A veteran male solicitor who sent a stream of “sexually charged” messages to a female barrister his firm was instructing, even after she told him to stop, has been struck off. Person A repeatedly told him that the messages were inappropriate, asked him to keep communications professional, and asked him to stop. Mr Alexander did not, messaging late at night and early in the morning. The messages became even more explicit and Person B eventually told him that she no longer wished to work for him. Mr Alexander was struck off and ordered to pay costs of £75,000, reduced from £100,000 to take into account his means and inability to continue to practise.