Biker Would you feel the same, or differently, if your son worked for a civil engineering contractor, and he was killed or injured during the course of his work, and the contractor was found to be in some way criminally negligent?
Is it different if someone is working in public service, or the armed forces, or for a company?
Unless an individual has indemnified his employer agains such legal action, I cannot see why the courts should not decide whether the Army or MOD is guilty of negligence, as they do in civil cases.