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

Personal injury update - autumn 2025

CPD
6 hours
Target audience
Any level

Written and presented by expert practitioners, professional presenters, APIL Senior Fellows and JPIL case digest editors, Brett Dixon and John McQuater!

Stay Ahead Of The Curve with APIL’s Personal Injury Update

The APIL Personal Injury Update is a comprehensive full-day course designed to deliver the most current insights into personal injury law, covering key developments in practice, procedure, and case law. Led by leading expert practitioners, this session provides practical guidance and early awareness of sector trends, empowering your team and strengthening your firm’s capabilities in a rapidly evolving legal landscape.

Objectives

By the end of the training, participants will walk away with valuable, up-to-date knowledge, enabling them to deliver improved client service and maintain a competitive edge. 

Keeping pace with evolving regulations, legal standards, and procedural updates is not only crucial for success, but also vital for ensuring ongoing compliance and reducing legal risk.

Content

Topics covered include:

  • Road Traffic Collisions
  • Employers liability
  • Negligence, public and occupier’s liability update
  • Procedure and costs
  • Damages

Duration: Full day (6 hours CPD approx.)
Format: In-person (Edinburgh) or a recorded session
Speakers: Brett Dixon and John McQuater 

About Brett Dixon

Vice President, Law Society

Brett is a consultant solicitor with higher rights of audience for all civil proceedings. His specialism is civil procedure with a specific interest in digital change. He also provides training and consultancy services in relation to personal injury, technology and practice development. 

He is also the Deputy Vice President Elect of the Law Society of England & Wales. He has been the president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers on two occasions. He is a senior fellow of APIL and chair of the Senior Fellow Appointments Committee. He is involved in decisions in relation to interventions in civil proceedings recently including Belsner v Cam, Ho v Adelekun, and Hassam v Rabot along with judicial reviews by APIL of the fixed recoverable costs rules and the discount rate. He is a past member of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee and the current legal expert member of the Online Procedure Rule Committee. He is a director of Medco and a member of the Official Injuries Advisory Group... view full biography

About John McQuater

APIL Past President, Director of Switalskis Solicitors Ltd

John McQuater qualified as a solicitor in 1983 and is a Director of Personal Injury, and member of the Complex Injury Team, at Switalskis Solicitors.

He is a member of the Law Society Clinical Negligence Accreditation Scheme and a member of the Law Society Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme (as well as being an assessor for that scheme).  He had, whilst the scheme was operation, Catastrophic Injury Accreditation from the Law Society... view full biography

Personal injury legal training header
Personal injury legal training header
In-person or on-demand

Attend in person at one of our two locations to benefit from live discussion, direct access to our expert speakers, and valuable networking opportunities with fellow practitioners.

Prefer to learn at your own pace? The on-demand recording will be available after the event, so you can watch and revisit the sessions whenever it suits you for up to six months.

Personal injury legal training header
In-house training

This training can be delivered at your offices and tailored to suit the needs of your firm.

Enquire