Court of Appeal live Hearing Bevan (Appellant) v Ministry of Defence | Jim Hester and Georgia Banks
Jim Hester and Georgia Banks appear in the Court of Appeal today responding to the Claimant’s appeal regarding the issue of acoustic shock in the context of military AJAX vehicles.
The High Court at first instance dismissed the claim following analysis of the potential mechanisms of causation. The Court concluded that the Claimant’s tinnitus and asserted psychological injury were not attributable to the admitted breach of duty. In so finding, the Court applied the Grindleford Criteria, the only extant peer-reviewed diagnostic framework for acoustic shock and found that key criteria were not met.
A summary of the High Court decision can be found here: https://www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/putting-grindleford-on-the-map/
A link to the Court of Appeal hearing can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx328YnadgepoifJ3VJeUew
