Leonard Caplan, QC (28 June 1909 – 18 January 2001) was a British barrister. He was described by an obituarist as "among the finest advocates of his generation".
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Life and legal career
Caplan was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1935. He was made a Queen's Counsel in 1954, the youngest to take silk that year.
One of his most famous cases was Chaplin v Boys, in which he appeared for the successful respondent.
Political career
A Conservative, Caplan unsuccessfully contested Pontypool in 1935, Hammersmith North in 1945, and Kensington North in 1950 and 1951.