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committed to injured people

Executive committee members

Guy Forster

Vice President

Firm: IRWIN MITCHELL LLP

Further details for Guy Forster are displayed below.

Role	Name
President	Kim Harrison
Vice Presidents	Guy Forster Matthew Tuff
Treasurer	Gordon Dalyell
Secretary	Brett Dixon
Immediate Past President	Jonathan Scarsbrook
Committee members	Richard Baker KC Erin Darling-Finan Daniel Easton Stephen Glynn Oonagh McClure John McQuater Pauline Roberts Suzanne White Leticia Williams
Lay EC members	Musa Garba Victoria Lebrec
Past Officers and EC members

Guy qualified as a solicitor in 2004 and leads Irwin Mitchell’s Cambridge medical negligence team. His practice is wide-ranging and includes birth injury, brain and spinal injury, fatal accidents and inquests, delays in diagnosis and surgical error. He frequently lectures to medical professionals and contributes to national and regional media on patient safety issues. He is an APIL Senior Litigator and a member of both the AvMA and Law Society clinical negligence panels.

The vice-president shall preside over all meetings in the absence of the president
In the event of a vacancy in the office of president, the vice-president shall take his or her place
The vice-president is expected to deputise for the president, where necessary, in any work the president is unable to undertake for whatever reason.

Shareholdings/directorships/partners or otherwise engaged in the management or control of claims management services, medical agencies and other organisations related to providing a service to the injured person, or in the field of personal injury.

Partner at Irwin Mitchell LLP

Consultancies related to providing a service to the injured person, or in the field of personal injury.

None

Political organisations/societies/pressure groups/charities/trade unions.

Trustee of Baby Lifeline (charity)
Panel member for AvMA specialist clinical negligence panel – unpaid role, referral of new case enquiries

How to become an EC member

APIL elections take place on an annually basis and members who are elected to APIL’s Executive Committee volunteer to work as Directors of the Board.

The board and an experienced staff team work on a range of issues affecting our sector. Board members attend four meetings a year with the option of face to face or virtual attendance. The meetings usually last around 5 hours and cover a range of issues including legal reform, finance, and campaigns. It is an opportunity to be at the forefront of what is happening in the personal injury sector.

Election process:

APIL members may stand for election for the following:

Executive Committee (officers and additional officers)
Special Interest Group Co-ordinators
Regional Group Co-ordinators

Annual elections commence in early January for Officer and Additional Officer seats, notification of the election and the nomination process will be sent to members by e-mail.

An APIL member becomes a candidate as soon as they have completed the nomination pack and the nomination is supported by the proposer and seconder. The proposer and seconder will need to confirm their details online for the nomination to be valid. Candidates will be asked to complete four set questions in support of their candidature (APIL's chief executive shall have the power to edit or refuse to accept unlawful or factually incorrect details).

Each APIL member (fully paid up and eligible to vote) may nominate – one candidate and/or second one candidate, in each election. APIL’s secretary will not nominate or second candidates, but will remain eligible to vote.

The details of all candidates will be circulated together, by the APIL office, to either the full membership (for EC elections) or to the relevant membership sections (for SIG and Regional Group elections).

No additional written material, or electronic communications may be circulated and/or distributed by, and/or in support of, a candidate in any election.

Canvassing of any nature is not permitted. If additional material is found to be in circulation or, direct or indirect canvassing identified, APIL's Executive Committee reserves the right to withdraw the candidate from the elections.

* Members who are eligible to vote:

Legal Practitioner Members, Honorary Life Members or Academic Associates as defined in APIL's Articles of Association, article 30.1.1 and clause 4.5 of the APIL Membership Policy

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