- Doctor of Philosophy in Law
- Master of Laws (First Class Honours)
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
- Bachelor of Arts
Leanne is a qualified solicitor in England and New Zealand. She has specialised in employment law since 2003, working at Citation plc, Bradford MDC and at Eversheds LLP in Leeds. Leanne has undertaken a full range of employment matters, from representing clients in employment tribunals, advising on TUPE related matters to drafting employment contracts.
Leanne recently completed a PhD which focussed on the employment rights of professional rugby league players in Super League. The PhD considered the competition's organisation, regulation and the effects of various measures such as the salary cap and "Club-Trained Rule" for the employment of professional players.
Publications List:
"Player Release: Securing the Pathway For Rugby League Players Selected to an International Representative Team" [2009] 17(1) BASLJ (forthcoming)
"Regulating Against Player Movement in Professional Rugby League: A Competition Law Analysis of the RFL's 'Club-Trained Rule'" [2009] 3/4 ISLJ 38
"The RFL's 'Club-Trained Rule': The Case for Judicial Review of Sports Governing Bodies" [2009] 2 ISLR 15
"Price-Fixing Between Horizontal Competitors in the English Super League" [2008] 3/4 ISLJ 77
Conference Papers:
"The RFL's 'Club-Trained Rule' and Article 81 (EC)", Sport and the European Union Conference, University of Stirling, Scotland, 23 June 2009
"Player Release: Securing the Pathway For Rugby League Players Selected to an International Representative Team", Sport and the European Union Conference, University of Ghent, Belgium (forthcoming July 2010)
"Collective Organisation and External Regulation of Professional Rugby League in the United Kingdom", International Sports Law and Business Conference, University of Istanbul, Istanbul (forthcoming September 2010)
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