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Corporate accountability

Representing people living outside the UK in claims brought in the English courts regarding corporate accountability

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All too often the interests of big business are pursued at the expense of the rights and wellbeing of local communities in different parts of the world. Leigh Day assists people who have been injured, abused or exploited by British companies both in the UK and abroad.

While the operations of business can bring jobs and wealth to local populations, they can also result in serious harm to or conflict with local communities, environmental degradation and the abuse of rights. In prioritising profit, some companies unscrupulously exploit workers at the expense of their health and even engage in forced labour and human trafficking.

Others employ corporate spies to gather intelligence on campaigners and activists who are trying to improve regulations that would prevent harm.

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