Simon Ellis is a Partner at Hugh James and Head of the firm’s specialist Military Department. He has been with the firm for more than 28 years and represents current and former Armed Forces personnel in service-related injury and illness claims.
Simon has extensive experience in military hearing loss, tinnitus, non-freezing cold injury and military accident claims. He is particularly recognised for his work in the Hugh James Military Deafness Litigation, acting for thousands of service personnel and veterans in claims against the Ministry of Defence.
Hugh James was the lead firm that negotiated the Matrix Agreement with the MoD, helping to remove major barriers to compensation for eligible claimants. Simon played a key role in the military noise-induced hearing loss litigation that led to the Abbott Judgment, a landmark High Court decision for service personnel and veterans bringing claims against the MoD.