Nadir Soares Machado
Associate Solicitor
Nadir is an associate solicitor in the international department. She is admitted to practice in the United Kingdom, Brazil and New York.
At Leigh Day, Nadir is predominantly working in cases concerning vulnerable communities in Latin America countries.
- Catarina Oliveira Da Silva and others v Brazil Iron Limited and another. A claim on behalf of 103 plaintiffs, residents of two quilombola communities, Bocaina and Mocó, in the state of Bahia, Brazil, for damages caused by the operation of the Fazenda Mocó mine, which is operated by the defendants' Brazilian subsidiary, Brazil Iron Mineração Limitada (BIML). The High Court dismissed the defendants' forum non conveniens challenge and ruled that it had jurisdiction to hear the communities' claim for damages against the two English defendant companies.
- Andre Bravo and others v Amerisur Resources Ltd. A claim on behalf of members of remote communities living in southern Colombia in relation oil pollution, which was settled on a confidential basis without admission of liability
Further experience
Prior to joining Leigh Day, Nadir worked on contentious and non-contentious public international law and human rights disputes at prominent London law firms. She also worked as an intern to Judge Pangalangan at the Trial Chambers of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and as a legal fellow at the Appeals Chamber of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) in the Hague.
Education
LLM in LLM in International Legal Studies - New York University of Law (NYU) - New York, USA
Bachelor of Laws - University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR) – Fortaleza, BR
Languages
Portuguese (native), English (fluent), French (Delf C1), Spanish (intermediary).
Membership
Order of Attorneys of Brazil (OAB)
New York State Bar Association (NYBA)
Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
Nadir's cases:
High Court rules that Brazilian quilombola communities can bring environmental damage claim against UK mining company Brazil Iron in English courts
More than 100 residents from two quilombola communities (descendants of Afro-Brazilian slaves) in Bahia state in Brazil will be able to have their claim against UK-based mining company Brazil Iron heard in an English court following a judgment handed down Friday 14 March.
Brazilian quilombola communities sue UK mining company Brazil Iron for environmental damage
More than 100 residents from two quilombola communities (descendants of Afro-Brazilian slaves) in Bahia state in Brazil who filed proceedings in September 2023 against UK registered mining companies Brazil Iron Limited and Brazil Iron Trading Limited, have today filed details of their claim at the High Court in London.
Legal case between Amerisur Resources Ltd and Colombia campesinos settled
The proceedings in the UK High Court between the claimants, campesinos living in the Putumayo region of Colombia and UK-based Amerisur Resources Ltd have been settled satisfactorily on a confidential basis, on payment of a monetary sum.