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A not-for-profit organisation
committed to injured people
A not-for-profit organisation
committed to injured people

North West group
(504 members)

Date of next meeting

12 Nov 2025, 16:00 to 17:00

APIL is bringing to members a virtual meeting which is being organised by the North West regional group coordinators Francesca Farrelly and Richard Biggs.

The meeting will take place on
Wednesday 12th November 2025 from 16:00 - 17:00.
 
Introduction

Francesca Farrelly and Richard Biggs
APIL's North West Group Coordinators

An update from the APIL President
Matthew Tuff
APIL President

Life expectancy in brain and spinal cord injury claims

Matthew Snarr
Barrister from Nine Chambers
&

Jamie Hill
Barrister from Nine Chambers

This meeting with Matthew Snarr and Jamie Hill from Nine Chambers will be taking a deep dive into the subject of life expectancy (“LE”) in TBI and SCI claims.

Q&A session


Speakers

Time
16:00 to 17:00
1 CPD hour

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Details of previous meetings

12 May
2025
16:00 to 17:00

North West

  • Introduction
  • Collaboration between the parties during litigation : pros and cons
  • Q&A
Presented by: Richard Biggs, Joanne Brine, Charlotte Mackulin & Gemma Quinn
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28 Jan
2025
16:00 to 17:00

North West

  • Introduction
  • Knowledge is the Beginning of Wisdom - A Case Update
  • Q&A
Presented by: Richard Biggs, Joanne Brine & Michael Lemmy
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18 Sep
2024
16:00 to 17:00

North West

  • Introduction
  • Keeping rehabilitation on track
  • Q&A
Presented by: Richard Biggs, Joanne Brine, Colin Green & Gavin Newby
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13 Nov
2023
16:00 to 17:30

North West

  • Introduction
  • Lessons from Litigation - Improving Outcomes for the Homeless and Vunerable Adults
  • Successfully Litigating Cases On Behalf of Homeless People And Other Vunerable Adults
  • Quantum Issues On Claims For The Homeless and Other Vunerable Adults
Presented by: Richard Biggs, Joanne Brine, Richard Edwards, Gerard Martin KC & Matthew Stockwell
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27 Jun
2023
16:00 to 17:00

North West

  • Introduction
  • Mobility matters - Maximising claims for paraplegics
Presented by: Richard Biggs, Joanne Brine & Simon Kilvington KC
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4 May
2023
16:00 to 17:00

North West

  • Introduction
  • Issues arising from inquests, inquiries and the cross over with civil claims
Presented by: Richard Biggs, Joanne Brine & Terry Wilcox
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24 Nov
2022
16:30 to 18:00

North West

  • Introduction
  • The New Highway Code - Hierarchy of road users
Presented by: Richard Biggs, Joanne Brine, Peter Sorton & Tim Wilkinson
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9 Mar
2022
16:00 to 17:00

North West

  • Introduction
  • Rehabilitation in the North West, the post Covid challenges
Presented by: Jackie Bevan, Richard Biggs & Joanne Brine
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14 Oct
2021
16:30 to 17:30

North West

  • Introduction
  • It’s not you, it’s me – our relationship with remote hearings
Presented by: Richard Biggs, His Honour Judge Bird & Joanne Brine
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7 Jul
2021
16:30 to 17:30

North West

  • Introduction
  • Contentious medical treatment after injury
Presented by: Richard Biggs, Joanne Brine & Matthew Snarr
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25 Mar
2021
16:30 to 17:30

North West

  • Introduction and APIL activity update
  • Managing scar injury claims
Presented by: Richard Biggs, Joanne Brine, Aidan Fitzgerald & Babs Forman
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3 Dec
2020
16:30 to 17:30
Live webinar

North West

  • Introduction and APIL activity update
  • Pain cases
Presented by: Richard Biggs, Joanne Brine, Carol Hopwood & Pankaj Madan
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30 Jan
2020
16:00 to 18:00
Liverpool

North West

  • Introduction and APIL activity update
  • The Ogden Tables and claims for loss of earnings: actuarial calculation or impressionistic tinkering?”
  • Dispelling the myths of Deputyship and understanding the role of an IFA
Presented by: Tony Ashton, Joanne Brine, Carol Hopwood, David Knifton KC & Joanne McNally
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23 Sep
2019
16:00 to 18:00
Manchester

North West

  • Introduction and update
  • Fundamental dishonesty: the current position
  • The fundamentally dishonest actions of both claimants and surveillance operatives and how they can impact cases
Presented by: Joanne Brine, Carol Hopwood, Rhiannon Jones KC & Jeffrey Simm
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3 Jul
2019
16:00 to 18:00
Manchester

North West

  • Introduction and update
  • Aids and adaptations for claimants with spinal cord injuries
  • New technology available to claimants in the world of prosthetics
Presented by: Damian Bradley, Toby Carlsson, Carol Hopwood & Bill Kiely
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14 Mar
2019
16:00 to 18:00
Liverpool

APIL's joint North West regional and Brain Injury special interest group meeting

  • Introduction and update
  • Frontal Lobe Paradox
  • Brain Injury Update (to include the risk of dementia following traumatic brain injury)
Presented by: Damian Bradley, Gerard Martin KC & Ivan Pitman
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5 Dec
2018
16:00 to 18:00
Manchester

North West

  • Introduction and update
  • An overview of CRPS in the legal world, including Victoria’s personal story
  • CRPS Case Update and guide on procedure for arguing a CRPS case
Presented by: Victoria Abbott-Fleming MBE & Matthew Stockwell
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5 Jul
2018
16:00 to 18:00
Manchester

Brain injury and North West joint group meeting

  • APIL campaign activity at a glance
  • Subtle TBI and neuropsychological testing (scoring and interpretation of results)
Presented by: Sundeep Sembi & Martin Van Den Broek
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24 Apr
2018
16:00 to 18:00
Manchester

North West

  • APIL campaign activity at a glance
  • Accident Reconstruction at Home and Abroad
  • Motor Insurance - a look at the legal framework and the impact of recent UK and European decisions in this field
Presented by: Bridget Collier, Julie-Anne Luck & Peter Sorton
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13 Dec
2017
16:00 to 18:00
Manchester

North West

  • APIL campaign activity update
  • OL/PL update
  • SafeStep: evidence and testing, procedure and benefits
Presented by: Phil Collins, Neil Sugarman & Sara Sutherland
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