Hayley Leake

General Counsel at The Big Table Group

Hayley Leake (Barrington) currently serves as General Counsel at The Big Table Group, a prominent restaurant organization, since August 2020. Additionally, Hayley has been a Career Mentor at the University of Exeter since May 2019. Previously, Hayley held the position of General Counsel at Casual Dining Group from January 2018 to July 2020, and at Burford Capital from January 2011 to December 2017, where responsibilities included Director, Corporate Counsel, and Company Secretary. Hayley's earlier experience includes roles as Chief Legal Officer at BSM, Commercial Counsel at Curtis Banks, Solicitor at Burges Salmon LLP, Trainee Solicitor at Lester Aldridge LLP, and internships at Slaughter and May and White & Case LLP. Hayley holds an LLB in Law from the University of Exeter, a Chartered Company Secretary qualification from The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland, and a LPC in Law from Bournemouth University.

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The Big Table Group

The Big Table is one of the leading independent restaurant companies in the UK. We operate some of the most recognisable and loved restaurant brands to be found anywhere in the eating-out market, such as Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas. We operate over 150 restaurant sites in a variety of locations including leisure parks, shopping centres and high streets. We are a national business, with restaurants located across the country, from Inverness to Plymouth, employing thousands of people and serving millions of meals each year. The group is owned by private equity firm Epiris, which is committed to supporting a strategy of creating exceptional dining experiences by investing in culture and people through an award-winning training and development programme.


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1,001-5,000

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