Armed Forces Claims
Since 15 May 1987 soldiers have been able to seek compensation against their employers for injuries caused due to their employers negligence and breach of safe working conditions. This area of law is much more complicated than most other claims and injuries caused during battle conditions are rarely successful. However, claims where injuries occur during normal course of duties can be dealt with like any other Employers Liability claim.
Although the armed forces do have a compensation scheme AFCS, money is awarded without any admission of liability and is awarded based on strict tariffs. This means it works more like a benefits policy than a claim for compensation. If you have suffered an injury during employment in the armed forces you can claim for compensation through the civil courts and we at Tollers have the resources to assist you in doing this.
It is important to provide as much information with regards to your job role and task being undertaken at time of the injury. You will need to provide us with details as to who was supervising you at the time. We will need details as to the injury, any medical treatment sought and what advice was given. It is also important to establish what the cause of the injury was. Was there insufficient equipment to assist with the task? Could your employers have taken more steps to make the area/task safer?
