing
The significant asset in the case was substantial pension assets. The parties had been married a long time and the client sought equality of pension income upon retirement. An actuary was required to carry out certain calculations. The client achieved her desired result at an FDR. The work involved consisted of representing the client at
2nd May 2019 Read more2 million pounds of assets
This case involved over 2 million pounds of assets however it was not complicated. The assets consisted of the former matrimonial home and several investment properties. Notwithstanding the lack of complication the parties had each spent the best part of £100,000 in legal costs prior to the issue of proceedings. The client had lost confidence
2nd May 2019 Read more
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A massive thank you to John Hudson for your assistance, I am sincerely grateful. Moreover, for your good spirit and humour – it helped a lot in a difficult situation.
