Alex has over a decade experience of discrimination claims in both employment and services, although his work now focuses on Equality Act 2010 cases in respect of public functions and services. He is instructed by charities, public authorities, educational institutions and various organisations to deal with some of the most sensitive claims in this area. Alex is on the Attorney General’s B Panel of Counsel and ranked as a leading junior in The Legal 500.
About me
Before joining the Bar, Alex worked within the asylum/human rights litigation sector for several years.
He is fluent in Ukrainian and speaks Russian.
What my clients say
Clients in Equality Act 2010 (disability) Judicial Review case (2024): “Mr Ustych is not solely a Barrister with a wide spectrum of legal knowledge, procedural insight and strategic case management approach to handling claims. He is fundamentally a unique, down to earth people person, who takes into consideration a Client’s personal circumstances, disabilities, emotional stresses and requirements to ensure, not only that he and his services provide the important details required at all stages of a claim and/or hearing, but also ensures his Client is not placed in any distress prior, during or after the claim ends.
Throughout our time communicating with Mr Ustych, we felt he genuinely cared about us as people as much as succeeding in the hearing and he did not want to place us in any jeopardy more than anything else. We genuinely thank Mr Ustych for all his assistance, effort and support plus highly recommend him to anyone seeking a Barrister with high legal intelligence, professional approach and primarily, an understanding towards his client’s needs.”
Professional & academic
- 2010 – Called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn – Awarded the Inn’s Bedingfield Scholarship as well as an LLM scholarship 2010 – Bar Vocational Course at BPP (London)
- 2010 – (BPP) LLM (distinction) – dual focus on disability discrimination under the Equality Act
- 2010 – and Coroners’ Inquests involving police/public authorities
- 2008 – Durham University, LLB (First)