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Provided by Martyn Day
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Martyn Day is the Senior Partner at Leigh Day. He has a leading reputation for international, product liability and environmental claims, often as group actions. He heads a team of lawyers who represent claimants in the UK and overseas in cases against corporate or governmental bodies.
Career
From Colombotti & Partners, moved to Clifford and Co., then went to Bindman & Partners. In 1987, set up Leigh Day with Sarah Leigh OBE.
Professional Memberships
Board member of Greenpeace Environmental Trust, Leadership Council Member of Earthrights International, Former Chair of the Chem Trust, Former Chair of Greenpeace UK
Publications
Martyn regularly addresses lectures, seminars and media on environmental and justice issues.
Chambers Review
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A renowned claimant lawyer, Martyn Day brings an unmatched level of expertise to his broad domestic and international practice. He frequently represents marginalised workers who have suffered human rights abuses abroad.
A renowned claimant lawyer, Martyn Day brings an unmatched level of expertise to his broad domestic and international practice. He frequently represents marginalised workers who have suffered human rights abuses abroad.
Martyn Day is widely acclaimed for his expert handling of multiparty actions against major corporations. He has a wealth of experience representing foreign nationals in environmental cases.
Martyn Day is celebrated for his pioneering personal injury claims against corporations and government bodies, arising out of injuries sustained both at home and overseas. His areas of expertise include misconduct by the military, environmental pollution and historic rights violations.
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.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Martyn is the best of the best. He is a master strategist and negotiator."
"Martyn is at the absolute top in terms of knowledge and experience of claimant group actions. He is very tactically astute."
"Martyn is the best of the best: a master strategist and negotiator."
"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."
"He is very good to deal with, very pragmatic and sensible."
"Martyn is the best of the best. He is a master strategist and negotiator."
"Martyn is one of the absolute superstars of the English legal system and civil liberties litigations. He manages cases in a way that no one else does."
"He has been instrumental in bringing many cases in the English courts."
"Martyn is a strategist par excellence."
"Martyn is the best of the best. He is a master strategist and negotiator."
"Martyn is at the absolute top in terms of knowledge and experience of claimant group actions. He is very tactically astute."
"Martyn is the best of the best: a master strategist and negotiator."
"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."
"He is very good to deal with, very pragmatic and sensible."
"Martyn is the best of the best. He is a master strategist and negotiator."
"Martyn is one of the absolute superstars of the English legal system and civil liberties litigations. He manages cases in a way that no one else does."
"He has been instrumental in bringing many cases in the English courts."
"Martyn is a strategist par excellence."
Articles, highlights and press releases
3 items provided by Leigh Day
Shipbreaking judgment is timely reminder of shipping companies' liabilities
In July 2020, a High Court judgment in Begum v Maran [2020] EWHC 1846 (QB) was handed down where, for the first time, an English court has grappled with the controversial issue of “shipbreaking”.
Settlement agreed with Petra Diamonds Limited following claims of serious human rights abuses
A settlement has been agreed with Petra Diamonds Limited following claims of serious human rights abuses at its majority-owned Williamson diamond mine in Tanzania
Shipbreaking judgment: The shipping industry and the law of negligence
Oliver Holland and Rachel Bonner discuss the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Hamida Begum (on behalf of MD Khalil Mollah) v Maran (UK) Limited.
Shipbreaking judgment is timely reminder of shipping companies' liabilities
In July 2020, a High Court judgment in Begum v Maran [2020] EWHC 1846 (QB) was handed down where, for the first time, an English court has grappled with the controversial issue of “shipbreaking”.
Settlement agreed with Petra Diamonds Limited following claims of serious human rights abuses
A settlement has been agreed with Petra Diamonds Limited following claims of serious human rights abuses at its majority-owned Williamson diamond mine in Tanzania
Shipbreaking judgment: The shipping industry and the law of negligence
Oliver Holland and Rachel Bonner discuss the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Hamida Begum (on behalf of MD Khalil Mollah) v Maran (UK) Limited.
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