Colombia
Leigh Day & Co has represented a significant number of local farmers in their successful quest to obtain compensation from BP over problems caused after an oil pipeline was constructed across their land.
News
Colombian farmers’ case against BP subsidiary could go to trial in 2011-
The trial of a claim brought by Colombian farmers against BP subsidiary to take place in 2011
Leigh Day return to Colombia to meet more farmers-
Following the Leigh Day legal team’s successful visit to El Bagre, Colombia, in May 2007, members of the team recently returned to the country after being contacted by more local farmers.
Successful mediation result for Colombian farmers-
BP Exploration Company (Colombia) Limited and the Colombian farmers group are pleased to say that an amicable settlement of the dispute in relation to the OCENSA pipeline has been reached.

