APIL deals with the media on a daily basis, commenting on a variety of issues from legal reform to health and safety. We also run an annual Injury Awareness Week in August, which is designed to alert people to potential hazards and how to prevent them.
The press team aims to answer your query or provide you with a comment as quickly as possible. If we are unable to help, we will tell you, and try to point you in the right direction.
What we do for the media...
Chance to “right a wrong” in employers’ liability claims
A bid to reverse Coalition Government legislation which led to increased complexity and uncertainty in workplace injury claims has been launched by a...
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...
Rusty’s Story shows just why compensation is vital for victims of negligence
Looking at Rusty Brown striding confidently along the seafront, no-one would guess that this man is disabled. Rusty was leading a full and active...
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...
National Road Victim Month: Law reform needed for the loved ones left behind
Getting behind the wheel of a car is one of the more dangerous things most of us do and, for the most part, drivers are aware of the risks and their...
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...
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