"Martyn Day" is the Senior Partner at Leigh Day specialising in international, environment and product liability claims, often as group actions. He was a director of Greenpeace Environmental Trust, having stepped down as chairman of Greenpeace UK in 2008.

Examples of his work include negotiating settlements for approximately 1300 Kenyans injured/killed by British Army munitions, for 52 Colombian farmers in a claim against BP relating to the damage caused to farms in the north of the country and recently being instructed in relation to the allegation that the disposal of waste in the Ivory Coast has led to deaths and injuries in Abidjan and Iraqis alleging torture by British soldiers. He is co-author of Toxic Torts, Personal Injury Handbook, Multi-Party Actions and Environmental Action: A Citizens Guide. In April 2008 Martyn was identified by The Times as one of the UK's most powerful and influential lawyers.

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