Leon Harris | UniSC | University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

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Leon Harris

MA University of Phoenix, PGdDip Ed, University of Qld, LLB QUT, BA University of Queensland

  • Clinical Legal Educator
  • School of Law and Society
Email
Telephone
+61 7 5456 3464
Office location
SD-D-G.23A
Campus
Sunshine Coast
Leon Harris

Leon practised law locally for over a decade in several of the Sunshine Coast’s biggest firms. He experienced a wide variety of legal practice but has special interest and focus on Commercial Law and Litigation, Contract Law, Property Law and Succession Law.

He has also taught extensively in secondary education and administration both in Australia and the United States and is one of the lead authors of the University of Cambridge Legal studies text for Queensland. Leon has also previously been the lecturer in charge of Legal Studies education for Teach for Australia and Master of Teaching Students at Australian Catholic University.

He is currently a PhD candidate with UniSC in the area of contact sports and concussion with a focus on potential liability of governing bodies particularly with reference to women and children.

Professional memberships

  • Sunshine Coast Law Association
  • LawInSport

Awards

  • Executive Dean’s Commendation for High Achievement, University of Queensland, 1998

Research areas

  • concussion in contact sport and potential liability of Governing Bodies

Teaching areas

  • Civil Procedure
  • Contract Law