Bullying and harassment can happen in the military just like any other workplace. If you’ve been bullied or harassed while working in the military, our expert solicitors can help you make a claim against the MOD.
Working in the military can be highly pressured and intense, with a unique culture. While bullying and harassment is often physical, we also help clients who’ve been psychologically bullied. Military “banter” culture can sometimes go too far. If banter turns into bullying and harassment, you can suffer significant psychological injuries.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is responsible for preventing bullying and harassment in the military and legal protections are in place to protect all military personnel. We can advise you about these legal protections and walk you through your options.
We understand you may be feel unsupported by those who’re supposed to protect you, or worried about how taking legal action might impact your career. You may be concerned about being able to prove you were bullied.
We can gather evidence to prove you were bullied and help you claim compensation for the injuries you suffered because of the bullying. We can help you make a legal claim against the MOD if they’ve failed to protect or support you with bullying or harassment.
Who Can We Help?
Bullying and harassment can take many forms and it can happen to anyone, no matter your rank or position. We’ve helped many military clients deal with different forms of bullying and harassment, including:
- New and inexperienced personnel being treated as “easy targets”
- Talented personnel being bullied because of jealousy about their career progress
- “Punishment” PT/tasks given out by a senior with a reputation for enforcement
- Personnel discriminated against because of their characteristics, such as their ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.
How Can We Help?
We can help you with any kind of bullying or harassment in the military, and we’ll be there to support you through every stage of the claims process. We can help gather evidence to prove you were bullied and secure you the compensation you deserve for what you went through.
We can also help you make a compensation claim if you’ve had to leave the military because of bullying.
How To Make A Claim With Us
Getting In Touch
You should contact us as soon as possible after you’ve experienced bullying or harassment in the military. We offer a free initial consultation where we discuss what happened to you and how we can help. If you decide to make a claim with us, we’ll talk to you about how to pay for your case.
If you’re looking to make a compensation claim for the injuries you’ve suffered because of bullying, we could do this under a No Win No Fee agreement. This means there’s no financial risk to you if we lose.
Gathering Evidence
We start by gathering evidence to prove that the bullying and harassment caused you physical or psychological injuries. We establish what the MOD knew, or should’ve known, about the bullying. We gather important documents to support your case, including: internal communications, service complaints and witness statements.
We understand that not everything is written down and that your colleagues might not want to get involved. We examine many kinds of evidence, including past evidence of other people being bullied in a similar way.
Getting You The Outcome You Deserve
To make sure you get the right compensation and the support you need, we look at every way the bullying has affected your life. We look at the toll the bullying has taken on your physical and mental health, as well as considering the impact if you were medically discharged. We also consider the impact on your career, your earning capacity and your life outside the military.
We take all these things into account to calculate the compensation amount you’ll need to make the best recovery possible. We can help you access high quality private health care, therapy and support to help you move forward with your life.
Why Choose Us?
Some of our solicitors in our military injury team are former service personnel. This gives us insight into military culture and how to deal with the MOD. It also helps us understand any concerns you might have when making a military accident claim.
We can support you through every stage of your case, as well as protect you from reputational damage or damage to your career progression.
We consider all the ways the bullying has impacted your life to make sure you get the outcome and support you deserve.
We can help you access high quality private treatment for the mental and physical injuries you suffered because of the bullying.
We have offices across the UK, so our specialist solicitors can help you wherever you’re based.
Contact Us
If you've suffered bullying or harassment while in the military, contact our team on 0800 022 3321 for a free initial consultation about your case, or contact us online and we'll get back to you.
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