Alex Verdan KC

Spear’s Review

Alex Verdan KC of 4PB has a busy practice as a family barrister and is widely regarded as one of the top silks for private children work. 

He has a particular specialism in complex children cases, namely those involving allegations of abuse, arrangements disputes and international relocations. The seriousness of these cases is not lost on Verdan. ‘You need quite a unique skill set, because you’re dealing with something so important,’ he tells Spear’s. ‘What people say about me is that I’ve got the mixed skill set to deal with it: kind and sympathetic, but also professional and detached.

‘It’s the combination of those things which have made me the person that I am and, I’d like to think, the success that I am,’ says Verdan, who is now entering his fourth decade at the Bar.

Notable cases

• Tickle & Anor v The BBC & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 42
  
• G (Children) (Supervised Contact) [2023] EWCA Civ 1453
  
• LKM v NPM [2023] EWFC 118