Lawyers against injustice

Leigh Day is a law firm established to combat injustice. Championing the underdog, the firm stands against entities and their wrong doings. Through hundreds of cases, Leigh Day secures compensation, influences legal changes, and restores justice.

Comprising 800 passionate individuals, Leigh Day welcomes those with just causes, assuring them access to objective, professional advice, with a commitment to an open, honest relationship. Our promise is to afford ordinary individuals the same quality of legal advice as state bodies, insurers and multinationals. Regardless of where injustice unfolds, Leigh Day stands as an unwavering force, ready to fight relentlessly for justice.

What our clients say

Why work with us

£1bn of compensation

We have been representing individuals in the legal claims against government and large corporations for over 35 years. In that time we have recovered over £1bn in compensation on behalf of our clients.

UK's leading experts

Our teams are regarded as amongst the best in the legal sector across all the areas of law. This expertise, from thousands of legal claims, enables us to tackle the most complex and challenging legal cases

Ranked number one

The firm is ranked in Band 1 in 14 categories in the independent legal directory Chambers and Partners and is in the Top Tier in the Legal 500 for personal injury, medical negligence, human rights, employment and consumer law.

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Leigh Day news and cases

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Employment Tesco Equal pay Equal Pay Now

Tesco fails in Court of Appeal bid to challenge equal pay job assessment approach

Lawyers representing tens of thousands of supermarket workers have welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling on how tribunals should assess the value of the roles carried out by Tesco shop workers in the long-running equal pay litigation - describing the ruling as an important step towards improving access to justice in large-scale equal pay claims.

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Defocussed Hospital Corridor
Medical negligence NHS Cancer

NHS trust admits liability for seven-month delay in tongue cancer diagnosis

A man from Kent has received a six-figure sum after King’s College Hospital NHS Trust admitted liability for delays in diagnosing his tongue cancer.

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Hacker Data Breach
Human rights Data breach South staffs water

Lawyers of data breach victims welcome almost £1 million fine for South Staffs Water over cyber attack affecting more than 600,000 people

Data breach lawyers at Leigh Day have welcomed a £963,900 fine imposed by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) on South Staffordshire Plc and South Staffordshire Water Plc (together South Staffordshire) following a serious cyber-attack which resulted in the personal information of 633,887 customers and employees being published on the dark web. 

How we have helped others

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Laura Jane Seaman Crop
Medical negligence Inquests Maternal injury

Death of Laura-Jane Seaman avoidable and contributed to by neglect, coroner concludes

The inquest into the death of a mother-of-five, who begged medical staff not to let her die, has concluded that her death was avoidable and contributed to by neglect. The coroner also accepted that Article 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights, the right to life, was engaged because of the role of the state in her death.

Client Story
Stacy Cuthbert
Cancer Misdiagnosis

Cancer misdiagnosis - Stacy's story

Stacy died in February 2020 but wanted to tell her story to help others.

Blog Post
Press Conference Merry
Molly Russell Human Rights Inquests

A family’s battle against the tech giants – Molly Russell’s inquest

Merry Varney, partner specialising in representing bereaved families at their loved ones’ inquests, discusses her journey in representing the family of Molly Russell in their fight for answers about the harmful online world she accessed, and its contribution to her death.