Alma Law successfully spearheads opposition to application for a Group Litigation Order

In an enterprise unique in the field of personal injury claims, a group of 18 law firms, who collectively represent over 5000 injured marines, soldiers, sailors, aircrew and armed forces veterans, worked together to oppose an application for a GLO.

If the application by Hugh James solicitors had been successful, it would have meant that our clients, and any other would-be claimant seeking to claim damages for noise induced hearing loss against the MOD, would have faced huge uncertainty and intolerable delay, something we could never countenance.

This was an issue of access to justice. Had we not joined forces, the inescapable consequences were dire.

Our position gained the support of a further 18 law firms in the week before it was heard in the High Court.

We are very pleased that the court accepted our submissions and refused the application.

A link to the judgment is provided here. 

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Grant Evatt

19.11.23