Melanie Jacques

International team lawyer @MelJacques1 says a radical change in attitudes towards women is needed in the British military, at home and overseas. leighdaylaw.info/3LoTfbA

We are delighted to announce that Leigh Day has won UK Law Firm of the Year at the #ChambersEuropeAwards 2023 ceremony in Milan. We are honoured that @ChambersGuides has recognised us as a leading law firm. Congratulations to all the winners 👏 leighday.co.uk/news/news/2023…

We are deeply saddened to see footage of the sexual harassment and abuse described by Kenyan tea workers in @BBCPanorama's “Sex for Work: the true cost of our tea”. All women deserve a workplace free from #GBV. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

@Phoebe_Okowa @UKinKenya @KenyaMissionUK @UKUN_NewYork @KenyaMissionUN Congratulations!!

Sapna Malik tells BBC World Service Newshour about women's claims against Lujeri and PGI of systemic sexual harassment including rape on southern Malawi tea and nut plantations. Listen from 26:38 leighdaylaw.info/3m4tKLY

Women working on Malawi plantations owned by top tea brand supplier Lujeri are suing their employer and UK parent company PGI over allegations of systemic sexual harassment including rape, assault and discrimination. They are represented by Sapna Malik leighdaylaw.info/3djdl2i

Register now for Holding the Powerful to Account: European perspectives on strategic litigation (WEBINAR) bit.ly/3eiqojt

.@MelJacques1 and Louise Williams consider what can be done to protect workers from sexual violence and harassment on plantations around the world leighdaylaw.info/2YzNVXI

You're invited to take part in two #BizHumanRights seminars, with some of Europe’s leading legal practitioners sharing European Perspectives on Strategic Litigation against the military or corporations for #HumanRightsViolations worldwide. Book your place:bit.ly/HoldingToAccou…

The audio recordings are now available from the conference on 'Alseran and Others v. Ministry of Defence: International #humanrights and International Humanitarian Law' we held last month with @BonaveroIHR. Melanie Jacques reflects in her latest blog. leighday.co.uk/Blog/March-201… …

.@jonnybuckley discusses the recent mining dam collapses in Brazil and the lessons that must be learnt in the mining industry in order to prevent another tragedy leighday.co.uk/Blog/February-…

High Court to hear modern slavery claims on behalf of Lithuanian workers represented by solicitor Mary Westmacott. Four-day trial to begin on Monday 18 February 2019 leighday.co.uk/News/2019/Febr…

International human rights lawyer Melanie Jacques looks at the implications of the decision of Leggatt J in Alseran and Ors v MoD on the future conduct of British military operations abroad leighday.co.uk/Blog/April-201…

Read our latest blog, Bringing Responsibility Home, about #corporateaccountability and #humanrights in Canada leighday.co.uk/Blog/September…

#Myanmar statement: Humanitarian organisations call for immediate humanitarian access to those in need in #Rakhine. ow.ly/z3ly30ftZ5S

Court of Appeal finds Theresa May acted unlawfully as Home Secretary when she denied refugees access to UK leighday.co.uk/News/News-2017…

[REPORT] #Colombia: what is @Chiquita executive's role in contributing to crimes against humanity? #ICC must inquire fidh.org/en/region/amer…

Leigh Day event on the accountability in "Shipbreaking". Monday 15th May 2017 at 6pm. Please RSVP to Lily West at lwest@leighday.co.uk

'18 Years in Limbo' - the moving story of a group of #refugees living on a British Sovereign Base Area in Cyprus vimeo.com/205117906