Alecsandra Manning Rees
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 5 : Professional Discipline
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About
Provided by Alecsandra Manning Rees
Practice Areas
Alecsandra practices exclusively in Regulatory and Professional Discipline for various professionals and regulators, particularly in the areas of healthcare and education.
Alecsandra is recognised in both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 for her expertise in professional discipline. She sits as a legal adviser and is a mentor to junior members at 5SAH providing regular training, advice, and updates.
In 2024, Alecsandra was made joint deputy head of 5SAH’s regulatory and professional discipline team.
Her Professional Discipline work includes assisting registrants or organisations at concurrent proceedings such as inquests or criminal hearings. Her practice extends to both presenting cases on behalf of regulators and defending registrants before their regulators. She has also provided training to non-statutory regulators.
As a Legal Adviser, she has a unique insight into how to achieve positive outcomes for her clients.
Career
Alecsandra qualified as a solicitor in 2016 before cross-qualifying to the bar in 2018. From 2017, Alecsandra worked in-house as an advocate exclusively presenting cases on behalf of a regulator before joining 5SAH in 2019 and expanding her regulatory practice.
Professional Memberships
Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL).
Legal Adviser.
Publications
See Alecsandra's articles on professional discipline & regulatory law here: https://www.5sah.co.uk/barristers/alecsandra-manning-rees/articles
Chambers Review
UK Bar
At 5 St Andrew's Hill, Alecsandra Manning Rees's practice in regulatory and professional discipline extends to both prosecuting and defending registrants. She has acted against or on behalf of a range of regulatory bodies including the HCPC, GDC, GMC, GOC, NMC and RCVS.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Alecsandra has the ability to cut to the crux of a matter and get things done succinctly while still being a persuasive advocate."
"Alecs is an excellent barrister. She takes a pragmatic and sensible approach to the case as a whole. She is extremely hard-working, and goes above and beyond when it comes to written submissions."
"Her client care skills are some of the best I have ever seen. She is able to deal with clients in a non-judgemental, supportive and kind way, even when she has to give them difficult advice."
"Alecsandra has the ability to cut to the crux of a matter and get things done succinctly while still being a persuasive advocate."
"Alecs is an excellent barrister. She takes a pragmatic and sensible approach to the case as a whole. She is extremely hard-working, and goes above and beyond when it comes to written submissions."
"Her client care skills are some of the best I have ever seen. She is able to deal with clients in a non-judgemental, supportive and kind way, even when she has to give them difficult advice."
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