Joanne Woodward

APPOINTMENTS
Fee Paid Employment Judge Leeds Region, 2005

SPECIALIST AREAS OF PRACTICE
Commercial Law
Employment Law Profile

PROFILE
Joanne Woodward has 18 years experience in employment and discrimination law, with a particular emphasis on appellate and complex discrimination work.

She regularly appears against Leading Counsel and has been involved in many high-profi le claims involving individual and collective employment rights, representing both employees and employers.

Joanne has had success in a numbers of claims involving issues of statutory construction, including Selvarajan v Wilmot & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 862 where the Court of Appeal overturned a line of EAT authorities.

She has a wealth of experience in Discrimination, TUPE and Public Interest Disclosure claims and has acted for and against a number of public institutions including National Health Trust Hospitals throughout the country, Local Authorities, HM Prison Service, the Post Office and the MOD.

Joanne has conducted many lengthy multi-party claims involving issues arising from the TUPE and equal pay claims.

She also appears at disciplinary hearings and undertakes regulatory work before professional bodies and on appeal.

Joanne’s experience extends to civil claims where she is frequently instructed in injunctive proceedings in the High Court, high-value contract claims and discrimination claims outside the employment field.

NOTABLE CASES
Selvarajan v Wilmot & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 862
D & H Travel Ltd v Foster [2006] ICR 1537
Kirton v Tetrosyl ([2003] IRLR 350 CA), 23rd August 2002,
EAT

YEAR OF CALL
1989, Grays Inn

ASSOCIATIONS
Employment Bar Association
Employment Lawyers’ Association
Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association

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