International Team Head Explains What Works In Field Of Corporate Accountability

• Published date: 25 November 2020
• Law Firm: Leigh Day
• Author: Mr Richard Meeran

Leigh Day partner Richard Meeran shared his expertise as a pioneering multinational human rights abuse lawyer at the 2020 key UN forum on the issue this week.

Richard, who heads up Leigh Day's international team, was a panellist at the United Nations Business and Human Rights Forum, 16-18 November, 2020.

He addressed the audience at the Effective corporate accountability as prevention session, which aimed to explore what corporate accountability means, does it work, does it prevent business related human rights abuses and what are the challenges faced by lawyers?

Richard was asked to speak because of his significant experience in the field of corporate accountability, having brought the first three multinational human rights cases in the UK courts during the...