Gary Boyd, Partner at Hilary Meredith Solicitors Limited is preparing to take part in a charity cycle challenge from London to the beautiful Dutch capital of Amsterdam to raise funds for the Spinal Injuries Association. The 3 day challenge starts in Tunbridge Wells with the group cycling through the Kent countryside to catch a ferry…
The latest issue of PI focus features an article regarding injuries received by a former RAF Reg Flight Sergeant when he went to the aid of his neighbour. Simon Quinn of Hilary Meredith Solicitors acted for the Claimant and represented him at the Appeal Hearing before an Independent Tribunals Service panel. PI Focus – February…
With a recent newspaper headline highlighting that a teaching assistant in Blackpool slipped on a jigsaw piece and cost education bosses nearly £40,000 in compensation and legal costs, it seems that yet again, personal injury lawyers are in the firing line. We are told that the compensation culture is alive and well and out of…
Manchester Airport is set to become the first airport in the United Kingdom to build an airport city. The airport city hub is forecast to cost £800 million, creating a total of 1600 jobs through building offices, industrial units retail and leisure sites. Major multi- million pound construction projects like this present major challenges in…
Hilary Meredith Solicitors Ltd has strengthened its senior management team with the arrival of Mark Farrell as Operations Director. Mark will take his place as a Director on an enlarged Main Board at Hilary Meredith Solicitors, which also now includes London-based partner Grant Evatt. Mark Farrell has extensive experience in the legal, claims management and…
Hilary Meredith Solicitors has welcomed today’s High Court ruling that the fixed success fee regime should not apply to members of the armed forces injured at work. Three members of the military brought claims against the Ministry of Defence after suffering an injury during training, in each case arguing that the fixed success fee regime does not…
The start to 2015 saw Hilary Meredith Solicitors appear in the press for: Hilary Meredith Solicitors winning the Personal Injury Awards 2014 Marketing Campaign of the Year award Hilary’s successful campaign for the rights of Armed Forces personnel after meeting with a number of MPs and members of the House of Lords The Messenger –…
Sinead Cartwright, Partner at Hilary Meredith Solicitors Ltd, has secured £80,000 for an RAF aircraft engineer who was permanently downgraded and then discharged from service after developing occupational dermatitis during the course of her work. The client joined the RAF in October 1997. After being exposed to chemicals and dust and developing dermatitis, she was…
Professional negligence claims against personal injury solicitors are on the rise. Perhaps, this is not surprising with unrealistic levels of fixed-costs introduced for cases worth less than £25,000 so law firms that predominantly deal with these claims are finding themselves having to provide the same level of service whilst coping with significantly reduced fees. As…
Hilary Meredith, CEO of Hilary Meredith Solicitors Ltd, has called for the introduction of anti-fraud training and accreditation for all claimant personal injury solicitors. Hilary, whose campaign to ensure the Ministry of Defence will not be able to use Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill to avoid its responsibilities to members of the Armed Forces…
Hilary Meredith Solicitors has welcomed news that the Ministry of Defence will not be able to use the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill to avoid its responsibilities to members of the Armed Forces. Hilary Meredith, CEO of Hilary Meredith Solicitors, has met with a number of MPs and members of the House of Lords…
Hilary Meredith Solicitors Ltd last night won the Marketing Campaign of the Year Award at the Personal Injury Awards 2014 for its high profile television advertising campaign. CEO Hilary Meredith collected the award at The Grange St Paul’s Hotel, overlooking St Paul’s Cathedral, in London’s City Financial District. “I’m absolutely thrilled,” said Hilary. “While the…
Hilary Meredith Solicitors in Wilmslow, Cheshire is delighted to announce that they will be taking part in Will Aid 2014 this November. Will Aid is the UKs top charity Will-writing scheme, offering everyone the opportunity to make or update their Will with a professional solicitor in return for a donation to Will Aid to help…