South Africa
In June 2003, Leigh Day & Co recovered £10.5m in compensation for South African victims in a case brought directly against Cape Plc in the UK courts. The settlement followed years of litigation and the settlement was reached after Cape reneged on a deal to settle for £21m reached in 2001. Cape Plc, a UK-based company, mined asbestos in South Africa for decades.
Partner Richard Meeran is currently running a series of test cases for South African gold miners who are suffering from silicosis. Richard previously ran the ground-breaking litigation against Cape PLC (for 7,500 South African asbestos miners), Thor Chemicals (for South African victims of mercury poisoning) and Rio Tinto (Connelly v RTZ), for which he was awarded the 2003 Liberty/Justice “Human Rights Lawyer of the Year” Award.
News
South African goldminers litigation against Anglo American-
Test cases underway on behalf of miners suffering from silicosis
Leigh Day partner writes open letter to UN on multi-national corporation litigation in South Africa-
Richard Meeran, a partner in the complex claims team has written to the UN ‘s Special Representative on business and human rights
Richard Meeran returns to Leigh Day partnership-
Leading personal injury law firm Leigh Day & Co has welcomed Richard Meeran’s return to the partnership
Former partner returns to Leigh Day to focus on silicosis case-
Richard Meeran rejoins Leigh Day & Co
Leigh Day & Co recover £150,000 for South African victims-
South Africans receive payments for damage caused by asbestos production in pioneering work by London law firm Leigh Day & Co.
Gold miners launch legal action against Anglo American-
Legal proceedings have begun in South Africa against the Anglo American Corporation on behalf of eight South African ex-gold miners. The case is being handled by Martyn Day and Gene Matthews in the International department of Leigh Day & Co.
