Leonard Caplan
Leonard Caplan, QC (28 June 1909 – 18 January 2001) was a British barrister. He was described by an obituarist as "among the finest advocates of his generation".{{Cite news |date=8 February 2001 |title=Leonard Caplan |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1321557/Leonard-Caplan.html |work=The Telegraph}}
Life and legal career
Caplan was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1935. He was made a Queen's Counsel in 1954, the youngest to take silk that year.
One of his most famous cases was Chaplin v Boys, in which he appeared for the successful respondent.
Political career
A Conservative, Caplan unsuccessfully contested Pontypool in 1935, Hammersmith North in 1945, and Kensington North in 1950 and 1951.
References
- https://www.ukwhoswho.com/display/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-10121?rskey=YN9VtW&result=1
- https://academic.oup.com/liverpool-scholarship-online/book/38004/chapter-abstract/332559648?redirectedFrom=fulltext
- https://goughsq.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Pupillage-brochure-Sept-2016.pdf
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/002581727904700401
External links
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp147292/leonard-caplan
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