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Jun 6, 20241 min read
D-Day message from Hilary Meredith-Beckham
On the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, Hilary Meredith Solicitors pays tribute to the tens of thousands of troops who landed on beaches across...


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Jun 5, 20241 min read
NHS severe safety incidents increase significantly
New data obtained by APIL shows a significant increase in the number of severe safety incidents in the NHS. Between 2012/13 and 2022/23,...

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May 28, 20241 min read
Our latest news - Hilary Meredith-Beckham shortlisted for Law Society Legal Heroes Award
Hilary Meredith-Beckham, founder and chair of Hilary Meredith Solicitors, has been shortlisted for a prestigious Law Society Legal...


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May 10, 20242 min read
Fixed recoverable costs for clinical negligence to come into force in October 2024
Fixed recoverable costs (FRC) for low-value clinical negligence claims that settle pre-issue will come into force in October 2024, the...


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Apr 25, 20241 min read
The Times - today’s leading article on Lariam scandal
The Times has today run a leading article on how “British army veterans who suffered the side-effects of Lariam must receive justice”....


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Apr 24, 20241 min read
Matthew Parris column in The Times - I know well the horrors that Lariam can unleash
Writing in The Times, political writer and broadcaster and former Conservative MP Matthew Parris has expressed the personal horrors he...


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Apr 19, 20245 min read
Judicial College Guidelines versus AFCS awards
Simon Quinn and Laura Cornes provide their thoughts Simon Quinn, Partner & Head of Military and Laura Cornes, Solicitor and Head of AFCS...


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Apr 17, 20241 min read
Non-Freezing Cold Injuries - know your legal rights
Military service personnel can often face the risk of Non-Freezing Cold Injuries (NFCI’s) during exercises, tours and operations when...


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Apr 16, 20241 min read
Doctors allege patients were put at risk at NHS neurosurgery department
A doctor has told his employment tribunal that a “gang culture” existed at an NHS Neurosurgery department. Mansoor Foroughi, a...


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Apr 9, 20243 min read
Have you been injured as a result of the MoD's negligence?
Simon Quinn, Partner and Head of Military at Hilary Meredith Solicitors, discusses the legal options. Since 1987, the UK's Armed Forces...


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Apr 2, 20242 min read
Hilary Meredith-Beckham responds to comments by former armed forces minister, James Heappey
Special forces soldiers will face dying in battle as they hesitate to make life-or-death decisions for fear of prosecution, a former...


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Mar 20, 20241 min read
Service personnel need more mental health support
A new study into the suicides of military veterans has found much more mental health support is needed for those in the armed forces. The...


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Mar 1, 20242 min read
Legal action over unfair cost of military housing
More than 2,000 military personnel are set to take legal action against the Ministry of Defence for discrimination over housing costs,...


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Feb 27, 20241 min read
MoD shelves accommodation plans
The MoD has shelved its plans to change the allocation of military housing after fierce criticism from Army families. The Defence...


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Feb 6, 20242 min read
Covid-19 Claims for Military Personnel
Were you deployed to a NHS hospital, ambulance service, medical centre, a Nightingale Hospital or other healthcare facility during the...


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Jan 22, 20241 min read
New figures highlight scale of sexual assault and bullying in Armed Forces
A new report in Daily Express says the Ministry of Defence has paid out more than £8.3 million to settle sexual assault and abuse claims...


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Jan 19, 20241 min read
“Significant risk to life” because of MoD inventory failures
A new report has warned that out-of-date medical supplies issued to frontline personnel pose a "significant risk to life" because of...


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Jan 9, 20242 min read
MoD spends millions on ‘dirty tricks’ campaign against wounded veterans
Almost 500 wounded troops seeking compensation have been spied on by private detectives hired by government lawyers, according to media...


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Dec 7, 20231 min read
Military taking far too long to investigate bullying and harassment complaints
It has emerged that female victims of bullying and sexual harassment in the military have waited a year for their complaints to be...


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Dec 6, 20231 min read
Clinical negligence claims taking too long to settle
At Hilary Meredith Solicitors we are committed to working collaboratively with defendant solicitors and insurance companies to resolve...
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