Suzanne Harb
Senior associate solicitor
Suzanne is a senior associate solicitor in the international department
Suzanne is a senior associate solicitor in the international department, specialising in international human rights claims, with a particular focus on claims arising out of war and armed conflict. Suzanne is also a qualified lawyer in a civil law jurisdiction.
Legal expertise
Since joining Leigh Day in 2009, Suzanne has assisted Sapna Malik and Martyn Day on a number of high-profile claims including:
- Claims on behalf of Iraqi detainees against the British Ministry of Defence, who succeeded in their claims for unlawful detention and/or mistreatment following a ground-breaking judgment delivered in December 2017;
- The cases of several men detained and cruelly abused by British military during the notorious Camp Breadbasket incident in May 2003;
- Claims against the British Ministry of Defence by Iraqi Locally Employed Civilians for damages for the personal injuries and/or financial losses they have sustained as a result of their employment by the British army as interpreters in Iraq from 2003 onwards.
Sexual violence against women where the British Army trains in Kenya continues to be reported
Following International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2024, Suzanne Harb, Zina Younes and Carolin Ott consider how after decades of serious allegations of rape and violence of women by British soldiers training in Kenya, little has been done to hold those responsible to account and address the institutional and cultural causes of such violence.