CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility is defined as; how we acknowledge our accountability for the impact of our activities on society and/or the environment.

Hilary Meredith Solicitors Ltd continuously strive to improve our own social and environmental impact by;

• Supporting Charities
  Paper Usage
  Energy Usage
  Reuse and recycling
  Supporting the local community
  Supporting the rights of the Armed Forces in claiming compensation

Supporting Charities

Hilary Meredith Solicitors Ltd has worked in Partnership with the Spinal Injury Association in producing a DVD ‘Life after Injury’ which is given to all recent spinal injured patients.

Hilary Meredith helps organise the annual North West regions Spinal Injury Association Cornflower Ball.

We also support St Francis House Children’s Hospice and the Royal British Legion.

Paper Usage

Members of staff are encouraged to reuse used paper for taking notes or messages and to photocopy documents double-sided.

We encourage use of re-usable kitchen utensils instead of disposable ones.

Energy Use

All lights and computers/VDU’s are switched off each night. Heating has been lowered a couple of degrees.

Reuse and re-cycling

We look to use any resource we can within the firm and look to always re-fill printer cartridges. We will be researching recycling of paper to see whether it is cost effective and practical for a firm of this size.

Supporting the local community

We look to use suitable local suppliers for groceries, sandwiches, printing and stationary etc. Each year the firm offers placements to students from the local schools as part of their works experience.

Supporting the rights of the Armed Forces in claiming compensation

We attend a clinic at Headley Court rehabilitation centre giving the injured military personnel the opportunity to talk to us about their case and we will advise them.

Much of the work we do is on a pro bono basis. Hilary regularly attends meetings at the Royal British Legion and advises them without charge. She remains the secretary of the RBL solicitors group an appointment she has held since 1992 on a voluntary basis.

Hilary Meredith is known for highlighting to the media the concerns of military personnel with regards to the compensation they receive if injured and has put questions to the House of Commons and House of Lords to push for change.

She is a voluntary member of the Royal British Legion House of Lords and House of Commons committee reviewing the mistakes made in the Gulf War 1 to avoid those mistakes occurring again.

The Serious Injury team report trends in accidents to insurers and the MOD to prevent similar military accidents occurring in the future.