Leonard Solicitors LLP
Leonard Solicitors LLP is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and is authorised to provide all legal services, including reserved legal activities. This firm is a licensed body law practice (ABS) with regulatory reference number 627655 and has been authorised since 2025-07-02. They operate from 3 offices, with their head office in Southampton.
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Practice Areas
Offices
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 1 duty solicitor scheme
- DS0901 East Dorset
Family · 1 procurement area
- Bournemouth & Poole
Immigration · 1 procurement area
- South West England
Southampton
Hampshire
SO17 1XS
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 1 duty solicitor scheme
- DS1606 South West Hants (Southampton)
Family · 1 procurement area
- Southampton
Legal Aid
Legal aid is publicly funded help with legal costs in England and Wales, run by the Legal Aid Agency. Firms hold a separate contract for each category of law they cover, and whether someone qualifies depends on their financial means and the type of case. Leonard Solicitors LLP appears in the agency's published data as a provider in the categories below.
Defence representation for people arrested, charged, or facing prosecution, including police station, magistrates court, and Crown Court work.
Criminal legal aid covers the cost of a solicitor when you have been arrested, charged with a crime, or are facing prosecution. The duty solicitor scheme means anyone arrested can ask for a free solicitor at the police station regardless of income, with no means test. Once a case reaches court, eligibility for representation is means and merits tested.
Available at these offices: Bournemouth, Southampton
2 duty solicitor schemes
Family law support where there is documented domestic abuse, plus care proceedings, child protection, forced marriage, and international child abduction.
Family legal aid covers domestic abuse, child protection (including care proceedings), forced marriage, female genital mutilation, and international child abduction. Routine divorce and child arrangements are generally not covered by legal aid since the 2013 LASPO reforms unless there is evidence of domestic abuse. Care proceedings are non-means-tested for parents; other family legal aid is means and merits tested.
Available at these offices: Bournemouth, Southampton
2 procurement areas
Asylum claims and a limited set of immigration matters where legal aid remains available.
Immigration and asylum legal aid is largely restricted to asylum claims, immigration detention bail applications, trafficking and modern slavery cases, and a narrow set of family reunion matters. Most other immigration work (visa applications, settlement, partner and family routes) is not covered by legal aid since the 2013 reforms. Asylum work remains a substantial area of legal aid; immigration detention work is non-means-tested.
Available at these offices: Bournemouth
1 procurement area
Additional Details
- SRA Number
- 627655
- Authorisation Status
- SRA-regulated firm
- Organisation Type
- Licensed body law practice (ABS)
- Other Websites
- http://www.leonardsolicitors.co.uk
