I’m Richard Leahy. I have acted for 20 years as a litigation solicitor in commercial and insurance disputes to advance my clients’ interests at an appropriate cost.
When I set about establishing my own firm, I identified a gap in the legal market in Queensland and looked at the things that I know clients like and dislike about retaining solicitors in litigation. And the best way to keep clients and attract new business seemed obvious – commit to doing the things that clients like. I have now created my own boutique commercial litigation firm, with an emphasis on expert but commercially pragmatic service to SMEs and individuals.
Litigation can be unnecessarily complicated, expensive and stressful. It can take on “a life of its own” – with the original objectives being lost in expensive procedural detail.
Be reassured – we don’t operate like that.
The person you brief is the person who does your work and keeps you informed.
Clear, regular, and timely – so we know exactly what you want to achieve; so you understand the options; so you always know where your matter is going; and so you get no sudden and ugly surprises.
The way we charge you is clear and transparent, with no surprises, and the advice we provide is concise, practical and always directed at resolving your problem.
So the goal is always resolution in the most cost effective way, and so you can optimise results against the costs of achieving them.
Richard Leahy is accessible, determined and expert, with 20 years’ experience successfully fighting for his clients' interests. Further, because Richard is highly experienced acting for both plaintiffs and defendants, he has a very well developed capacity to understand and even predict tactics from the other side.
Richard (LLB (Hons), LLM (Advanced), Grad Dip of Insurance) is the Legal Practice Director of Cochrane Leahy Litigation. Richard was a partner in an award winning, national firm, practicing in commercial and insurance litigation. He has now created his own boutique commercial litigation firm, with an emphasis on expert but commercially pragmatic service to SMEs and individuals.
He has acted in the Supreme Courts of most Australian States and Territories, as well as internationally in the Federal Court of the USA and the Fijian High Court. His experience ranges from minor debt recovery matters to acting in litigation arising from the collapse of a publicly listed company involving claims exceeding $500,000,000.
In a client survey undertaken in late 2015, Richard was described as “knowledgeable”, “easy to get along with”, “thorough”, “specialist litigation expertise and competence”.
He is listed in Best Lawyers for:
In 2018 he became a member of the Queensland Law Society Litigation Rules Committee.
He is currently an author of the LexisNexis QCAT service, a jurisdiction in which he practises in commercial and professional disciplinary matters.
He also publishes and presents regularly on issues of interest, e.g. retail shop leases, class actions and loss of opportunity claims.
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