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Military in Focus

Military in Focus – our newsletter for the service community. 

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February 2025

  • Richard Davies: The limbitless expedition
  • Million-pound compensation settlement in RAF PTSD claim

November 2024 - Remembrance Edition

  • We asked our colleagues: What does Remembrance Day mean to you?
  • Armistice Day: Falling silent to remember the brave
  • Bullying and discrimination in the UK military: A call for change
  • Breaking the silence: Military legal expert speaks out on supporting female veterans

August 2024

  • The family of a soldier who died at his army barracks call for urgent improvements to mental health care
  • Military inquest delays: What needs to be done to help families?
  • Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) – BBC File on 4 exposes the problems
  • Something in the water: The secrets of Camp Lejeune

June 2024

  • Podcast: Transitioning from the military into civilian life and employment
  • Is the defence budget enough to protect our armed forces?
  • Ajax armoured vehicle programme and the army personnel suffering hearing loss
  • Richard’s story – finding the colour in life after limb loss

April 2024

  • Richard’s story – going for gold after limb loss
  • The cold truth: The Commonwealth soldier and non-freezing cold injuries in the British military
  • Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) on the rise in the military
  • Podcast: Camp LeJeune – Toxic water and new U.S. legislation

February 2024

  • Connecting Female Veterans
  • Those wronged by pre-2000 LGBT+ laws in the Armed Forces may soon have a right to compensation
  • Podcast: Camp LeJeune – Toxic water and new U.S. legislation
  • Military Non-Freezing Cold Injury (NFCI): A legacy problem?
  • British Army personnel struck down by cryptosporidium outbreak at Nanyuki barracks in Kenya

November 2023

  • Scotty’s Little Soldiers: The charity supporting bereaved Armed Forces children and young people
  • From military injury and amputation to four gold medals
  • RAF and Red Arrows: When will bullying and harassment stop?
  • Meet our military colleague, Sophie
  • Save the date: Connecting Female Veterans

August 2023

  • Support Our Paras – a charity dedicated to paratroopers
  • Reaction to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme review
  • Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) – what are my dependents entitled to?

June 2023

  • Interview with Fighting With Pride: the military charity supporting LGBT+ veterans
  • The landmark case that allowed a veteran to re-enter the UK after medical discharge
  • Losses outside the battlefield: Is the MoD doing enough to prevent military suicides?
  • Rewatch our webinar: Against the Odds – Military Life for the Better

February 2023

  • How new legislation affects those who were stationed at Camp LeJeune
  • Former soldier looks to the future after suffering noise-induced hearing loss
  • Meet our colleague Brian Foote
  • How war artist Arabella Dorman tells the story of conflict and sacrifice

November 2022

  • Remembrance Sunday: Who I remembered
  • The UK Veterans Hearing Foundation (UKVHF)
  • Family of Welsh soldier who died at army base hope for answers
  • Attending the Wales Festival of Remembrance
  • Our return to the Tower of London

September 2022

  • Former soldier ‘finally’ able to look to the future after settlement
  • Attending the Ex-Forces in Business Awards
  • Project Recce's new Headquarters
  • The Inheritance Tax advantages for the military community
  • How our new offices will help us support service personnel and veterans

June 2022

  • Our inclusion in the Official Platinum Jubilee Commemorative Album
  • Armed Forces Day 2022
  • Non-freezing cold injury: A legacy of the Falklands conflict, which still affects service personnel 40 years on
  • Military-noise induced hearing loss – assessing the extent of injury and disability
  • Our Walking With The Wounded 'Cumbrian Challenge'

May 2022

  • Our former client's fundraising effort Pedal to the Prinicipality
  • Family matters following an injury
  • Golf auction to support charity for injured service personnel
  • The return of the Army vs Navy rugby match
  • Lawyering up: when do members of the Armed Forces need expert legal advice?

