Polly was invited to join the Partnership in May 2019. Her areas of expertise include advising on commercial contracts, commercial litigation, patents, copyright and intellectual property infringement, passing off, breach of confidence, Injunction proceedings, representative and multi-party actions, construction disputes, defamation and trade libel.
Polly also specialises in education law and acts on behalf of maintained and independent schools, and for individual parents. She advises on all legal aspects relating to school life, including; advice on documentation and procedures (admissions policies, appeals policies etc) that can help to ward off claims, advice on challenges to suspensions, exclusions and admissions decisions, advice on how to secure appropriate special needs provision and issues arising out of provision to pupils (notably SEN, disability and other equality issues) and advice regarding unpaid school fees.
Polly is a Governor of The Free School Norwich, which opened in September 2011 as one of the country’s first new Free Schools. The school's ethos is to provide opportunity and achievement for all.
She graduated in Law from the University of East Anglia in 2007, before completing her Legal Practice Course at Nottingham Law School. She joined Leathes Prior as a trainee solicitor in 2008 and was admitted as a solicitor in September 2010.
Polly is also an accredited mediator, having trained with the London School of Mediation.
In her spare time, Polly enjoys exploring the North Norfolk countryside and coastline (and eateries), photography and a variety of sports including squash (which she enjoys challenging her colleagues to a game of) and skiing.
Thank you so much for helping us reach the right outcome. If I may, I'd like to keep you on my list of "extremely useful people to know", and in the nicest possible way, I hope we don't have to speak again. But in the event that we do, I hope it will be just as informative, constructive, and professional. Thank you so much for helping us.
I like your style! Thank you for your excellent advice and help. It has been a pleasure to join forces with you and I can assure you that I already have and will continue to recommend you to my acquaintances.
Thank you so much for your time and expertise. I wouldn't have had the confidence to negotiate had it not been for the legal advice. Should I or my business require legal assistance in the future, your firm will be our first port of call
Approachable and responds readily to clients’ requests with clear advice.
Widely respected associate Polly Langford specialises in both commercial litigation and education law.
The responsive Mike Barlow, outstanding mediator Martin Plowman and rising star Polly Langford are central to Leathes Prior’s schools team.
Leathes Prior’s Polly Langford advises many independent schools in Norfolk. She represented a school in admissions policy and Equality Act matters.
Mike Barlow's team at Leathes Prior includes rising star solicitor Polly Langford, who represents Town Close House and other independent schools. Mediator Martin Plowman and litigator Darren Bowen are highly acclaimed.
I have no doubt that without your calm, professional approach to the whole ghastly affair I would have crumbled and the outcome would have been very different. I can never thank you enough. You saved my sanity and I am forever indebted.
