Regulators must target ‘problem players’ in high-volume claims market
Regulators must resist any impulse to completely overhaul the high-volume claims market and instead target the ‘problem players’, APIL...
Public backlash against whiplash claims ‘crackdown’
Radical reforms which slashed compensation for whiplash injuries have proven to be unfair and unpopular, new polling reveals four years on....
APIL research blasts unfair, unsound, and unpopular whiplash reforms
Public opinion is not supportive of the whiplash reforms, fresh polling commissioned by APIL reveals. “Only a tiny fraction of the public,...
NHS transparency is key to cutting legal costs
Money could be saved in legal claims against the NHS if it were to uphold its duty to be transparent when patients suffer harm, lawyers representing...
Bid to ban email service ‘gamesmanship’ is welcomed by personal injury lawyers
Plans to ban the obstructive tactic used by some defendant lawyers of refusing to accept service of proceedings by email are long overdue, APIL...
Vigilance needed as clinical negligence costs are scrutinised
Delays in delivering redress to injured patients and the rising cost of social care are driving the NHS’s compensation bill, lawyers have told...
APIL wins major award for moving Rebuilding Shattered Lives film
A powerful short film about how a hit-and-run victim with severe injuries has been able to rebuild his life has earned a top award for the...
Pelvic mesh scandal can never be allowed to happen again, lawyers say
Lawyers are calling for a national register of medical products to be set up to prevent health scandals like pelvic mesh implants from happening...
Call for firms to sign up to ‘gold standard’ scheme with ‘transformative outcomes’
A joint initiative for the effective and efficient handling of catastrophic personal injury claims has been praised by parties on all sides as it...
Policy decisions have damaged access to justice
APIL has laid bare the ‘irrefutable prejudice’ against personal injury claimants and ensuing erosion of their right to redress, in...
Time to do the right thing by survivors of child sexual abuse
Lawyers are urging the Government to “do right by” survivors of child sexual abuse – and make long overdue changes to the...
Negligence “at the root of every penny” spent on NHS compensation claims
Recommendations for managing the cost of clinical negligence claims sidestep the bigger picture on patient safety and the real drivers of legal...
Law change would put justice for child sex abuse victims at risk
Plans to give defendants in child sexual abuse civil cases a new legal route to have the proceedings against them dropped will traumatise victims...
Time to outlaw taking video on phones while driving in Northern Ireland
Taking photos and video on mobile phones while driving should be banned in Northern Ireland, personal injury lawyers have...
Top PI firms throw weight behind APIL initiative
Fourteen personal injury firms have signed up to a new business scheme to lend weight to issues affecting the sector. The scheme, devised by the...
Victims of negligence could be priced out of a vital public service
Plans to hike court fees in Northern Ireland will jeopardise access to justice for ordinary citizens, lawyers warn. The Northern Ireland Courts...
Sussex lawyer vows to campaign for justice for injured people
A Sussex personal injury lawyer has been appointed to a top role at a national campaign organisation. Rachel Strange has joined the...
Lawyer for vaginal mesh and faulty breast implant victims takes on leading role
A Cardiff based lawyer has vowed to speak up for people injured through faulty products and medical devices as she takes on a top role with a...
Brain injury barrister’s new role with organisation that helps injured people
A leading junior barrister who has worked on high profile cases, including a terror attack and tram crash, has landed a top role with a campaign...
MPs back Injury Awareness Week 2025
MPs have joined APIL at a special drop-in event to mark the association’s annual Injury Awareness Week (23-27 June) which has been taken to...
Lawyers back MP’s bid to help survivors of child abuse
Rotherham MP Sarah Champion has joined forces with a national organisation which is campaigning for better treatment of survivors of child sexual...
Lawyer backs campaign for fairness for grieving families
The law on compensation for bereaved relatives needs urgent change to reflect real, modern family relationships in Britain today, says Sheffield...
‘Scattergun approach’ to fundamental dishonesty in personal injury cases must stop
Abuse of the fundamental dishonesty rules by some defendants in personal injury cases is likely to escalate if the issue is not addressed by...
Hertfordshire lawyer’s top role with organisation that helps injured people
A Hertfordshire lawyer who helps people when they have been seriously injured due to negligence has taken on a top role with a national campaign...
Northern Irish lawyer is appointed to leading role with UK-wide campaign organisation
Northern Irish lawyer Sabrina Lawlor has been appointed a top leading role with a national UK lawyers’ campaign group which supports people who...
New APIL president calls for pride in PI
Personal injury lawyers need to be ready to shout loudly about the difference they make to people’s lives, APIL’s incoming president has...
Matthew Tuff - president's speech
APIL Advanced Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Conference 2025 President’s Speech, 15 May Matthew Tuff Good morning everyone. When...
New law needed so medics are honest when treatment goes wrong
A new law requiring healthcare staff to always be open and honest with patients and families when there are safety failures during treatment is long...
IICSA redress recommendations rejected
The Government has rejected recommendations made by the long-running Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) in a move which dismisses...
Reaction to HM Treasury report on the effect of the Civil Liability Act 2018 on motor insurance policyholders
Jonathan Scarsbrook, immediate past president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) said: “There has been a 71 per cent...
Regulate NHS managers and end the cover up culture, lawyers urge
NHS managers who are responsible for services and departments where patients’ lives have been endangered must not be allowed to walk into new...
Mum told her working class background and accent would hold her back is now leading UK lawyer
Top lawyer Kim Harrison would love to meet up with her old careers’ advisor again – and tell her she was so wrong. As a...
Failures in “low risk” beauty treatments leaving consumers with lifelong injuries
Scottish beauty therapists and healthcare practitioners carrying out non-surgical cosmetic treatments such as liquid Brazilian butt lifts and Botox...
Lawyers welcome abolition of time limit for child abuse claims
Lawyers representing victims and survivors of child abuse have welcomed the Government’s decision to abolish the three-year time limit on...
Chance to “right a wrong” in employers’ liability claims
A bid to reverse Coalition Government legislation which led to increased complexity and uncertainty in workplace injury claims has been launched by a...
