Alec Leopold SC

Date of admission to the Bar
1996

Date of appointment as Senior Counsel
2007

Areas of practice
Over more than a quarter of a century in commercial litigation practice at the Bar, with nearly 15 years as a silk, Alec has specialised in particular in:

• General commercial litigation, including contract, equity, insurance, estoppel and misleading conduct;
• Banking and financial services litigation, which has involved work for large banks and financial institutions;
• Litigation concerning the Corporations Act and the ASIC Act, including corporate insolvency;
• Appellate work;
• Issues involving proof of fraud and fabrication;
• Professional negligence;
• Class actions.

Qualifications
LLB (Hons) (ANU)

Background

Associate to Mason J (High Court) 1981-1983

Commercial Litigation Partner (1988-1995) Allens