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Leona joined Weightmans in November 2024 and has extensive experience of acting on police disciplinary cases across the country. She has been recognised as an Associate to Watch in Chambers and Partners UK since 2022. Interviewees reported that she is ‘so impressive. From day one of the case, she is all over everything’. 

She has advised on the entire breadth of gross misconduct investigations, hearings, and any associated appeal before the Police Appeals Tribunal. Leona has acted on Judicial Review challenges arising from gross misconduct proceedings and has recent experience of pursuing a legal challenge to the Supreme Court. Leona has provided advice on numerous accelerated gross misconduct hearings.

She has experience of working on sensitive and operationally complex matters involving police shootings, sexual impropriety, deaths in custody and high-speed driving pursuits. Leona is often instructed to prepare written advice on issues such as vetting, Regulation 13, pre-attestation conduct and business interests. She is currently instructed to advise both witnesses and Core Participants in the Undercover Policing Inquiry having previously worked on both the Jermaine Baker Public Inquiry and Grenfell Tower Inquiry. She has also worked on a number of high-profile Inquests following police shootings and deaths in custody.

Leona provides misconduct training nationally and regularly provides inputs to ensure force compliance with the College of Policing’s Authorised Professional Practice for post-incident procedures following a death or serious injury.

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  • Leona has been ranked in Chambers & Partners as an ‘Association to Watch’.

    Chambers & Partners

  • Leona is so impressive. From day one of a case, she is all over everything.

    Chambers & Partners

  • If I had to recommend someone to friends or family, it would be her, she is that good.

    Chambers & Partners

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Languages are English and Welsh.