▁case , ▁the ▁English ▁High ▁Court ▁ruled ▁that ▁Le igh ▁Day ▁had ▁been ▁neg lig ent ▁in ▁its ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁compens ation ▁pay ments . ▁£ 6 ▁million ▁of ▁the ▁compens ation ▁package ▁had ▁been ▁em be zz led , ▁leaving ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁claim ants ▁without ▁compens ation . ▁Judge ▁Andrew ▁Smith ▁noted ▁that ▁Mart yn ▁Day ▁had ▁ignored ▁warnings ▁that ▁C ô te ▁d ' I vo ire ' s ▁un stable ▁political ▁and ▁financial ▁systems ▁would ▁leave ▁the ▁funds ▁vulner able ▁to ▁em be zz lement ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁funds ▁should ▁instead ▁be ▁distributed ▁from ▁a ▁European ▁account . ▁Instead , ▁the ▁firm ▁pushed ▁ahead ▁with ▁using ▁an ▁I vor ian ▁account . ▁ ▁Ira q ▁tort ure ▁alleg ations ▁against ▁British ▁Sold iers ▁Day ▁successfully ▁represented ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁Bah a ▁M ous a ▁in ▁a ▁civil ▁case ▁bought ▁against ▁the ▁British ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence ▁and ▁obtained ▁compens ation ▁for ▁his ▁family . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁British ▁Def ence ▁Secretary , ▁Des ▁Brow ne , ▁admitted ▁to ▁" subst ant ial ▁bre aches " ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Convention ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁over ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Bah a ▁M ous a . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁£ 2 . 8 3 ▁million ▁in ▁compens ation ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁Bah a ▁M ous a ▁and ▁nine ▁other ▁men , ▁following ▁an ▁ad mission ▁of