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Alex Curran

Alex-Curran
Senior Associate
Family
T: 020 7465 4378
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Alex has specialised exclusively in family law since qualifying as a solicitor, with a particular emphasis on cases involving significant wealth. His work routinely encompasses proceedings involving complex asset structures and cases with multi-international dimensions.

Alex regularly deals with child welfare proceedings involving issues such as leave to remove applications, the coaching of children to falsify allegations, international child abduction and biological parentage.

He is described by the legal directories as “an iron fist in a velvet glove” with an “intelligent, eloquent approach to cases [which] makes the unarguable appear arguable.” Alex is ranked in Chambers High Net Worth 2024, Chambers UK 2025 and The Legal 500 UK 2025. He is named as one of the 2024 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders.

Alex’s expertise as a Senior Associate in the Family department spans the spectrum of private family law matters, although he predominantly specialises in advising on the financial issues arising upon the breakdown of relationships for married and unmarried high and ultra-high net worth individuals and their spouses and partners. He has worked on cases that have been heard in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and his work regularly involves international individuals or assets, complex trust and business structures, nuptial agreements and applications to preserve assets.

 

Alex’s children law experience ranges from applications made by parents to relocate abroad with their children, to proceedings involving the falsification of abuse allegations, the coaching and manipulation of children and parental alienation. Alex is routinely involved in children matters with international elements, including securing safeguards to prevent international child abduction (e.g. Dubai, India, Monaco, Switzerland and France) and seeking emergency orders when children have been wrongfully removed from the country (Malaysia, Saudi Arabia).

Alex brings a wealth of experience to his clients to assist them in identifying their aims and objectives and devising a clear and strategic path by providing pragmatic and coherent advice. He is adept at working with conciliatory and constructive methods just as much as he is litigating proceedings when required.

Alex graduated with a degree with Law with French and qualified as a solicitor in 2015. He moved to London in 2016, was promoted to Senior Associate in 2019 and joined Payne Hicks Beach in 2021.

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  • Chambers UK 2025: Alex is ranked as an Associate to Watch in the category of Family/Matrimonial Ultra High Net Worth. Testimonials include: “Alex is one of the most down-to-earth and matter-of-fact lawyers I’ve come across in this sector. Clients really like him.”
  • The Legal 500 UK 2025: Alex is listed as a Recommended Key Lawyer.
  • 2024 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders: Alex is named as one of the 2024 eprivateclient NextGen Leaders and writes “Alex is a senior associate at Payne Hicks Beach, known for his specialism in family law. With nine years of experience, he has built a reputation for providing precise and specialist advice, staying at the forefront of legal developments. Alex is highly regarded for his robust yet proportionate approach, ensuring that clients feel supported and that their cases are handled with the utmost care and attention. His exceptional preparation and keen attention to key details make him a standout in complex family law cases. Clients appreciate his calm, empathetic manner, which is paired with a sharp legal mind, making him a formidable advocate in the family law sector. Alex’s ability to manage exceedingly complex cases and go toe-to-toe with any solicitor in the field positions him as a rising star in family law.”
  • Chambers HNW 2024: Alex is ranked as an Associate to Watch with the directory writing that he is a well-regarded senior associate at the firm who advises on complex matrimonial finance matters. Testimonial quotes include: “Alex is really smart and enthusiastic”, and “Alex is confident, good at giving advice and has a good following.”
  • The Legal 500 UK 2024: Alex is listed as Recommended Lawyer.
  • The Legal 500 UK 2022: Recommended Lawyer with testimonial quotes: “Alex Curran is an iron fist inside a velvet glove. His intelligent, eloquent approach to cases makes the unarguable appear arguable. He is a rising star in family law.” and “Alex Curran – star of the present and the future; he will go far.”

 

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