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Gene Matthews

Partner · Leigh Day

EnglandHuman Rights, Product Liability

About

Partner at Leigh Day with over a decade of experience specialising in international tort, human rights and product liability claims; appointed partner in 2010 and a member of the Group Litigation and Product Liability team. He has led major claimant work including alleged unlawful detention and treatment claims by Iraqi citizens, a group claim by Peruvians against Xstrata, group litigation on defective hip replacements and other medical devices, Porton Down veterans' claims and clinical trial injury matters (including TGN1412).

Practice areas

Human RightsProduct LiabilityGroup LitigationPersonal InjuryInternational Tort

Office

Expertise

Iraqi detention/human rights claimsPeru/Tintaya mining-related human rights claim against XstrataDefective medical devices (hip replacements, heart valves, pacemakers)Clinical trial injury claims (including TGN1412)Porton Down veterans' chemical exposure claims