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Liana Wood

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0207 650 1160 lwood@leighday.co.uk

Work Department

Employment

Position

Liana is a senior associate in the employment department at Leigh Day.

Liana specialises in representing claimants in employment and discrimination disputes often in complex, multi-party actions.   Liana often acts for claimants working in the gig economy.  Liana has particular expertise in modern slavery and trafficking cases and assists clients to obtain compensation for unlawful treatment from their employers and / or traffickers.

Liana is a frequent public speaker and is regularly asked to provide comment to the media on issues relating to modern slavery.

Career

Liana trained at Leigh Day and qualified in 2014.  Prior to joining Leigh Day, Liana worked at a law centre in North London.  Liana has also assisted victims of gender based violence with housing and immigration law matters.

Memberships

Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers.

Education

BA Social and Political Sciences, Cambridge University.

LPC College of Law.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Employment > Employees/unions

(Rising stars)

Liana Wood  – Leigh Day

Described by clients as the ‘foremost claimant employment law firm’, Leigh Day‘s ‘unparalleled knowledge of group litigation’ is brought to bear on equal pay, discrimination and workers’ rights mandates. The group is also praised for its expertise relating to actionable collective and individual trade union rights issues and claims related to the prevention of forced labour in the workplace.  The team is co-led by Nigel MacKay and Emma Satyamurti, with MacKay being well regarded for his collective representation of workers in cases related to the gig economy and the latter an authority on discrimination issues and equal pay. Kiran Daurka sports particular expertise in equality cases and in advising whistleblowers, and discrimination claims based on gender critical grounds stands out as a recent area of activity for Elizabeth George. Paula Lee specialises in equal pay matters while Michael Newman frequently takes strategic control of large group claims. Chris Benson acts as managing partner, and continues to provide strategic input on group claims. Annie Powell, Nick Webster and Liana Wood are key names to note.

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