Liana Wood
Partner
Liana Wood is a partner in the employment department.
Liana is a partner in the employment department; she is an experienced litigator in the Tribunal and High Court as well as the EAT.
Liana acts in a wide range of work-place disputes and discrimination claims including those involving victimisation, harassment, whistleblowing, equal pay and discrimination in goods and services. She is just as comfortable acting on behalf of large groups of workers in multi-party claims as being instructed by individuals in complex lengthy litigation.
The fact that you…so readily fight our corner does not go unnoticed.
Client of Liana
Legal expertise
Liana has particular expertise in modern slavery and trafficking cases and has experience of assisting victims obtain compensation from their employers and / or traffickers. Liana is also knowledgeable about the wider types of issues faced by victims following this kind of exploitation, including housing and immigration matters, which is central to her approach in representing individuals in their claims for compensation.
Liana has a degree in Social and Political Sciences from the University of Cambridge. Prior to joining Leigh Day, Liana worked in Palestine and Pakistan. At the Justice Project Pakistan, Liana assisted in cases involving individuals on death row, torture victims and individuals detained in Afghanistan. Liana also worked at a Law Centre and assisted victims of gender based violence with housing and immigration law matters.
Liana Wood in the news
- Royal Mail sued by delivery drivers in ‘Uber-style’ gig economy legal case Guardian 25.2.24
- Addison Lee settles with drivers to end long running Workers’ Rights clash Taxi Point 23.2.24
- Tribunal clarifies employment status of Addison Lee drivers LexisNexis PSL 29.9.17
Your voice and words were sincere and trusting, you were patient and sensitive and an attentive listener, which really helped me open up and share information about my ongoing employment issues and its effect on me.
Client of Liana
Blogs
Barts Health NHS Trust employees challenge “discriminatory” uniform policy silencing Palestinian support
Three NHS workers have launched legal action against Barts Health NHS Trust arguing that its new uniform and dress code policy unlawfully discriminates against them because of their pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist beliefs.
Hearing to decide worker status of Addison Lee drivers set to begin
A three-week hearing to decide whether Addison Lee drivers should be classified as workers and entitled to back-dated compensation for holiday pay and loss of earnings is due to begin on Monday 28 October at Watford Employment Tribunal.
Settlement reached for Addison Lee drivers in workers’ rights claim
Three Addison Lee drivers have reached an out of court settlement with the private hire company in a long running battle for workers’ rights such as holiday pay and minimum wage.
Liana provided me with a service all solicitors should provide. She was clear and level headed when I felt panicked and managed to walk that tricky line between professionalism and empathy. Having total trust in the advice I was being given enabled me to stay clear-headed about what I was and was not prepared to do in order to achieve the best outcome for me. What could have been an utter nightmare was made less so by Liana’s contribution.’
Client of Liana
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