Leigh Day

Personal injury, group actions.

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.

Trained Colombotti & Partners; qualified 1981; Clifford & Co; Bindham & Partners; founded Leigh Day & Co with Sarah Leigh OBE 1987. Publications include: co-author ‘Personal Injury Handbook’, ‘Toxic Torts’, ‘Multi-Party Actions’ and ‘Environmental Action: a Citizen’s Guide’; in 2004 co-authored a report with WWF and the Environmental Law Foundation entitled ‘Environmental Justice’. Regularly addresses lectures, seminars and media on environmental and justice issues.

Former chair, Chem Trust; former chair, Greenpeace UK, now board member, Greenpeace Environmental Trust.

Playing tennis, watching Arsenal, getting out to the theatre as often as time allows.