England - London • Dispute resolution
Leigh Day
Praised by clients as 'excellent litigators who understand the technicalities and have exceptional know-how', Leigh Day's highly experienced team regularly handles high-profile class actions across a host of sectors. Key names to note include heavyweight litigator Martyn Day and Shazia Yamin, an 'extraordinary solicitor and partner' with 'an excellent eye for detail.'
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Testimonials
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- 'They are always ahead of the legal market and on the right side of litigation. They are technically strong and can communicate complex issues clearly.'
- 'They are excellent litigators who understand the technicalities and have exceptional know-how to assist their clients in the most difficult cases.'
- 'I believe the Leigh Day commercial team are well versed in their field. They have a lot of experienced professionals who understand the cases and fight for the best possible outcomes for their clients. The team is truly special and the best in the business in my opinion.'
- 'Shazia Yamin, Oliver Holland and Zoë Mernick-Levene are market leaders. You would feel lucky to have them on your legal team.'
- 'Shazia Yamin is an extraordinary solicitor and partner. She is very bright, and has an excellent eye for detail.'
- 'The Leigh Day team have a great collective of individuals. Martyn Day with over 30 years of experience, Oliver Holland, Shazia Yamin, Sapna Malik, Ben Croft, Gene Matthews to name a few. All of these partners are amazing. They also have great associates like Lucy Martin who are all great lawyers and really do care about the outcome for their clients.'
- 'Shazia Yamin is an exceptionally gifted and hard-working lawyer. Her papers are always meticulously prepared down to the finest detail, and she is also is a brilliant lateral thinker who offers innovative solutions to legal problems. A joy to work with.'
Key clients
- 6,300 easyJet customers
- 385 TalkTalk customers
- Covid
- Hepatitis C Equality Act/HRA
- Former pupils of Royal Alexandra and Albert School
- Archer & Others v Ministry of Justice
- Equal pay claims brought on behalf of over 81,000 employees of major supermarkets and high street retailers, including ASDA, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Morrisons, Co-op and Next.
- Pension discrimination claims
- Amazon delivery drivers
- Operation Fort
- Great Ormond Street Hospital
- Shell Ogale/Bille Nigerian oil spills
- Tea plantation workers v PGI re sexual abuse
- Competition claims v UK water and sewerage companies
- Woodford/Link investors group claim
- Burmese migrant workers v Tesco & Intertek regarding forced labour in garment industry
- Malawian tobacco farmers v BAT & Imperial Tobacco regarding forced and child labour in tobacco farms
- NOx Group Emissions (various manufacturers)
- Amerisur
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Leigh Day
Shazia is a partner in the International and UK Group Litigation department, specialising in large-scale product liability litigation. She is a litigator with over 10 years’ experience and has particular expertise in consumer group actions. Shazia was one of the lead partners on the Volkswagen NOx Emissions Group Litigation, and is currently leading a second group action against the Volkswagen Group.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jamie Beagent, Gene Matthews, Nigel Mackay, Emma Satyamurti, Richard Meeran