Did I miss something? The Chancellor’s Autumn statement… It came from nowhere and makes a mockery of justice for the injured. I am...
I am fairly sure that most dedicated personal injury lawyers are pretty fed up with being called “ambulance chasers”. We know that...
One of our goals this year has been to try to cut through the rhetoric between insurers and lawyers with the aim of working with...
It should not be cheaper to kill than to maim. Sounds obvious, doesn’t it? Yet the amount of statutory damages available following a...
So when is a consultation not a consultation? When it is a pre-consultation - an unusual beast rarely seen in the world of legal reform. It...
Before the Department of Health proceeds further with its consultation on fixed costs, I wonder if they have discussed their plans with...
Whenever legal reforms are mooted the target is generally the cost of claims. Later this year we will see some proposals coming from the...
The shockingly low level of bereavement damages under English law was thrown into the headlines once again earlier this year following...
The NHS saves lives on a daily basis and is arguably one of the leading healthcare organisations in the world. However sometimes things...
The insurance industry seems completely unable to accept that a higher number of industrial deafness claims is simply that. Instead,...
The recent hike in court fees is a concern to many. Indeed Lord Dyson spoke at the CILEX presidential dinner of his real concerns...
Government figures tell us that whiplash claims have fallen over the last four years by more than a third – that’s almost 200,000 claims....
In July 2000, a 10-year-old schoolgirl, Annie Woodland, went swimming with her classmates at the local pool. Tragically, she got into...
Mesothelioma is a huge problem in Great Britain. In fact, the UK is the mesothelioma incidence capital of the world. An estimated...
The NHS has taken centre stage as one of the major political issues of the forthcoming General Election in May. This is hardly surprising...
In the daily fight for our clients’ rights, and with insurers and government over policy, it is very easy to forget just how much we have...
I have been a member of APIL since it came into existence. I had the privilege of being its president in 2004 to 2005. As with all...
Since posting my blog about APIL’s pressure ulcer campaign last week, I have seen the shocking results of a case which illustrates...
I am - at heart - a campaigner. One of the aspects of my role as vice president which I love is being loud and proud when helping APIL...
As a personal injury lawyer, my role is normally to try and help people piece back together their lives after suffering serious injury....
Since I qualified in 2007 I have had an interest in claims arising out of beauty treatments, most notably hairdressing. I have seen...