▁in ▁the ▁I vor ian ▁port ▁of ▁Ab id jan . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice ▁in ▁London ▁agreed ▁to ▁hear ▁a ▁group ▁action ▁by ▁about ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁claim ants ▁from ▁C ô te ▁d ' I vo ire ▁against ▁Tra fig ura ▁over ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁dump ing ▁of ▁to xic ▁waste ▁from ▁the ▁Pro bo ▁Ko ala . ▁The ▁British ▁law ▁firm ▁Le igh ▁Day ▁had ▁brought ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁group ▁actions ▁in ▁legal ▁history , ▁seeking ▁dam ages ▁of ▁£ 1 0 0 ▁million . ▁Over ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁claim ants ▁signed ▁a ▁pet ition ▁calling ▁for ▁Le igh ▁Day ▁to ▁have ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁pay ments . ▁Justice ▁Mac D uff ▁gave ▁a ▁r uling ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁that ▁Le igh ▁Day ▁should ▁have ▁responsibility ▁for ▁final ising ▁the ▁pay ments . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁Claude ▁G ou hour ou , ▁who ▁claimed ▁to ▁represent ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁claim ants . ▁Le igh ▁Day ▁had ▁worked ▁out ▁a ▁system ▁for ▁the ▁payment ▁of ▁each ▁claim ant ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁payment ▁card ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁at ▁autom ated ▁tell er ▁machines ▁in ▁Ab id jan . ▁The ▁P IN s ▁for ▁the ▁cards ▁were ▁given ▁out ▁in ▁October , ▁but , ▁just ▁as ▁this ▁process ▁was ▁coming ▁to