Martyn Day (lawyer)

Martyn Day
NationalityBritish
Alma materWarwick University
OccupationSolicitor
EmployerLeigh Day
Known forInternational law, environmental law, and product liability claims

Martyn Day is a British solicitor specializing in international, environmental and product liability claims who founded – and is the Senior Partner of – the law firm Leigh Day, established in 1987. 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 1,300 Kenyans injured or killed by leftover British military munitions, for 52 Colombian farmers in a claim against BP relating to the damage caused to farms in the north of the country, and representing Iraqis alleging torture in British custody.

He is the co-author of Toxic Torts, Personal Injury Handbook, Multi-Party Actions and Environmental Action: A Citizen's Guide.

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