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People are rarely seriously injured more than once in their lives. It is vital that they seek specialist advice. There are very few lawyers who specialise in catastrophic military injury. Instructing a specialist solicitor can make the difference between winning and losing a case and also of many thousands of pounds and quality of life.

imageInvestigating any military claim is clearly not going to be straightforward. You will have seen from the vast array of accident circumstances that specialist knowledge of how to handle MoD claims as well as catastrophic injury is necessary.

Pushing the MoD to allow us to examine a piece of machinery or equipment, visit the site of the accident when it could have taken place anywhere in the world, provide disclosure of documentation and have an expert witness at our side is something the MoD are often reluctant to co-operate with. They clearly don't want civilian lawyers asking questions about technical details of ballistics, jets, tanks and training exercises as they are issues they would rather not have in the public domain, for obvious reasons. However as a result of the many cases Lesley has dealt with, she has developed a relationship with the MoD and their claims handling insurers and Solicitors, which means that they will usually co-operate, providing the facilities and documents needed.

We are truly dealing with a David and Goliath situation here. It is difficult to litigate against the MoD as the accident circumstances can often be unique. The MoD is not usually forthcoming with information and will certainly not hand it to you on a plate. If you are not used to dealing with these kind of claims, you are hardly equipped to know what kind of information to request from the MoD to put pressure on them to fight for your client's rights.

Many of our case studies are good examples of these issues.

Case Studies

For more legal information on military and catastrophic injury cases please contact Lesley Casey

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