Alex Verdan KC

Spear's Review

Widely regarded as the top silk for private children work, Alex Verdan KC shows his trademark precision when describing his role. It is, he says, to provide every client with ‘frank and realistic advice’, right from the offset.

For Verdan – now entering his fourth decade at the Bar – that can mean advising on anything from intractable child arrangement disputes to internal relocations, leave to remove cases, and even cases involving alleged abuse and alienation. All of which usually adds up to a busy diary.

Appointed a QC in 2006 (now a KC), he practises at 4 Paper Buildings (4PB), the chambers which he joined in 2007. Verdan’s colleagues paint a picture of a lawyer who is as loved by his clients as he is respected by judges and fellow advocates.