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The team comprises over 80 people, including 28 qualified lawyers and 22 paralegals. It employs two former nurses who assist our understanding complex medical issues and three in–house accountants whose role is to maximise our clients’ damages claims and provide guidance where loss-of-earnings and business profits claims are complex.

The team has an excellent reputation amongst barristers, experts and case managers.  The team’s 30 years’ experience means that it works with the best barristers and external experts, advising on medical, technical, and quantum issues.

Clients who have suffered major trauma are represented by qualified solicitors and partners with decades of experience with a focus on ensuring the injured get the best rehabilitation to maximise their recovery, alleviating financial hardship caused by their injury and the best possible outcome.

For the past 18 years Leigh Day’s personal injury team has provided exclusive legal support to members of British Cycling and the British Triathlon Federation.

Leigh Day is listed in Headway’s Head Injury Solicitors Directory and in the Spinal Injuries Association’s ‘Guide to Choosing a Solicitor’ in recognition of our specialism in acting for seriously injured claimants.  They are a member of BackUp’s legal panel.

Head of the personal injury team, Sally Moore, is an accredited specialist for brain injury cases and has been Chair of Headway West London for the past seven years, a branch of the brain injury charity Headway UK.

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What the Team is Known For

Leigh Day has an illustrious claimant team regularly instructed to act in catastrophic personal injury cases against a range of parties, including governments, public bodies and large corporations. The firm's areas of expertise range from high-level cycling injuries through to claims concerning amputation. It also offers particular expertise in cases concerning the mining industry, including claims relating to industrial disease, pollution and police violence. The team is highly experienced in taking cases to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, and is regularly instructed on international mandates.

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Notable Practitioners

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Martyn Day
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Martyn Day
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Senior Statespeople

Martyn Day is celebrated for his pioneering personal injury practice, pursuing claims arising out of injuries sustained both at home and overseas against corporations and government bodies. His areas of expertise include misconduct by the military, environmental pollution and historic rights violations.

Martyn is a legendary figure.

Sally Moore
Sally Moore
Head of Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
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Sally Moore is among the country's standout practitioners for high-value personal injury accident claims and is frequently sought out to handle brain, spinal, amputation and fatal accident cases. She is also noted in the market for her niche expertise in bringing cycling-related claims.

Sally Moore is an incredibly able and industrious lawyer. She works authoritatively and efficiently in the interest of her clients.

Sally is the doyenne of personal injury. She is a leader in the field.

Sally's formidable attention to detail ensures no aspect of a case is ever overlooked, and her unwavering dedication to each individual’s wellbeing consistently drives the best possible outcomes.

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Martyn Day
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Martyn Day
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Senior Statespeople
Sally Moore
Sally Moore
Head of Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
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