Martyn Day plans to step back from the day-to-day running of Leigh Day in late 2027, while remaining involved in selected claims. The Law Gazette reports that five equity partners have been tasked with taking the firm forward, led by Nigel Mackay as senior partner, Jamie Beagent as managing partner and Clare Campbell as deputy managing partner.
This is a planned management transition, not a departure from the firm. Day co-founded Leigh Day in 1987 with Sarah Leigh. The firm’s own history gives the founding date as 10 June 1987, while Day’s profile identifies him as a joint founder and senior partner who qualified in 1981. Leigh Day’s profile of Mackay confirms his senior-partner title and employment and discrimination practice.
The report links the transition to the firm’s 40th-anniversary year, but no exact day, month or handover date is established. The change may interest legal-sector observers tracking succession and management structures; the supplied evidence does not establish vacancies, hiring plans or a wider recruitment campaign.