About Leonard Caplan
Lived 1909 – 2001 (aged 91). Leonard Caplan was a British barrister.
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".
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.
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British QC
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Leonard Caplan was born on 28 June 1909.
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Leonard Caplan died on 18 January 2001.
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Leonard Caplan was a barrister.
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Leonard Caplan was British.
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