Izzy Piper

Izzy is a solicitor in the human rights department, working with Emma Jones and Anna Dews.

She works on a variety of matters, including claims arising from the treatment and care provided to vulnerable adults in health and social care settings, actions against the police, and representing bereaved families at inquests. Izzy also has experience in the Court of Protection and claims under the Human Rights Act 1998 against local authorities arising from alleged failures to protect children from sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neglect.

Recently, Izzy has been working on negligence claims concerning the care and treatment provided in care homes specialising in dementia. In particular, Izzy has been working on potential claims against St Luke’s care home in Runcorn, on behalf of the families whose loved ones died following incidents of alleged poor care and treatment.

Izzy is looking to expand and gain experience in discrimination claims under the Equality Act 2010, as well as public inquiry work.

Before joining Leigh Day, Izzy worked at Duncan Lewis in the Immigration and Public Law department. Her work here included assisting refugees with their asylum claims, representing victims of trafficking, challenging unlawful detention decisions, and other Judicial Review challenges against the Home Office. Notable cases that Izzy worked on included the challenge to the Government’s Rwanda policy, as well as false imprisonment claims against the Home Office regarding the detention of refugees in the Manston holding centre. At Duncan Lewis, Izzy also obtained her Level 2 Senior Caseworker Immigration and Asylum accreditation.

Education

Izzy studied Law with Spanish at the University of Exeter, where she obtained a first-class degree. She then completed a master’s degree in Criminology at the University of Cambridge, where she researched the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour, introduced under the Serious Crime Act 2015.

Accreditation

Law Society: Level 2 Senior Caseworker Immigration and Asylum accreditation