About Us

Alexander Harris was set up in 1989 by two young enterprising lawyers - Ann Alexander and David Harris. Alexander Harris have acted in a number of landmark legal cases securing victories for their clients in cases of clinical negligence and catastrophic personal injury.

Clinical Negligence

All areas of clinical and medical negligence including cerebral palsy and erbs palsy birth injury claims, surgical error, anaesthetic awareness, GP negligence, cosmetic surgery gone wrong, misdiagnosis, healthcare public law, public and private Inquiries and inquests.

Personal Injury

Personal injury solicitors representing victims of road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial disease injuries such as asbestos poisoning and respiratory diseases, military injury, criminal injury, sporting accidents, product liability, PTSD, deaths and inquests.

Accident or Illness Overseas

Injury overseas cases include injury & illness on package holidays, transport accidents including road traffic accidents, coach crashes and ferry disasters, sporting accidents, clinical negligence, overseas employment and fatalities. Represents large groups of holidaymakers in multi party actions

Catastrophic Injury

Recommended catastrophic injury solicitors specialising in head and brain injury, spinal and spinal cord injury, amputations and limb loss, severe burns, crushing injuries, falling injuries, and paralysis including paraplegia, hemiplegia and quadriplegia.

Military Injury

Cases include accidents as a result of aviation, parachuting, weapons, chemicals, equipment, fires/explosions, vehicles, machinery, training exercises, mountaineering, sports instruction. Our clinical negligence and product liability teams also advise on injuries from medical treatment or drugs.

Industrial Disease

Specialists in industrial disease cases including, asbestos, dermatitis, occupational asthma, silicosis, repetitive strain injury, occupational deafness, emphysema and respiratory diseases. Asbestos related cases include compensation for mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer and pleural disease.

Healthcare Public law and Human Rights

Work includes the right to life and the right to die including assisted suicide & euthanasia, the right to consent to or refuse medical treatment, best interest declarations, assisted conception & IVF treatment, organ retention and transplantation, Judicial review and actions involving the police.

Private Client

Recognising your needs we can organise and plan your financial affairs in a professional and flexible manner. Work includes, Trusts and the investment of monies, Court of Protection / Public Guardianship Office, Tax planning, Wills, Probate work and Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA).