Accredited Senior Counsel in Personal Injury (ASCPI) is a personal accreditation status awarded by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers to its members. There is no requirement to have served any specified period of time to secure ASCPI status, as the time taken to develop competence will vary according to the mix of work undertaken by individual barristers. Whilst it is likely that an ASCPI will devote most of their time to personal injury work, it is recognised that most barristers practice in more than one area of law.

An ASCPI is likely to have acted in a range of personal injury cases, and may specialise in the more complex and higher value cases, for example those involving clinical negligence and catastrophic injuries.

Candidates should read the guidance notes for further information, and refer to the ways to accrue APIL accredited hours below, to maintain their accreditation.

Guidance notes for assessors and candidates 

Individually accredited members - CPD training requirements