Alex Speirs

As one of very few North East lawyers truly qualified to advise on inheritance disputes, Alex has helped many business owners, senior executives, professionals and other wealthy individuals with contentious probate. 

Alex has completed the Association of Contentious Trusts and Probate 3-year course and is one of only a few advisers in the region to have done so.

Of course, such matters are always sensitive, personal and potentially stressful, so it helps that Alex is also an experienced commercial litigation lawyer.  From multi-million-pound high court claims to employment tribunals, Alex is at home handling disputes of all shapes and sizes with confidence, discretion and, if necessary, tenacity.

It also means she understands both business and personal needs, with the expertise and people skills to guide you through any inheritance issue.

Alex provides advice to companies and individuals about protection of intellectual property rights and how to deal with infringement of those rights. Alex also advises on technology disputes including advising a technology company on various contractual claims and advising a technology company in relation to a dispute with a shareholder relating to intellectual property and use and ownership of domain names.

Alex has significant experience advising on intellectual property disputes from both a claimant and defendant perspective across a number of sectors. This includes advising on the infringement of trademarks, disputes concerning products with DPO (Protected Designation of Origin) status and copyright infringement.

She regularly advises on IT disputes, including disputes arising out of the termination of software contracts.