APIL

APIL's new report contains analysis of key trends and developments in the personal injury market. Read more in @lawsocgazette bit.ly/4sm1rtz

Calls to repeal Section 2(4) of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act are wholly misjudged. Not only would such a move be deeply damaging for victims of negligence, but there would be detrimental unintended consequences for the NHS itself. Read more: bit.ly/4bBI48J

The countdown is on to the Blume Expertise Summit 2026 - The Justice Economy: Unlocking the Value of Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence on 26 March. Panel guests will include APIL's CEO Mike Benner. Contact blume.events@blumegroup.co.uk to secure a place #TheJusticeEconomy

Changes are needed to protect severely injured people from being undercompensated by the courts in Northern Ireland. People with the most severe and life-changing injuries, who need specialist disability aids such as prosthetic limbs, might not have enough compensation to meet their needs.

Government plans to raid the interest generated on law firms’ client accounts would be another attack on the beleaguered civil justice system. "The MoJ taking a share of generated interest would amount to a stealth tax on the public seeking legal advice." apil.org.uk/press-release/…

Charlie's Story, the latest film in the #RebuildingShatteredLives campaign, releases 23 March. Watch the teaser now.

Laws in the UK need an urgent update so patients who suffer injuries where faulty AI is used in their treatment can pursue compensation. The law is lagging behind when people are injured and AI technology is involved. 👉 apil.org.uk/press-release/…

Read the full blog here: apil.org.uk/blog/Sanctions…

The playing field of fundamental dishonesty must be levelled in the interests of justice. "The rules as they stand are open to abuse," president Matthew Tuff tells readers in APIL's latest blog. "The only way to curtail this is by introducing sanctions against defendants."

Children are no longer excluded from 'lost years' damages as the Supreme Court has overturned the decision in Croke v Wiseman. The decision in Croke v Wiseman was out-of-step with the principle of full compensation and is in conflict with the notion of treating all equally.

A decision to drop controversial legal plans that would cause further trauma to survivors of child sexual abuse has been welcomed by APIL. APIL campaigned against Government plans to give defendants in some child sexual abuse civil cases a new legal route to have proceedings brought against them dropped. APIL warned Parliament that introducing the new defence for alleged abusers as part of the Crime and Policing Bill was unnecessary. “We are relieved that the Government has listened to survivors of abuse and campaign organisations like APIL and decided not to go ahead with this totally unwarranted extra protection for defendants,” said Kim Harrison, immediate past president of APIL. Read the full release here: apil.org.uk/press-release/…

Subscribers to the Insurance Post can read the article here: postonline.co.uk/claims/7959784…

The whiplash reforms have failed injured people and further personal injury changes would only exacerbate the unfairness claimants face, APIL chief executive Mike Benner has written in the Insurance Post. "Any further reform to the PI sector is unwarranted and misinformed".

The new addendum, launched today by the IUA, aims to provide a voluntary pathway for rehab in OIC cases, and provides for a set number of sessions to be agreed without further reference to the paying party, and also includes detailed provisions on invoicing.

A new addendum has been added to the Rehabilitation Code. The addendum was drafted by a cross industry working group including representatives from APIL, FOIL, MASS, and the ABI, along with ACSO.

"The human misery caused to patients who are the victims of avoidable NHS harm has been laid bare in the House of Commons PAC report on clinical negligence spending. It is obvious that negligence is at the root of every penny spent on redress." Read more: apil.org.uk/blog/Delays-se…