Leonard specialises in public and human rights law, public international law, sanctions, investigations, sports law, data protection law, commercial law, personal injury, public inquiries and immigration law.
His clients include: governments, individuals, companies, government departments, regulators, regulated professionals and athletes.
He has extensive advocacy experience and frequently appears led and unled in the High Court and in Tribunals, including against leading counsel and in cases where witnesses are vulnerable.
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Administrative & Public
Leonard has significant experience in public law and is regularly instructed in judicial review proceedings.
His public law practice has a particular focus on sanctions, detention, human trafficking, asylum, human rights and judicial review claims against regulatory bodies. His clients include individuals, government departments, regulators and regulated professionals.
He regularly acts in high-profile litigation involving the UK Government and appears unled in the Administrative Court.
Professional Discipline & Regulation
Leonard acts for both regulatory bodies and regulated professionals. He has significant experience in matters before the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Architect Registration Board, the General Medical Council, the General Optical Council, the General Pharmaceutical Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the Health Care Professional Council.Leonard is often instructed cases to advise and represent at the investigatory stage. He is experienced and qualified in handling of vulnerable witnesses.He has particular expertise in public and human rights law, public international law, sanctions, regulatory law, sports law, data protection law, commercial law, personal injury, public inquiries and immigration law. His clients include individuals, companies, government departments, regulators, regulated professionals and athletes.
Sport
Leonard represents athletes (including Olympians) in all manner of regulatory issues relating to sport law, such as deselection appeals and abuse claims.
Recent examples include:
- Acting for an athlete in a challenge to deselection.
- Acting for an athlete in a change of National Governing Body
- Acting in arbitration proceedings for Olympians facing allegations of abuse brought by their national governing body.
- Acting for an athlete in a challenge to arbitration jurisdiction.
- As a qualified arbitrator, he has an in depth knowledge of arbitral procedures used in sports law.
Leonard is also a member of the Sport Resolution Pro Bono Panel.
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Education & Qualifications
- PGC (International Dispute Resolution).
- LLM (Public International Law).
- LLB (Hons).
- BA (Hons).
Appointments & Memberships
- MCIArb.
- ALBA.
- ARDL.
- Sport Resolutions Pro Bono Panel.
Personal Interests
Leonard is an avid guitarist and enjoys writing and playing music.
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