Philip Leach

Philip Leach is Professor of Human Rights Law at Middlesex University, a member of Matrix Chambers, and a human rights consultant. He is the former Director of the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) which litigates human rights cases arising in Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. He researches and publishes widely in the field of international human rights law and practice. His litigation at the European Court of Human Rights has included: Peck v United Kingdom (2003), Oleksandr Volkov v Ukraine (2013), Roman Zakharov v Russia (2015), Aghdgomelashvili and Japaridze v Georgia  (2020), Ecodefence and Others v Russia (2022) and Milashina and Others v Russia (2025).