Sir Thomas Alexander Crispin Leech, styled Mr Justice Leech, is a British High Court judge.
Occupation
barrister
Position held
King's Counsel
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Born
February 16, 1964
Overview
Sir Thomas Alexander Crispin Leech, styled Mr Justice Leech, is a British High Court judge.
Early life
Leech was born in London and brought up in Lancaster, Lancashire and, later, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria; he attended Lancaster Royal Grammar School.
He went on to study Classics and Law at the University of Oxford, graduating in 1986. He continued his studies and later completed a post graduate degree, Bachelor of Civil Law.
His father was Geoffrey Neil Leech FBA (16 January 1936 – 19 August 2014), a specialist in English language and linguistics.