Joel Leigh
Joel is a partner in the Civil Disputes Resolution Team. He specialises in complex commercial disputes spanning civil fraud, directors and officers, insurance, professional negligence, clinical negligence and sports law. He also undertakes high-value fatal accident claims.
His caseload encompasses banking, construction, disciplinary, fiduciary duties, financial services, insurance, mining, misfeasance in public office, pharmaceuticals, partnership, property and trade finance.
Joel's work in the professional negligence sector is principally claimant based, focusing on faulty accountancy, finance advisory, architecture, insurance, surveying and legal advice.
Conversely, his work in the disciplinary field is defendant focused, having represented barristers, solicitors and other professionals.
Within the sports sector, Joel acts for a diverse range of high-profile clients including individual athletes and their agents, clubs, associated brands and commercial partners, as well as esports.
Joel is an experienced trial solicitor undertaking work across a wide range of legal forums, up to and including the Administrative, Appeal and Supreme Courts.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 1991
Experience
- CKFT (1995 - 2014)
- Shindler & Co (1991 - 1995)
Membership
- Current Chair of the City of London Law Society and City of London Solicitor's Company Editorial Board
- Committee Member City of London Solicitors Company Communications Committee
- Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
- London Solicitors Litigation Association
Qualification
- LLB (1999)
Education
- Leeds Metropolitan University (1999)
- Hasmonean Grammar School (1987)
2 Contributions by Joel Leigh
PRACTICE NOTES
Civil recovery of cryptoassets: challenges, tracing, interim remedies, disclosure, persons unknown and POCA 2002 (England and Wales)
Civil recovery of misappropriated cryptoassets
This Practice Note outlines avenues to reclaim misappropriated cryptoassets and sets out the legal and technical hurdles arising from the characteristics of such assets and the speed with which fraudsters can deploy obfuscation tools to conceal them. It addresses the roles of following and tracing during recovery, the availability of interim relief in civil proceedings concerning cryptoassets, and the significance of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) to civil recovery in this field.
Crypto asset recovery
Crypto asset recovery means regaining access to digital property that is lost, stolen, or otherwise unreachable. Situations prompting recovery include lost wallet access, mistaken transactions—for example, assets sent to the wrong wallet address—or fraud.
Depending on the facts, potential approaches include:
Reconstructing passwords and seed phrases, using brute-force methods or partial backups
Conducting blockchain analysis to map transfers and pinpoint destination wallets
Using data recovery utilities to extract information from damaged or corrupted devices
Pursuing legal remedies, including civil claims and applications for injunctive relief...
Dispute Resolution
PRACTICE NOTES
Crypto and Digital Assets: UK civil disputes primer on definitions, blockchain mechanics, asset types, exchanges, and emerging FCA/FSMA regulation
This Practice Note on crypto and digital assets sets out:
the shared features of cryptoassets,
their emergence via the Bitcoin White Paper,
how cryptography functions,
the difference between public and private keys,
nodes and mining (including proof of work and proof of stake),
an outline of blockchain,
categories of digital asset,
how crypto exchanges typically operate,
and the developing landscape of regulatory duties.
It offers a quick-access primer for dispute resolution lawyers dealing with civil disputes concerning crypto and digital assets. For guidance on why cryptoassets matter to dispute resolution lawyers and the kinds of claim that may arise, see Practice Note: Cryptoassets for Dispute Resolution lawyers.
Workable definitions of 'digital asset' and 'cryptoasset'
The terms 'digital asset' and 'cryptoasset' are frequently used as synonyms. For this Practice Note, which considers digital assets from a legal practitioner's viewpoint, it is essential to adopt a practical understanding of the labels. The Law Commission's Digital Assets: Final report supplies a useful definition of 'digital assets' that underscores the breadth of this asset category...
Dispute Resolution
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