Joel Leigh

Joel Leigh specialises in complex commercial and professional negligence claims. He has an in depth knowledge spanning civil fraud, fiduciary duties, international and sports disputes and acts in high-value clinical negligence and fatal accident proceedings.

Joel is a solicitor with over 30 years' experience dealing with commercial disputes spanning a range of industry sectors. He is a partner.

His experience encompasses banking, construction, director, insurance, partnership, shareholder, trade finance, corporate and personal insolvency. These matters frequently involve a cross-border element.

Joel's work in the professional negligence sector is principally claimant based, focussing on faulty accountancy, architecture, financial, insurance and legal advice.

Conversely, and in the disciplinary field, Joel has defended barristers, solicitors and other professionals. These have included high-profile decisions on appeal, Judicial Review and before both the Divisional Court and Court of Appeal.

Joel has also acted for a variety of amateur and professional athletes, as well as their agents, clubs and employees.

Finally, he helps numerous clients and their dependants win multi-million pound settlements, as a result of falling victim to serious clinical negligence and other personal injuries, including fatal accidents both in and out of the workplace.

Joel always aims to achieve a client's objective, whether it's through litigation or an alternative form of dispute resolution. Whilst he tries to resolve disputes quickly for clients, where this isn't possible, Joel works efficiently and economically to achieve the best possible outcome.

He was an early adopter of conditional and alternative fee agreements. As a result he has a thorough understanding of third party funding and litigation insurance, working with clients to make the process as easy and seamless as possible.