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Military Injury Multi-Party Claims

If you or a member of your family is suffering from an injury or industrial disease caused whilst working for the Ministry of Defence, our specialist personal injury lawyers may be able to help you claim compensation.  Contact us today on 0800 032 8511 for claim advice, or by completing a compensation claim enquiry form.

Multi-Party Actions Against the MoD
Making a Military Injury Claim
Military Injury Compensation
Specialist Armed Forces Group Claim Lawyers

Multi-Party Actions Against the MoD

In certain circumstances, a personal injury case may arise where many people have been affected.  Gulf War Syndrome, for example, affected a large number of people.

For these types of case, a claim can sometimes be brought by the claimants as a group, called a multi-party action.  The courts will often co-ordinate this by appointing lead solicitors to represent the claimants, and specifying a date by which any claims should be entered.

As with any claim involving the Ministry of Defence, there are some specific procedures and guidelines.  Any injury sustained after 6th April 2005 may give rise to a claim under the No Fault Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.  Before this date a claim would be for a War Pension payment.  As there are time limitations, it is important to act quickly.  You should not wait until you leave the armed forces.

Even if you make a claim under either of the schemes mentioned above, it may still be possible to pursue a civil claim as well.

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Making a Military Injury Claim

In every case, medical evidence will be required.  Detailed expert evidence is often also required in industrial disease cases to show that the condition suffered by a claimant was caused by exposure to a particular substance.

In any personal injury claim it is necessary to show that the person or organisation you are making a claim against owed you a duty of care, that they breached that duty of care (were negligent), and that the injury you sustained was a reasonably foreseeable consequence of that negligence.  Your lawyer will be able to assist you in getting all the necessary evidence together and can advise you on the best course of action.

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Military Injury Compensation

There are two elements to a compensation award.  The first is for the pain and suffering you may have gone through and what is known as loss of amenity.  This is called general damages and can include an award for your inability to do things after the accident that you used to be able to do before, eg, wash your car, look after your garden, walk the dog, etc.  The award for loss of amenity can be for a short period after an accident or for ever if that is what the medical evidence supports.

The second element of a compensation award is for your losses and expenses and is known as special damages.  It is important to keep receipts for any expenditure you have related to the accident, so that these can be reclaimed.  The aim is to put you back in a position financially as if the accident had never occurred.

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Specialist Armed Forces Group Claim Lawyers

The Legal Line lawyers are experts in all types of personal injury compensation claim, with extensive experience in multi-party claims for members of the armed forces.  They can provide legal advice to anyone suffering from an injury caused by another party and assist in pursuing a claim to the best possible outcome.

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