Alex Du Sautoy

Alex defends regularly in the Crown Court and takes instructions in the full range of criminal work. Recently, he has represented defendants charged with murder, gross negligence manslaughter, fraud, drug supply, money laundering, administering a noxious substance, GBH and wounding with intent.

Alex prosecutes for the CPS as a Grade 4 prosecutor. He regularly prosecutes trials of the most serious offences, including murder, terrorism offences, kidnapping, wounding with intent, money laundering and fraud. Since 2020 he has been instructed for the CPS in the potential prosecutions arising from the Grenfell Tower fire.

He has acted in several private prosecutions, including one involving complex allegations of trans-national fraud. He is on the SFO’s C panel of prosecution counsel and is currently instructed by the SFO as second junior in a prosecution relating to an alleged Ponzi scheme.

Alex regularly acts for requesting judicial authorities and requested persons, both in Extradition Hearings at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, and in appeals to the High Court. He also advises individuals subject to INTERPOL Red Notices and has acted for the CPS in import extradition requests.

He is a Grade 3 CPS prosecutor and has acted for both the prosecution and defence in Part 2 cases, including requests from India, Algeria and Albania. He recently appeared on behalf of the Government of India in a 3-day appeal before the Divisional Court.

Alex is on the SFO’s C panel for proceeds of crime and international cooperation, as well as the CPS POCA Grade 2 panel. He has experience prosecuting contested POCA hearings and applications for international restraint orders. He represents defendants and interested parties in proceeds of crime matters, both in the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal. He has contributed to the latest edition of Millington and Sutherland on the Proceeds of Crime.

Alex takes instructions on public law cases, particularly those with a link to criminal law. He acted as second junior for the Secretary of State in a high-profile Judicial Review relating to prisoner categorisation and has experience acting on behalf of prisoners in relation to their parole board hearings and linked judicial review applications. He has worked on ECtHR cases and a judicial review arising out of an SFO investigation.

Alex has advised the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (“FCDO”) on the imposition of sanctions under the UK’s autonomous Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 regimes. He also advised an international charity pro bono on the impact of UK sanctions law on their activities.

He has represented family members in inquest proceedings, including a two-week Article 2 inquest regarding the death of a prisoner. He has experience acting for interested parties in public inquiries, including the Undercover Policing Inquiry, the Manchester Arena Inquiry, and the Brook House Inquiry.

Alex has acted pro bono in applications for bail for those in immigration detention. He also takes pro bono instructions from Advocate, including proceeds of crime and regulatory work. He accepts pro bono instructions to represent families in inquest proceedings.

Will Hays & Alex du Sautoy (2020) ‘Criminal Justice in the Time of a Pandemic’, Judicial Review, 25:2, 133-150

Will Hays & Alex du Sautoy (2022) ‘Judicial Review of the Criminal Process’, Judicial Review, 27:1, 28-38

Contributor to the 4th edition of Miller on Contempt (4th edn, 2017), eds C.J. Miller and David Perry QC

Contributor to the 6th edition of Millington and Sutherland Williams on the Proceeds of Crime (6^th edn, 2023), eds Mark Sutherland Williams and others

Contributor to the 5^th edition of Serious Fraud, Investigaiton and Trial (5^th edn, 2023), Kingsley Napley and 6KBW College Hill

Contributor to the 14^th issue of Fraud: Criminal Law and Procedure Looseleaf (forthcoming), eds Clare Montgomery and David Ormerod

‘Electorally Challenged: protecting democracy through the creation of a public petitioner,’ winning entry by a GDL student in the Bar Council Law Reform Committee Essay Competition

‘The Immigration Act 2014: a warning shot for the Human Rights Act’ BPP Human Rights Law Journal

6KBW blog articles are listed below.

Before transferring to the Bar, Alex worked as a civil servant for three years. This included a posting at the European Commission in Brussels, working on human rights issues and transitional justice in international development. While studying the Bar Professional Training Course, Alex taught EU law at BPP Law School.  He also volunteered as an Appropriate Adult in police station interviews, acted in Employment Tribunal cases for the Free Representation Unit and represented parents in the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal on behalf of IPSEA.

Before pupillage, Alex was an Amicus intern in Atlanta, Georgia, where he assisted in the defence of clients potentially facing the death penalty. He remains involved in Amicus, training and interviewing potential interns.

In 2018-2019 he was a Judicial Assistant at the United Kingdom Supreme Court, where he worked closely on several high-profile appeals touching upon criminal and public law, including R v TRA, Konecny and Elgizouli.

• Amicus
• INQUEST
• Young Legal Aid Lawyers
• Howard League for Penal Reform
• Criminal Bar Association
• Young Fraud Lawyers
• Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum
• Extradition Lawyers Association
• 6KBW Pro Bono Champion for Advocate

• Junior Scholar, Wadham College, University of Oxford (2009-2012)
• Major Scholar (GDL), Inner Temple (2014)
• Director of Programmes Scholarship, BPP Law School (2014)
• Winner (GDL), Bar Council Law Reform Committee Essay Competition (2015)
• Major Scholar (BPTC), Inner Temple (2016)
• Excellence Award, BPP Law School (2016)
• Advocacy Award, BPP Law School (2016)
• Internship Award, Inner Temple (2017)
• Scholarship for the Geoffrey Nice Foundation Masterclass on Mass Atrocities, Inner Temple (2019)
• Winner, DELF John RWD Jones QC Essay Competition (2019)
• Pegasus Scholar, Inner Temple (2020)
• Paris Bar Exchange, Inner Temple (2024) Competition (2019)
• Pegasus Scholar, Inner Temple (2020)

• BA Philosophy and Modern Languages, University of Oxford
• MSc European Studies, London School of Economics
• GDL and BPTC, BPP Law School

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