Park Square Barristers Ltd.
parksquarebarristers.co.ukBarristers
Ashleigh Leach
- Phone01642 232523
- Email[email protected]
Work Department
Children Law, Commercial & Insurance, Crime, Personal Injury, Regulatory & Public
Position
Children Law
Ashleigh appears in a variety of family matters representing clients in both public and private law. Ashleigh regularly acts for local authorities, as well as children’s guardians, parents and other close relatives, such as grandparents.
Ashleigh recently represented a father in a two-day fact find hearing where the other parent had made numerous serious allegations, including that of sexual assault. On conclusion of this hearing all serious allegations were found not to have been proven.
Commercial & Insurance
Ashleigh is instructed in a variety of contractual and commercial disputes, representing clients through to trial.
Ashleigh is often instructed in insolvency proceedings, including but not limited to, winding up petitions and bankruptcy orders.
Crime
Ashleigh is an accomplished advocate and regularly appears in the Magistrates’ Court and Crown Court for both prosecution and defence.
In the Magistrates’ Court Ashleigh deals with matters such as road traffic offences, public order offences, and offences against the person, including domestic violence and assaults on emergency workers.
Ashleigh often prosecutes in the Magistrates’ Court on behalf of the National Probation Service and the Police.
Ashleigh appears in the Crown Court in a range of hearings such as appeals against conviction and/or sentence, bail applications and sentencing hearings.
Personal Injury
Ashleigh has considerable experience in personal injury matters, acting for both Claimants and Defendants.
She is regularly instructed in claims arising from road traffic accidents, public liability, employer liability, occupiers’ liability and industrial disease claims, ranging from pre-trial applications to trial. Ashleigh has extensive experience of credit hire claims at all stages of proceedings.
Regulatory & Public
Ashleigh is regularly instructed by local authorities to prosecute in a range of matters, such as closure orders, counterfeit cigarettes and school attendance.
Recently, she successfully secured a three-month closure order for a local authority following numerous complaints of drug dealing and anti-social behaviour being made. Ashleigh then successfully opposed this matter on appeal in the Crown Court.
Ashleigh often represents vulnerable clients in mental health tribunals and has an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the issues in such proceedings.
Career
Call 2016 2016-2018 County Court Advocate for LPC Law
2018 Pupil at old Court Chambers, Middlesbrough
2019 Tenant at Old Court Chambers, Middlesbrough
2020 Old Court Chambers merges with Park Square Barristers
Appointments: Grade 1 Prosecutor
Memberships
Criminal Bar Association
Education
2016 Northumbria University First Class LLB (Hons) Exempting Very Competent