Leanne Woods secures settlement for psychiatric injury suffered by mother after a still-birth - May 2020
Inquests
Leanne has a wealth of experience of inquests, including a number of high profile, long-running cases. She regularly acts in Article 2 inquests for families, NHS Trusts, healthcare practitioners, the prison service and police forces. She frequently acts for medical staff in death in custody inquests.
She has specialist knowledge of dealing with public interest immunity issues in the context of inquests, including applications to the High Court.
Leanne also sits as an Assistant Coroner in London East.
Selected Cases
- Inquest into the death of Alexander Perepilichnyy: Junior counsel to the inquest in this inquest into the unexplained death of a Russian national on British soil in which Russian state involvement was alleged.
- HM Coroner for Surrey v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWHC 3001 (Admin): Junior counsel for the Surrey Coroner in the Home Secretary’s application to withhold documents from an inquest on public interest immunity grounds.
- Inquest into the death of Daryl Hargrave: Acting for the Prison and Probation Service in a 4 week inquest into the suicide of a young prisoner who suffered from psychosis.
- Inquest into the death of Amy El-Keria: Acting for a psychiatrist in 4 week inquest into the death of a 14 year old who died while having psychiatric care at the Priory Hospital.
- Inquest into the death of Daniel Maynard: Acting for the Metropolitan Police Service in inquest into death of a mentally ill man who killed himself after police contact.
- Hillsborough inquests: Worked with Charles Russell Speechlys as part of the legal team acting for The FA.
- Inquest into the death of Scot Young: Representing a mental health trust in the inquest into the death of a millionaire who died after falling onto railings outside his flat, shortly after being discharged from a mental health facility.
- Inquests into the 52 deaths arising from the 7 July 2005 London bombings: Instructed as sole junior for the British Transport Police.
Leanne Woods discusses Fatal Claims at the AvMA Clinical Negligence: Law Practice & Procedure 2020 - Jan 2020
On the second day of the AvMA Clinical Negligence: Law Practice & Procedure 2020, Leanne Woods will give insight into Fatal Claims at 15.05. This is a key conference for those looking to develop...
Clodagh Bradley QC elected Chair of the Professional Negligence Bar Association - Jan 2020
We are delighted to announce that Clodagh Bradley QC has become the new Chair of the Professional Negligence Bar Association (PNBA) with effect from January 2020, taking over from Caroline Harrison...
International Women’s Day: Joanna Glynn QC, Clodagh Bradley QC, Suzanne Lambert & Leanne Woods reflect on life at the Bar - Mar 2019
Joanna Glynn QC Call Year: 1983 Silk Year: 2002 Why did you decide to become a barrister? Neither of my parents went to university and I claim no early ambition to pursue a legal career,...
Leanne Woods speaks on disclosure at AvMA Inquests Conference - May 2018
Yesterday Leanne Woods spoke about disclosure as part of the AvMA Inquests Conference, designed to be a comprehensive guide to the practice and procedures when representing a family at an inquest. Her...
1COR members featured in the latest AvMA Newsletter - Apr 2018
Rachel Marcus, Leanne Woods, Dominic Ruck-Keene and Jo Moore all contributed articles in the recently released AvMA newsletter, which you can download here : AvMA March 2018 Newsletter Leanne Woods...
Clodagh Bradley QC appointed as Vice Chair and Leanne Woods elected as an Executive Committee Member of the PNBA - Dec 2017
Tuesday night saw the election of a new PNBA Executive Committee and we are delighted to announce that two of our members were appointed: Clodagh Bradley QC is now Vice-Chair of the Executive...
Peter Skelton QC and Robert Wastell, Leanne Woods instructed as counsel for the inquest into Mr Perepilichnyy’s death - Apr 2017
Alexander Perepilichnyy, 44, died after collapsing near his home in Surrey on 10th November 2012 following a lunch with his wife that day. Peter Skelton QC, Robert Wastell and Leanne Woods are...
Leanne Woods appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown - Jul 2016
We are delighted to announce that Leanne Woods has been appointed as Junior Counsel to the Crown on the B Panel. This appointment will be effective from 1 September 2016. Leanne moves up from the C...
Leanne Woods appears in inquest into death of 14 year old girl in psychiatric in-patient care - Jun 2016
Leanne Woods represented a junior doctor in the inquest into the death of a 14 year old girl using a ligature while an in-patient in the Priory's High Dependency Unit. This inquest has received...
Leanne Woods acts in high profile inquest into millionaire’s death - Jul 2015
