Leigh was educated at The Oratory School, the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle (the French School in London) before going up to University College, Durham, where he read History (BA) and was elected President of the Durham Union Society.

After graduating Leigh was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple and practised in arbitration and criminal law at Goldsmiths Chambers.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and formerly served as an Ensign in the Honourable Artillery Company.
Leigh was educated at The Oratory School, the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle (the French School in London) before going up to University College, Durham, where he read History (BA) and was elected President of the Durham Union Society.
After graduating Leigh was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple and practised in arbitration and criminal law at Goldsmiths Chambers. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and formerly served as an Ensign in the Honourable Artillery Company.
Edward Leigh