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Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Fighting for justice for injured people
Campaigning to put shattered lives back on track

Certificate in Personal Injury Law

The APIL certificate will provide you with the necessary skills to handle personal injury cases from instructions through to conclusion, showing competency in:
  • investigation
  • funding, costs and risk assessment
  • procedure
  • damages
  • liability (RTA, employers, occupiers and public)
  • medical evidence
  • core skills
It comprises eight one-day modules ideally taken over a two year period.

Webinars

APIL webinars are one of the most cost effective and efficient methods of topping up your CPD hours. With an array of popular speakers, APIL webinars are presented through your internet connection straight to your computer, so you needn’t leave the comfort of your own desk!

Personal injury legal training from APIL

Continuing professional development is essential to keep personal injury lawyers equipped with sufficient legal knowledge, understanding and skills to run their caseload competently.

APIL accredits offices to run their legal training in-house, accredits certain courses run by other providers and barristers’ chambers, and also runs its own programme of over 150 training events nationwide - see below.

To maintain APIL’s high quality standards, all accredited legal training is carefully monitored and the feedback scrutinised by APIL’s independent academic quality council.

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Forthcoming courses
 
February 12
 
8thWebinar - Marketing in a post referral fee world, your computer
9thTrips, slips and other mishaps - OL and PL law 2012, York
16thTrips, slips and other mishaps - OL and PL law 2012, Liverpool
21stPersonal injury update - spring 2012, Dorchester
22ndClinical negligence - the fundamentals, London
28thClinical negligence - the fundamentals, York
28thWebinar - PI trusts, your computer
29thPersonal injury update - spring 2012, Leeds
 
March 12
 
1stPersonal injury update - spring 2012, Newcastle
6thPersonal injury update - spring 2012, Blackpool
6thPersonal injury update - spring 2012, Cardiff
9thPersonal injury update - spring 2012, Liverpool
12thWebinar - RTA Claims Process - Stage 3, your computer
13thPersonal injury update - spring 2012, Exeter
14thPersonal injury update - spring 2012, Bristol
15thPersonal injury update - spring 2012, Birmingham
15thAPIL brain injury conference 2012, Leeds
16thPersonal injury update - spring 2012, Nottingham
21stPersonal injury update - spring 2012, Gatwick
22ndPersonal injury update - spring 2012, London
23rdPerils and pitfalls of PI practice, London
26thClinical negligence update 2012, Bristol
28thPersonal injury update - spring 2012, Manchester
29thFrom beginners to winners - practical employment law essentials , Manchester
30thAccidents at work essentials, Liverpool
 
April 12
 
18thAPIL charity golf day 2012, Gwent
19thAPIL annual conference 2012, Gwent
23rdClinical negligence update 2012, Leeds
24thAdvanced public liability, Leeds
26thFatal accidents, London
26thWebinar - procedure, your computer
27thAdvanced public liability, Newcastle
 
May 12
 
1stAccidents at work 2012, Manchester
2ndAccidents at work 2012, Blackpool
3rdFatal accidents, Manchester
4thClinical negligence update 2012, Manchester
8thAdvanced public liability, London
9thAccidents at work 2012, London
10thFrom beginners to winners - practical employment law essentials , Bristol
11thClinical negligence update 2012, London
15thWhiplash: the evidence, London
16thAdvanced public liability, Manchester
16thFrom beginners to winners - practical employment law essentials , London
17thRTA Claims Process - a tactical approach, Manchester
17thAccidents at work 2012, Nottingham
18thAPIL plastic and cosmetic surgery conference, Manchester
21stThe law of damages, Bristol
22ndAccidents at work 2012, Bristol
23rdAccidents at work 2012, Birmingham
25thWebinar - costs clinic 2012, your computer
28thTraining the trainers 2012, London
29thManual handling, London
30thAPIL military conference 2012, London
 
June 12
 
1stAccidents at work 2012, Belfast
6thAccidents at work 2012, Leeds
7thAccidents at work 2012, Newcastle
12thPerils and pitfalls of PI practice, Manchester
14thAPIL annual residential catastrophic injuries conference, Manchester
18thWebinar - Damages, your computer
19thRTA Claims Process - a tactical approach, London
20thThe law of damages, London
21stAccidents at work 2012, Edinburgh
22ndAPIL/ACAL child abuse claims conference 2012, London
26thAdvanced public liability, Birmingham
28thAdvanced public liability, Bristol
29thRTA Claims Process - a tactical approach, Bristol
 
July 12
 
3rdAsbestos - the fundamentals, Manchester
10thAsbestos - the fundamentals, London
11thThe law of damages, Manchester
12thThe law of damages, Newcastle
 
