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THE OUTER TEMPLE, 222 STRAND
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James Leonard KC
Work Department
Health and Safety, Financial Services, Contempt of Court and Sanctions, Disciplinary and Regulatory
Position
Barrister specialising in Health and Safety, Financial Services, Contempt of Court and Sanctions, Disciplinary and Regulatory.
Career
Called 1989; Inner Temple.
James specialises predominantly in Health, Safety & Environmental Law and has an established practice in Disciplinary & Regulatory cases. He has a considerable background in complex industrial accident cases, fraud and corruption cases, financial services, multi-jurisdictional confiscation proceedings and Public Law.
James has been a leading Junior in two Counsel cases since 2005 and was appointed King’s Counsel in 2022.
James Leonard KC’s reputation is for prompt assistance to all professional clients in all disciplines; detailed preparation, calm, reasoned and practical advice for all lay clients as well as robust advocacy, fearless cross examination and sound tactical sense in Court.
In 2014, James was the Chambers & Partners Professional Discipline Junior of the Year, and in 2017 he was the Chambers and Partners Health and Safety Junior of the Year.
As at 2022, James Leonard is one of only two barristers at the Bar of England and Wales to whom Chambers & Partners have afforded the ‘Star’ status in Health and Safety law.
Against the background of his fraud, corruption and financial services experience, James is regularly instructed in relation to allegations of Contempt of Court in relation to disobeying court orders in relation to assets and disclosure thereof.
Memberships
- Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers
- Criminal Bar Association
- Health & Safety Lawyers Association
Education
BA Hons.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Health and safety
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1James Leonard KC –Outer Temple Chambers ‘Well known and respected.’
Equipped to handle an array of health and safety matters, Outer Temple Chambers offers established expertise in maritime and rail related safety cases, and has a track record of prosecution for the Maritime and Coastguard Authority. James Leonard KC ‘s recent workload includes the representation of a company director charged with gross negligence manslaughter and section 37 offense following a fatal accident on a demolition site. Paul Rogers was represented MotorSport Vision in a prosecution arising from a fatality in an accident during a motorcycle track day.
London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
(2023 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1A ‘top-level London set‘, Outer Temple Chambers‘ members specialise in handling significant professional disciplinary cases across a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, financial services, and the legal sphere. James Counsell KC is ‘knowledgeable and strategic‘, and is frequently instructed for the prosecution by the BSB. Fiona Horlick KC acted for the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in prosecuting an actuary who provided incorrect advice to an insurance company, which led to the risk that policy holders would not be paid in the event of a claim. In a boost to chambers, James Leonard KC took silk in March 2023.