Hilary is renowned for her work with the armed forces worldwide, and in particular for her involvement in the Gulf War Syndrome claims, both here and in the USA.

She has over twenty years’ experience of pursuing traumatic personal injury claims on behalf of those in the Armed Forces, covering circumstances such as:

- Accident in theatre of operations in Iraq, Afghanistan

- Representation at Inquests

- Negligent discharges

- Helicopter/aviation accidents

- Parachuting accidents

- Skiing accidents

- Faulty equipment and machinery

- Accidents on manoeuvres

- RTAs with civilians

- Criminal injuries (overseas) compensation claims

- Hearing loss

- Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

- CIC(O)

- £3.6 million – the highest payment ever awarded against the Ministry of Defence

- $7 million – recovered on behalf of British soldiers injured in the US

- £1.7 million – for a soldier who became paraplegic following an accident.

- Executive Member of Association of Personal Injury Lawyers 1998 - 2007

- Fellow of the College of Personal Injury Law

- Member of the Law Society Personal Injury Panel

- Panel Member of Headway (an organisation representing those with head injuries)

- Panel Member of the Spinal Injuries Association

- Member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Her firm now employs 35 staff and was presented with The Insurance Times Award for Law Firm of the Year 2006.

Prior to setting up Hilary Meredith Solicitors being set up, Hilary was managing partner at a city centre firm until 2003 when she took the opportunity to set her own firm in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Since 1991 she has held the position of Secretary to the Royal British Legion Solicitors Referral Group and is a member of the gulf War Royal British Legion Parliamentary Committee.