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Duty of candour is central to preventing patient safety incidents in the NHS

Preventing needless deaths and injuries to patients must be a key pillar of NHS England’s new ten-year health plan, a campaign group has...

Road Safety Week: Full compensation for crash victims is an issue for all

Severely injured people and their complex life-long needs must be front and centre of an ongoing review of how compensation is calculated, a campaign...

'Lose-lose situation' as personal injury claims plunge

Personal injury compensation claims for crashes on Britain’s roads have plummeted, analysis of the latest Government data reveals....

"Fragmented" patient safety tactics will not work

Plans to reduce avoidable deaths and serious injuries in the NHS will not work unless an overarching strategy is put in place, a campaign group has...

Man left for dead in hit-and-run joins campaign to help injury victims

A fit and active man who had to have his leg amputated after being left for dead by a speeding hit-and-run driver is backing a campaign to protect...

Grim legacy of workplace asbestos exposure in south of England

Plymouth tops a league table of the UK’s hotspots for deaths linked to a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos at work. “There were...

New Government urged to implement IICSA recommendation immediately

APIL has told the new Government it must abolish the time limit in child sexual abuse claims without further delay.   The Ministry of...

Lawyer who works with vulnerable and disabled people lands top role

A Somerset lawyer who is dedicated to fighting for the rights of injured, vulnerable and disabled people has been appointed to a top role at a...

Access to justice under threat in Northern Ireland personal injury cases

Injured people who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer will be denied justice if legal aid is abolished for personal injury cases in Northern Ireland,...

Workplace injuries are 'bad for workers and bad for businesses'

The crucial difference between unavoidable workplace accidents and staff being seriously injured due to negligence is being highlighted, 50 years on...

The UK areas where the most workers are seriously injured

Three places in the Midlands had more than double the national rate of people seriously injured at work, latest figures show ahead of Injury...

Cambridge lawyer for injured patients elected to top national role

A Cambridge-based solicitor has vowed to speak up for patients who are harmed by avoidable failures in NHS care, in his new leading role at a...

Dads denied compensation if their children are killed

Thousands of dads are denied the same rights as mothers if their children die due to someone else’s negligence, campaigners are highlighting...

Richmond lawyer takes on top role with campaigning organisation

Richmond lawyer Matthew Tuff has taken on a top role with a national not-for-profit organisation which campaigns for the rights of injured victims of...

Access to justice at risk for victims of Welsh NHS failures

Victims of clinical negligence could face access to justice issues if changes to the NHS Putting Things Right (PTR) redress scheme in Wales go ahead,...

Response to Daily Mail 'Scots' insurance bills 'to soar' in higher payouts plan'

The insurance industry must stop its persistent demonising of victims of negligence to suit its own agenda.   Compensation is not a...

Kim Harrison - president's speech

Good morning everyone and thank you so much to all of you who have joined APIL’s 2024 Annual General Meeting today to hear about the work that,...

Injured people are “victims of policy-making”, says new APIL president

APIL’s new president has vowed to “look outwards at the challenges” facing victims of negligence and the personal injury sector, in...

Collaboration is the key theme in new APIL rehabilitation guide

An injured person’s recovery must be “the primary goal for all”, says APIL’s chief executive as the association relaunches...

Severely injured people to face increased financial pressure

A review of how compensation is calculated in Scotland has piled additional pressure on to people with life-long life-changing injuries....

Severely injured people are not like 'ordinary' investors, experts warn

A review of how compensation is calculated has failed to help people with life-long life-changing injuries in Northern Ireland.  ...

Change needed for workers with asbestos cancer

Industrial disease experts are united this International Workers’ Memorial Day (Sunday 28 April) in a call for a simple change to the law so...

Risk of further delays and privacy breaches in ‘open justice’ plans

Proposals to allow non-parties access to court documents in civil proceedings must be made on a case-by-case basis to protect people’s rights,...

Discount rate formula must be reassessed

Assumptions about how severely injured people invest their compensation do not reflect reality and must change ahead of the forthcoming discount rate...

Lorry crash survivor calls for HGV changes in Wales

A young woman who had to have her leg amputated after being run over by a skip lorry is calling for HGVs in Wales to be fitted with the latest safety...

APIL’s Judicial Review delivers ‘right outcome for victims of negligence’

Government concessions on the extension of fixed recoverable costs (FRCs) in personal injury cases have prompted APIL to withdraw judicial review...

Full compensation maintained for non-tariff injuries - APIL reaction to Supreme Court ruling

APIL has welcomed the clear and final Supreme Court judgment in Hassam v Rabot on the issue of claiming compensation when whiplash is combined with...

Court delays bring justice to a standstill

The time it takes for some civil claims to reach trial has increased by an average of 62 per cent since 2016, analysis conducted by the Association...

“Inequality of arms” for bereaved families at inquests

Bereaved families are being forced to navigate inquests without legal help because the majority cannot obtain legal aid, a Government review has...

Supreme Court hearing on whiplash ‘mixed injuries’ – principle of full compensation must be upheld, say APIL and MASS

People suffering a combination of whiplash and other types of injury must receive full compensation for their ‘non-tariff’ injuries, the...

Military families let down by the system

Military personnel injured while serving their country risk being under-compensated because their rights are not made clear to them by the...

Will I be liable if I clear snow and ice and someone is injured?

The myth that clearing snow or ice from paths and driveways could lead to homeowners being sued if someone slips and falls has been debunked by a...

Patient deaths must be excluded from fixed costs regime

APIL has pressed the Government to remove all fatal cases from the forthcoming fixed costs scheme for lower-value clinical negligence...

Justice must not be restricted to those who can afford it

Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans to increase more than 200 court fees must not create barriers for injured people who need to access the courts, a...

Whiplash victims' compensation slashed as car insurance rockets

Dear Editor, Readers must be feeling the pinch from the rocketing price of car insurance. Behind the scenes, the car insurance industry is...