If your illness or injury was the result of a breach of the duty of care, then you can make a civil claim for negligence.
A civil claim must be made within three years of the act of negligence.
If you choose to make a civil claim for negligence, you should contact a solicitor who can help you to take matters forward.
If you do not have a preferred solicitor to contact, we suggest you consider making contact with the RBL Solicitors Group, or a solicitor of your choice who undertakes Civil Compensation claims.
You can contact the RBL Solicitors Group by emailing [email protected]
It is likely that you will be offered a “no win, no fee agreement”. The details of which will be explained by your solicitors.
Learn more about claiming compensation for a personal injury on your relevant Citizens Advice website:
If you live in Northern Ireland you can find out more on the nidirect website.
Civil Compensation claims, War Pensions (WP) and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS)
If you make a civil compensation claim, you can also claim a WP or AFCS. However, you cannot be compensated twice for the same illness or injury as one award will offset the other.
You do not need to prove fault to claim a WP or AFCS. You can be awarded a War Pension or Armed Forces compensation without having to show blame and without any acceptance of fault on behalf of the MOD.
