Prisoners of war
Leigh Day & Co solicitors are experts in claims against international governments. The firm has have brought cases against the German and Japanese governments for their mistreatment of prisoners of war.
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Claims against the German Government-
In 1999, the Federation of Poles in Great Britain asked Leigh Day & Co. to work with them to bring a claim against the German Government on behalf of former slave labourers of the Nazi’s.
Japanese Prisoners of War-
In December 1941, the Japanese overran most of the far-east and in doing so took tens of thousands of allied troops and civilians into captivity. Three years of living hell ensued.
