Joe Snape
Senior associate solicitor
Joe Snape works in the international and group claims department
Joe Snape is an senior associate solicitor in the international department working on environmental and human rights litigation, including representing over 13,000 individuals in the Ogale and Bille communities who have suffered devastating oil pollution caused by Shell’s operations in the Niger Delta.
Legal expertise
Joe joined Leigh Day in December 2022 having previously worked at another human rights firm in the UK and for climate law organisations both in the UK and in Mexico.
Joe is also a trustee of the Access to Justice Foundation, which is the UK’s largest funder of legal advice providers and law centres.
Education
BA in Politics and Philosophy from Bristol University. GDL and LPC at BPP University.
KLM Judgment: The intensifying scrutiny of corporate greenwashing across Europe
Anthony Hayward, Joe Snape and Tom Short discuss the KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) judgment and the impact on other corporations greenwashing across Europe