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 qualified 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.
We cannot recommend Leathes Prior Solicitors enough, in particular Polly Langford. Throughout all our dealings with them we have received nothing but an efficient, thorough and impeccable service. Our matter was brought to a swift conclusion in a highly skilled and professional manner. 10/10. If you need a solicitor look no further than Leathes Prior.
Leathes Prior is an outstanding firm full of professional, diligent, and hard-working solicitors. I had a case that had been abandoned by my former solicitor and I had extreme difficulties finding a firm that could help me pursue justice and bring back my disability discrimination claim. Leathes Prior took on my case and my application to bring back my claim, despite the opposition from the defendant, recently got granted by the District Judge at County Court. I feel I am in safe hands and I am glad that I have such an outstanding team representing me as I move forward in my disability discrimination claim. Specifically, thank you to Polly Langford and her amazing team at Leathes Prior!
We had the pleasure of working with Polly on an issue which had not been resolved for over two years. Polly was organised and got to know the case and the various claims and counterclaims well before the session. Polly dealt impartially and fairly with both sides of the argument. For the entire day, she remained patient, objective, respectful and receptive to the needs of each party and persevered to reach a conclusion acceptable to all. We enjoyed dealing with Polly and should we have a similar issue won’t hesitate to call on Polly.
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.
Polly’s professionalism and kind nature instantly put me at ease and instilled confidence that the mediation process would be a success. Her capacity to unravel a complicated scenario was extremely impressive and I would definitely seek her help again should the need arise
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.
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.
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
Leathes Prior’s Polly Langford advises many independent schools in Norfolk. She represented a school in admissions policy and Equality Act matters.
Approachable and responds readily to clients’ requests with clear advice.