Commercial perspective. Courtroom experience.

Alexander is a Commercial Chancery barrister at Enterprise Chambers. Solicitors, specialist knowledge lawyers, insolvency practitioners, in-house teams and overseas lawyers instruct him in substantial company, insolvency, commercial, fraud, cross-border and arbitration matters.

Alexander Heylin, Commercial Chancery barrister at Enterprise Chambers
Alexander Heylin · Enterprise Chambers
Chambers UK Bar 2026: Alexander Heylin, Top RankedLegal 500 UK 2026: Alexander Heylin, Leading Junior
Chambers UK Bar 20263 rankings
  • Band 1Company
  • Band 3Commercial Dispute Resolution
  • Band 3Restructuring/Insolvency
The Legal 500 20265 rankings
  • Leading Junior · Tier 1Company and Insolvency
  • Leading Junior · Tier 2Commercial Litigation
  • Leading Junior · Tier 3Commercial Disputes – Offshore
  • Leading Junior · Tier 4Insolvency
  • Leading Junior · Tier 5Company
Called to the BarEngland and Wales, 2000
Current chambersEnterprise Chambers
Also called to the BarTurks and Caicos (2011); Cayman Islands (2015); British Virgin Islands (2016)

Alexander began at the English Bar before joining Misick & Stanbrook in 2011, becoming a partner in 2012, and later practising as a principal at Kobre & Kim. Alexander has been called to the Bar of England and Wales (2000), Turks and Caicos (2011), the Cayman Islands (2015) and the British Virgin Islands (2016).

Alexander holds a BA from Newcastle University, completed the CPE and BVC at the College of Law, and holds LLM degrees from the University of Surrey and NYU Law. Alexander's NYU studies included US corporate law, bankruptcy, cross-border insolvency, financial services and corporate governance. Alexander completed the STEP examinations with distinction and is STEP qualified. Alexander is a member of the Chancery Bar Association and COMBAR.

Alexander's career has also included work within an investment business addressing regulatory and corporate-governance matters. This complements Alexander's experience as a partner in offshore practice and as a principal at a New York law firm.

Alexander's recent appellate work includes Syspal Capital Ltd v Truman [2025] EWCA Civ 469 and Servis-Terminal LLC v Drelle (No. 2) [2025] EWCA Civ 698.

Current memberships, qualifications and historic calls.

Professional and academic qualifications

  • Called to the Bar of England and Wales, 2000
  • BA, Newcastle University; CPE and BVC, College of Law
  • LLM in Corporate Law, NYU Law
  • LLM, University of Surrey
  • STEP examinations completed with distinction; STEP-qualified

Historic and non-current status

  • Called to the Turks and Caicos Islands Bar in 2011
  • Called to the Cayman Islands Bar in 2015 when resident
  • Called to the British Virgin Islands Bar in 2016
  • Not currently a STEP member; no STEP post-nominals or directory recognition claimed

Historic call or admission does not by itself imply a current practising entitlement or right of audience.

English advocacy informed by work across offshore and international disputes.

Alexander's principal base is London and his practice is national and international. His experience includes English proceedings and London-seated arbitration, offshore work in the British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and Cayman Islands, DIFC and Dubai-connected matters, and coordination with United States legal teams.

England and Wales

Company and shareholder disputes; contentious insolvency; commercial litigation; civil fraud; foreign judgments; arbitration and enforcement

Sole counsel, leading junior and junior counsel in trials, appeals, applications and arbitral proceedings

British Virgin Islands

Offshore company disputes, investment funds, shareholder litigation, provisional liquidation, liquidation and cross-border recovery

Counsel, junior counsel and sole counsel for parties and office-holders; called to the BVI Bar in 2016

Dubai and the DIFC

Recognition of foreign liquidations, fraud recovery, cross-border insolvency and English-law arbitration

Sole counsel for BVI office-holders and junior counsel within international arbitration teams
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