Leigh Hart

Overview

Leigh joined chambers in March 2021 and is instructed in all areas of crime, both prosecuting and defending across London, Thames Valley, the Midlands, and the Western Circuit.

Prior to joining chambers, Leigh was in-house counsel at the Crown Prosecution Service. She is a grade 3 prosecutor and is regularly instructed by the CPS as trial counsel.

Leigh is experienced in instilling confidence in witnesses and clients and can approach sensitive cases with tact and compassion. Leigh is also developing a reputation amongst her peers and the judiciary for being a robust and professional advocate, who can quickly build a rapport with the jury and grasp complex issues on disclosure and admissibility.

Crime

R v Doran and Tovey (June 2023)
Instructed as disclosure junior and then prosecution junior in a multi-defendant, multi-complainant case involving historic rape and child cruelty.
R v Smith and Mann (November 2022)
Successfully prosecuted a case involving a revenge attack stabbing in Reading in broad daylight. The initial trial collapsed and led to further charges, following a successful incident of witness intimidation relating to the stabbing.
R v Pieper and Others (July 2023)
Prosecution counsel in a multi-defendant home invasion robbery where the defence for all defendants was mistaken identity
R v Mohamed (March 2023)
Instructed at a late stage as trial counsel for a county lines drugs case involving significant phone evidence, cell site evidence, legal argument, and disclosure.