Byline: Sophia Yan, Senior foreign correspondent

An Iraqi father is seeking compensation from BP for the death of his 21-year-old son in what is thought to be the first case brought against a major oil firm for "flaring".

Hussein Julood alleges that burning off excess gas at a BP-run Iraqi oil field in Rumaila, a practice known as flaring, unleashed toxic and carcinogenic chemicals that caused his son, Ali, to develop leukaemia.

A keen footballer, Ali lived in Rumaila with his family. He was diagnosed with blood cancer at the age of 15. He documented his life living in the oil field as part of a BBC investigation into flaring before passing away last year.

Mr Julood is seeking compensation to cover the cost of his late son's medical treatment, which included chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants, and the...