Military Deafness

Military Deafness Litigation: Landmark Judgment unlocks compensation in NIHL claims

Success for the claimants on the central questions of diagnosis and quantification of Military Noise Induced Hearing Loss claims Harry Steinberg KC, Aliyah Akram, and Elliott Courcha of Outer Temple Chambers acted in the landmark military deafness litigation, instructed by Simon Ellis of Hugh James, against the MoD. The High Court has today handed down judgment in the Hugh James Military Deafness Litigation. The decision of Garnham J is a decisive victory for the claimant group. The Court rejected the long-standing CLB and LCB methods and preferred the claimants’ case that military NIHL should be diagnosed and quantified by the rM-NIHL developed by Professor Moore and others. The Court’s findings on these and the other generic issues are binding on…

News 24 Apr, 2026