Negligence “at the root of every penny” spent on NHS compensation claims

Recommendations for managing the cost of clinical negligence claims sidestep the bigger picture on patient safety and the real drivers of legal...

Law change would put justice for child sex abuse victims at risk

Plans to give defendants in child sexual abuse civil cases a new legal route to have the proceedings against them dropped will traumatise victims...

Time to outlaw taking video on phones while driving in Northern Ireland

Taking photos and video on mobile phones while driving should be banned in Northern Ireland, personal injury lawyers have...

Top PI firms throw weight behind APIL initiative

Fourteen personal injury firms have signed up to a new business scheme to lend weight to issues affecting the sector. The scheme, devised by the...

Victims of negligence could be priced out of a vital public service

Plans to hike court fees in Northern Ireland will jeopardise access to justice for ordinary citizens, lawyers warn. The Northern Ireland Courts...

Sussex lawyer vows to campaign for justice for injured people

A Sussex personal injury lawyer has been appointed to a top role at a national campaign organisation.   Rachel Strange has joined the...

Lawyer for vaginal mesh and faulty breast implant victims takes on leading role

A Cardiff based lawyer has vowed to speak up for people injured through faulty products and medical devices as she takes on a top role with a...

"Get a room"

Regular readers of our different communications will know that here at APIL we utilise all sorts of political and parliamentary ‘tools’...

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...