Overview

Written and presented by expert practitioners, professional presenters, APIL Senior Fellows, and JPIL case digest editors Brett Dixon and John McQuater, this session will help you 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. With limited places available, we urge you to book onto the event as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out.

Content

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.

Written and presented by expert practitioners, professional presenters, APIL Senior Fellows and the case digest editors of the Journal of Personal Injury Law: Brett Dixon and John McQuater. 
 
This will give you the most up to date insight into practice, procedure, and the latest case law. Do not miss out on practical tips and insights into what is around the corner.

You must certify to the SRA that you are competent. This course gives you exactly what you need at a time of massive change.

This event will cover:

Road Traffic Collisions & MIB:

• Fundamental dishonesty and staged collisions
• The Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) Untraced Drivers Agreement and its equivalence to court approval for minors

Employers’ Liability:

• Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) and liability for excessive exposure to vibrating tools

Negligence, Public and Occupier’s Liability & Clinical Negligence:

• Occupiers' liability and the voluntary acceptance of obvious risks during recreational activities
• Clinical negligence: Hospital duty of care and safe discharge planning regarding non-accidental injuries by parents
• Clinical negligence: Diagnostic standards in dentistry
• Ex turpi causa: The illegality defence in negligence claims where the claimant is found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity

Procedure, Evidence and Costs:

• The latest insight and intelligence on what Mazur means for personal injury practitioners and their firm
• The admissibility of covertly obtained surveillance evidence versus the privilege of draft expert reports
• Waiver of legal professional privilege when witness statements are deployed to liability experts
• Part 36 offers (90:10 liability splits) and fixed costs in settled claims
• Part 36 costs consequences where parties settle by consent order
• Warning on the use of AI-generated false citations by litigants and lawyers

Damages & CICA:

• Landmark Supreme Court ruling overturning Croke v Wiseman on "lost years" damages for children
• Disregard of personal injury trust funds during local authority care funding assessments
• Reopening Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) awards requiring a "material change" in medical condition

Testimonials

• "I thought the speakers were phenomenal and could have listened to them for a lot longer. They explained very complicated cases in a very concise and understandable way!"
• "This is a favourite course of mine and my firm"