September 12
 
5thPersonal injury update - Scotland 2012, Edinburgh
11thClinical negligence - intermediate, Leeds
14thPersonal injury update - Northern Ireland 2012, Belfast
14thClinical negligence - intermediate, London
18thPersonal injury update - autumn 2012, Dorchester
19thAdvanced procedure and tactics for PI lawyers, Manchester
21stAsbestos conference 2012, London
25thPersonal injury update - autumn 2012, Blackpool
26thProcedure for personal injury lawyers, Bristol
26thAdvanced RTA liability, Manchester
27thMaximising profitability and success for PI lawyers, Leeds
28thMaximising profitability and success for PI lawyers, Manchester
 
October 12
 
1stProcedure for personal injury lawyers, Manchester
2ndAnatomy for PI lawyers, London
2ndPersonal injury update - autumn 2012, Liverpool
3rdPersonal injury update - autumn 2012, Manchester
4thAPIL annual residential clinical negligence conference 2012, Gloucestershire
9thPersonal injury update - autumn 2012, Exeter
10thPersonal injury update - autumn 2012, Bristol
10thWebinar - costs clinic 2012, your computer
11thMaximising profitability and success for PI lawyers, Bristol
12thPersonal injury update - autumn 2012, Birmingham
16thAPIL business conference 2012, Manchester
18thPersonal injury update - autumn 2012, Newcastle
19thPersonal injury update - autumn 2012, Leeds
23rdPersonal injury update - autumn 2012, Gatwick
23rdAdvanced RTA liability, London
24thPersonal injury update - autumn 2012, London
26thPersonal injury update - autumn 2012, Nottingham
30thAdvanced procedure and tactics for PI lawyers, London
30thFunding, costs and CFAs, Bristol
 
November 12
 
1stProcedure for personal injury lawyers, Leeds
2ndClinical negligence - advanced, Leeds
6thMaximising damages, London
6thFunding, costs and CFAs, Manchester
8thLiability in road traffic accidents, Bristol
8thAccidents at work essentials, Bristol
14thAdvanced procedure and tactics for PI lawyers, Bristol
14thFunding, costs and CFAs, Liverpool
16thClinical negligence - advanced, London
20thAnatomy for PI lawyers, Manchester
21stLiability in road traffic accidents, Manchester
23rdManual handling, Manchester
23rdMaximising damages, Leeds
28thLiability in road traffic accidents, Liverpool
30thWebinar - procedure, your computer
 
December 12
 
4thMaximising damages, Manchester
 
February 13
 
19thPersonal injury update - spring 2013, Dorchester
26thPersonal injury update - spring 2013, Blackpool
 
March 13
 
6thPersonal injury update - spring 2013, Leeds
7thPersonal injury update - spring 2013, Newcastle
11thPersonal injury update - spring 2013, Cardiff
12thPersonal injury update - spring 2013, Exeter
13thPersonal injury update - spring 2013, Bristol
14thPersonal injury update - spring 2013, Birmingham
15thPersonal injury update - spring 2013, Nottingham
20thPersonal injury update - spring 2013, Gatwick
21stPersonal injury update - spring 2013, London
 
April 13
 
18thAPIL annual conference 2013, Gwent
24thPersonal injury update - spring 2013, Manchester
25thPersonal injury update - spring 2013, Liverpool
 
May 13
 
15thAccidents at work 2013, Manchester
16thAccidents at work 2013, Blackpool
22ndAccidents at work 2013, Nottingham
24thAccidents at work 2013, Belfast
 
June 13
 
5thAccidents at work 2013, Leeds
6thAccidents at work 2013, Newcastle
7thAccidents at work 2013, Edinburgh
13thAccidents at work 2013, London
25thAccidents at work 2013, Bristol
27thAccidents at work 2013, Birmingham
 
September 13
 
4thPersonal injury update - autumn 2013, Edinburgh
11thPersonal injury update - autumn 2013, Dorchester
25thPersonal injury update - autumn 2013, Blackpool
 
October 13
 
3rdPersonal injury update - autumn 2013, Newcastle
4thPersonal injury update - autumn 2013, Leeds
9thPersonal injury update - autumn 2013, Manchester
10thPersonal injury update - autumn 2013, Liverpool
11thPersonal injury update - autumn 2013, Nottingham
15thPersonal injury update - autumn 2013, Exeter
16thPersonal injury update - autumn 2013, Bristol
17thPersonal injury update - autumn 2013, Swansea
18thPersonal injury update - autumn 2013, Birmingham
22ndPersonal injury update - autumn 2013, Gatwick
23rdPersonal injury update - autumn 2013, London
25thPersonal injury update - autumn 2013, Belfast