David Leighton

Year of Call 2003

Areas of Practice
Commercial, Criminal & Disciplinary, Damages, Family, Land & Property, Public Law & Equality

General information

• LL.B University of Edinburgh

Since calling at the Bar, David's primary areas of practice have been Family Law, Personal Injury and Mental Health.  In the field of Family Law, he has been involved in cases including Adoptions, Freeing for Adoption, Referrals from the Children's Hearing, Child Abduction and Contact and Residence Disputes, along with cases dealing with Financial Provision following upon the end of relationships, including cohabitants claims.  In the field of Personal Injury he has been involved in a range of cases including Industrial Disease and Fatal Claims.  David has been increasingly involved in mental health cases both before the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland and on appeal or judicial review.  He regularly appears for clients in the Court of Session and Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland.

He is a well instructed member of the Junior Bar who focuses his attention where needed and is very pleasant to deal with.