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Leigh Day has been at the forefront of UK and international group claims for nearly 30 years. Our work in this area is conducted by our Employment, Human Rights, and International & Group Litigation departments.
Leigh Day currently represents hundreds of thousands of UK vehicle owners against many of the leading vehicle manufacturers. This follows allegations that manufacturers fitted 'defeat' devices to their diesel vehicles to cheat the EU and UK emissions laws.
Our employment department provides the highest quality legal advice and support to enable our employee clients to have their rights recognised. We only act for employees and trade unions reflecting Leigh Day’s commitment to fight for the “Davids” against the “Goliaths”. We are the national leader on equal pay claims, bringing the largest private sector group claims in the jurisdiction.
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Leigh Day has a longstanding reputation as one of the leading claimant firms in the UK market, with notable experience handling group litigation. The firm represents claimants across a wide variety of high-profile cases, with particularly strong expertise in environmental and product liability claims.
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Leigh Day acted for Professor Carolyn Roberts as proposed class representative in an opt-out collective claim against six water and sewage companies who are alleged to have abused their dominant position and overcharged millions of customers. This is the first environmental competition collective proceeding in the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
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There is no firm in the UK to match Leigh Day's unparalleled expertise in group litigation.
They have exceptional lawyers at all levels.
Leigh Day is a good team for complex and novel plaintiff litigation.
They're very entrepreneurial and have got great in-depth experience in group litigation which sets them apart from other firms. They're also great to work with, really responsive and enthusiastic.
There is no firm in the UK to match Leigh Day's unparalleled expertise in group litigation.
They have exceptional lawyers at all levels.
Leigh Day is a good team for complex and novel plaintiff litigation.
They're very entrepreneurial and have got great in-depth experience in group litigation which sets them apart from other firms. They're also great to work with, really responsive and enthusiastic.
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Co-founder of the firm Martyn Day is renowned for acting on landmark group litigation cases often with human rights, product liability or environmental elements. He represents thousands of claimants against large companies including British American Tobacco and VW.
Martyn has unrivalled experience running big litigation on behalf of claimants. He has astute legal vision and he is good at identifying the pressure points of a case.
Martyn is the best of the best: a master strategist and negotiator.
He is very good to deal with, very pragmatic and sensible.
Daniel Leader has expertise in high-profile and often cross-border class actions. He frequently co-leads litigation on the claimant side surrounding employment, environmental and consumer matters.
Dan is an exceptional partner - he is utterly committed to his cases and will relentlessly pursue a just outcome for his clients.
Dan is very intellectual and he is good on foreign law.
Oliver Holland acts for large classes of claimants in group litigation spanning several sectors including consumer claims and human rights.
Oliver is excellent at generating these cases and bringing cutting edge arguments.
Oliver is a brilliant partner who takes on and wins very difficult and complex cases.
Richard Meeran is adept at representing large claimant classes in Group Litigation Orders. He often appears in cases concerning environmental damage and human rights.
Richard demonstrates unmatched experience and tactical nous in class actions and group litigation.
Richard is the most down to earth and grounded person you will ever spend time with. His clients really benefit from the directness that he brings and his tactical approach.
Sapna Malik is recognised for her representation of claimant groups in high-profile international human rights claims before the High Court.
She is a real expert.
Sapna Malik is a well-established practitioner in the space.
Sarah Moore represents UK and international claimant groups in environmental and product liability actions. She routinely represents claimants against large multinationals across the oil and gas and pharmaceutical sectors.
She is one of the best lawyers out there for product liability group actions.
Sarah goes above and beyond to involve her clients in group litigation. She's a brilliant case manager.
Shazia Yamin is noted for her experience in consumer class actions. She has appeared in the dieselgate emissions cases, co-leading thousands of affected vehicle owners.
Shazia knows the cases and the clients inside out. She is also very pragmatic and has a natural instinct for what arguments to pursue.
Shazia has a fantastic eye for detail and she is meticulously organised, running a lot of detail for client management and evidence gathering. She's absolutely outstanding.
Shazia is a brilliant new partner at Leigh Day. She brings a calm authority to her cases and is very well respected in and out of the firm.
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