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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...

‘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...

Duty of candour is central to preventing patient safety incidents in the NHS

Preventing needless deaths and injuries to patients must be a key pillar of NHS England’s new ten-year health plan, a campaign group has...

Road Safety Week: Full compensation for crash victims is an issue for all

Severely injured people and their complex life-long needs must be front and centre of an ongoing review of how compensation is calculated, a campaign...

'Lose-lose situation' as personal injury claims plunge

Personal injury compensation claims for crashes on Britain’s roads have plummeted, analysis of the latest Government data reveals....

"Fragmented" patient safety tactics will not work

Plans to reduce avoidable deaths and serious injuries in the NHS will not work unless an overarching strategy is put in place, a campaign group has...

Man left for dead in hit-and-run joins campaign to help injury victims

A fit and active man who had to have his leg amputated after being left for dead by a speeding hit-and-run driver is backing a campaign to protect...

Grim legacy of workplace asbestos exposure in south of England

Plymouth tops a league table of the UK’s hotspots for deaths linked to a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos at work. “There were...

New Government urged to implement IICSA recommendation immediately

APIL has told the new Government it must abolish the time limit in child sexual abuse claims without further delay.   The Ministry of...

Lawyer who works with vulnerable and disabled people lands top role

A Somerset lawyer who is dedicated to fighting for the rights of injured, vulnerable and disabled people has been appointed to a top role at a...

Access to justice under threat in Northern Ireland personal injury cases

Injured people who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer will be denied justice if legal aid is abolished for personal injury cases in Northern Ireland,...