In our Staff Spotlight series, we take a look at key members of our team and find out a little bit more about them and their work.
Today we meet Liam Hill, an experienced Solicitor and Deputy Head of our Industrial Disease Department.
As well as Industrial Disease claims, Liam handles a lot of Military compensation claims, including Noise Induced Hearing Loss and respiratory diseases brought on by years in service.
Name:
Liam Hill
Job title:
Deputy Head of Industrial Disease Department
Personal background:
“I have worked with the Royal British Legion since the age of 16. I was drafted in by my father who is ex royal engineer, to be a standard bearer for the branch.
“I have since served as the Hoyland RBL branches secretary for many years before stepping back to look after my young family. I have also served as the Barnsley Group’s treasurer and secretary for a time as well.
“I take pride in assisting in the organisation of the yearly remembrance parade in Hoyland, headed up with my father and sister who presently serves in the Royal Army Medical Corp.”
Most commonly asked question(s) about legal claims relating to your field
“We are commonly asked if making a claim for a current service member will affect their employment. The simple answer is, no it shouldn’t.”
If your claim did affect your employment in any way which resulted in mistreatment, dismissal, or leaving you feeling like you had to leave the military, then you may have recourse for a further claim for that mistreatment against the MOD.”
“How much money will I receive from a claim?”
“This is a very common question, and to be open – at the start of your claim we can rarely properly provide a accurate estimate.
“However, dependant upon your medical condition and what diagnosis and prognosis a medical professional gives in due course, it could range between the thousands to the tens or hundreds of thousands.
“Each case is valued differently depended upon the medical condition, facts and losses and therefore we will consider all of this in your claim and be able to provide you with a good estimate of value as we investigate a claim for you.”
Debunking a common myth about the claims process
“I will have to go to court as part of my claim.”
“A common misconception about a claim is that every single case will require you to attend court.
“This is not true, however in every claim there is a possibility in being required to attend court however the vast majority of claims are dealt with out of court settlements or agreements and therefore very few cases make it to a final hearing or trial.”
Further reading
Military compensation claims – Oakwood Solicitors
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