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Campaigning on your behalf
APIL accredited lawyers are dedicated to trying to prevent avoidable injuries by raising awareness of health and safety issues and dangerous products.
APIL campaigns target MPs, civil servants, local officials, the press and the general public to promote a "safety culture" throughout the UK.
We support a society in which people take responsibility for the safety of others, where risk is managed properly to encourage activity, while keeping people safe.
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Accident or Negligence booklet |
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Press stories about conkers being banned in school playgrounds, health and safety
being taken too far, and hanging baskets being removed have created a false impression
of the personal injury system.
Confusion often arises about the difference between an accident and negligence,
and this is tackled in our Accident or Negligence booklet.
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The guide aims to help people understand the difference between an accident and
negligence and correct common misconceptions about how the law applies when a person
has been injured by someone else.
The booklet has received a positive response in many quarters including MPs, councils,
play organisations and schools. We hope to distribute it even further to ensure
people are aware of their rights and responsibilities.
The Health and Safety Executive has designed a web page, which aims to combat current
myths surrounding health and safety. Please follow this link to view this month's
myth:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/index.htm |
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Think Rehab! |
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“Rehabilitation” is a term which encompasses a number of different forms of assistance,
all designed to help injured people regain the closest possible level of mental
and physical ability which the person possessed prior to being injured. Examples
of rehabilitation include physiotherapy, psychological help, provision of equipment
and help with arranging transport to work. Rehabilitation may therefore be of significant
benefit to injured people and for this reason APIL urges its members to consider
whether it is appropriate in every case.
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APIL’s Best Practice Guide on Rehabilitation
has been published to provide a guide to members on the process of arranging rehabilitation.
The guide is published here so that injured people, rehabilitation providers, insurers
or interested members of the public can read the guidance that APIL is providing
to its members with regard to rehabilitation.
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More information on APIL campaigns
APIL's objectives are:
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To promote full and just compensation for all types of personal injury.
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To promote and develop expertise in the practice of personal injury law.
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To promote wider redress for personal injury in the legal system.
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To campaign for improvement in personal injury law.
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To promote safety and alert the public to hazards wherever they arise.
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To promote a communication network for members.
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