March 2022

  • Article 59 – ignorance or mistake?
  • Celebrating the Ex-Forces in Business Awards
  • How veterans can help others achieve their dreams through a career in financial planning
  • Getting the right legal support after an on- or off-duty military accident
  • Our Walking Home For Christmas Challenge

December 2021

  • Corie Mapp: solider, amputee and world champion
  • Celebrating our ERS Gold Award
  • A Gibraltar charity drive
  • Developing resilience a Major General's experience
  • Limb loss outside of active combat

August 2021

  • Memorial for a world-class paratrooper
  • Military accommodation: our service men and women deserve better
  • Supporting military personnel with NIHL
  • Protecting your pension
  • An Atlantic rowing challenge

February 2021

  • New charity Fighting With Pride sets out its mission during LGBT+ History Month
  • Supporting the military community affected by Lariam
  • Mental health in the Armed Forces community
  • Proud winners of marketing campaign of the year

February 2020 - Download the latest edition

  • Allies and Advocates: Caroline was the first transgender officer to serve openly in the British Armed Forces
  • Lost on the Battlefield:A mother's story of losing her son whilst on a training exercise
  • Celebrating Women of the Past Century: The WRAC Association has been supporting women in the military since 1919
  • Injured in a Foreign Country: What happens when you have to manage unfamiliar processes?
  • Proud to Receive the ERS Silver Award: Lieutenant Colonel Salusbury presented us with the accolade

January 2019 - Download PDF

  • Battle Back Golf
  • A Rock When You're In A Hard Place
  • Exemption To The Rule
  • Fifty Celebrations In The Capital
  • A Life Less Ordinary
  • Working Progress
  • The Brilliant Pilgrim Bandits
  • Marking 100 Years Since The End Of WWI
  • In The Hot Seat
  • A Cold Walk To Warm Hearts

May 2018

  • A Career Like No Other
  • An Award For All Of You
  • Non-Freezing Cold Injury
  • Ben’s Battle For Justice
  • Cheers For 50 Years
  • A Gala Dinner At The Tower Of London
  • GB Para Alpine Skier
  • The BIG Sleep
  • The Future Pucks Good
  • Roaring 20’s Ball Raising funds for The Prince’s Trust

July 2017 - Download PDF

  • Commando Challenge
  • Broken Eagle
  • Prenuptial & postnuptial agreements
  • Honouring those who fought in the Gulf Region, Iraq and Afghanistan 1990-2015
  • When AFCS is not enough
  • Mental health: it pays to be positive
  • Hear from a Reservist
  • Combat Stress
  • Summer of Sport 2017
  • A Heavy Reckoning
  • Devastated
  • Our Partnership with Barrister Paul Kilcoyne

October 2016 (PDF)

  • Always a little further
  • Supporting leavers and veterans
  • Headway Forces support group launch
  • Criminal Injuries Compensation (Overseas) Scheme
  • Again making fit
  • Amputation Rehabilitation Research At Imperial College
  • Legal service team of the year 2016
  • Armed Forces compensation scheme: Q&A
  • The Forces Help To Buy Scheme
  • Tax Guide For The Armed Forces
  • Walk of Britain
  • When AFCS in not enough

February 2016 (PDF)

  • Welcome to the third edition of Focus on Military 
  • A Hidden Gem - The Defence Medical Welfare Service
  • Complex Trauma & Amputation Rehabilitation - A Lifelong Commitment for Service Personnel
  • Concerns for Service Personnel Over Lariam Side Effects

February 2015 (PDF)

  • Welcome to the second edition of Focus on Military
  • Proud to support the private screening of Kajaki – a BAFTA nominated film about military heroes
  • The Invictus Games 2014
  • Moira Cameron: Keeper, Yeoman, Gentlewoman and the poppies at the Tower of London
  • Phoenix House presents: Help for Heroes fashion show
  • £15,000 settlement for Marine discharged with noise-induced hearing loss
  • Help for Heroes winter ball
  • The real-life “Cooler King’s” final great escape
  • Spotlight on: Southampton
  • Ray Lowrie - an inspirational client
  • The importance of recognising cold injury
  • Protecting your rights
  • Serving, surviving & recovery after Afghanistan
  • The Army Families Federation Big Debate 2014
  • Spotlight on: Family

November 2014

  • Welcome To Focus On Military
  • Meet Our Military Injury Claims Team
  • The Military Injury Claims Team Support Pilgrim Bandits Alongside Inspirational Hero Ben Parkinson 
  • Cold Injury
  • Flt Lt Sean Cunningham Inquest Red Arrows Ejection Seat Failure
  • The MoD Introduce The Armed Forces Independence Payment
  • Hearing Loss Claims
  • Army Wives Reach The Top Of Mount Kilimanjaro In Aid Of Scotty’s Little Soldiers
  • Solicitors Swap Pens For Paint Brushes In Aid Of Blind Veterans UK
  • Kajaki A Film About Military Heroes
  • Forthcoming Events

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