Leanne Woods speaks on disclosure at AvMA Inquests Conference - May 2018
Public Inquiries
Leanne has been involved in a number of long-running, high profile inquests and inquiries. She has significant experience of dealing with disclosure and public interest immunity issues, including High Court applications.
Selected Cases
- Public inquiry into hyponatraemia-related paediatric deaths in Northern Ireland: Appeared for 3 different healthcare practitioners in a long-running public inquiry in Northern Ireland, investigating the deaths of 5 children in N.I. hospitals.
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