APIL Northern Ireland representative Oonagh McClure said: “Finally, there will be some certainty for people with life-long,...
Injured armed forces personnel and veterans will be treated as second class citizens if restrictions to their legal rights are not dropped from a...
Abuse survivors in Scotland must not be forced to sacrifice their legal rights to protect the very organisations which allowed abuse to take place in...
Plans to change the way damages are calculated in Northern Ireland could leave people with life-changing injuries undercompensated and relying on the...
Justice for people injured by off-road vehicles is to be sacrificed in the name of Brexit, lawyers have warned. "The...
New safety measures are needed to protect Scottish homeowners from electrocution and electrical fires, lawyers have...
It can take many years for someone who has suffered sexual abuse as a child to tell a soul about what happened, let alone consider either reporting...
Two things caught my eye in the sector news last week. Firstly, the Government announced a further one-month delay to the whiplash reforms, now...
APIL president Sam Elsby said: “Work on the new system has been dangerously compressed to meet this artificial deadline, so we...
What happens when the personal injury discount rate changes, but everyone knows it will change again in the near future? How does this affect...
Campaigning lawyers representing people with catastrophic injuries have begun a legal challenge against the Department of Justice (DoJ)....
Visit the website for our ambitious, ground-breaking campaign Rebuilding Shattered Lives.
At the end of October, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wrote to insurers reminding them to ‘review the value of their products in light of the...
After reading a published letter from APIL in his local newspaper, a man with life-changing injuries contacted the APIL office to share his story....
People with life-changing injuries in Northern Ireland are being compensated far less than those in the rest of the UK as the wait continues for a...
A national, public database of recommendations to improve maternity safety in the NHS could spare hundreds of families harm and heartbreak each year,...
Severely injured people should not be forced to gamble compensation for life-changing injuries, lawyers warn in response to a Department of Justice...
Most non-drivers don’t have a clue how to tell if a car is about to reverse into them, new research has found. Only 44 per cent of...
Most parents do not think their children understand road dangers or concentrate properly when near roads, a new survey reveals as pupils prepare to...
Pedestrian safety is the theme of an injury prevention campaign by APIL after research found worrying gaps in road safety knowledge among...
Injury prevention must be treated by Government as a public health priority, lawyers have said in response to a new report published today (Thursday)...
APIL's Severe Injury Help Hub is now live - an online directory of helpful resources for people who suffer severe injuries and for their families.
Compensation claims by armed forces personnel and families for needless injuries and deaths are desperately important, not only to help put shattered...
Lawyers are calling on the justice minister to ensure proper compensation for people who suffer severe, life-changing injuries in Northern...
"It’s an honour to serve this organisation and I can’t wait to get started."
APIL’s new president praised the sector’s ability to adapt to the challenges faced during the coronavirus outbreak in his inaugural...
A lawyer in Wales has stepped up to take a seat on the executive committee of a national not-for-profit campaign group committed to injured people....
APIL president Gordon Dalyell: “Delay is welcome, but another arbitrary date for these reforms to be implemented is meaningless unless...
Head of Public Affairs Lorraine Gwinnutt 0115 943 5400 lorraine.gwinnutt@apil.org.uk
Communications Manager Jane Hartwell 0115 943 5416 jane.hartwell@apil.org.uk
Press & Communications Officer Lizzy Fowler 0115 943 5431 lizzy.fowler@apil.org.uk