By: 13 November 2013

APIL calls for change in psychiatric injury law

The law surrounding psychiatric injuries needs updating to become more flexible and fair, says the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers...

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By: 27 September 2013

APIL calls for bereavement damages postcode lottery to end

Bereaved people in Scotland are treated more fairly when claiming damages for their loss than those in England and Wales,...

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By: 12 August 2013

APIL introduces new kite mark for spinal cord injury specialists

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has launched a new competency standard for members who specialise in spinal cord...

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By: 12 August 2013

APIL criticises Northern Ireland Executive over protracted bereavement damages decision

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has criticised the Northern Ireland Executive for having not decided whether or not...

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By: 2 January 2026

Regulators must target ‘problem players’ in high-volume claims market

Regulators must resist any impulse to completely overhaul the high-volume claims market and instead target the ‘problem players’, APIL says....

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By: 17 December 2025

NHS transparency is key to cutting legal costs

Money could be saved in legal claims against the NHS if it were to uphold its duty to be transparent...

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By: 4 December 2025

Bid to ban email service ‘gamesmanship’ is welcomed by personal injury lawyers

Plans to ban the obstructive tactic used by some defendant lawyers of refusing to accept service of proceedings by email are long...

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By: 27 November 2025

Vigilance needed as clinical negligence costs are scrutinised

Delays in delivering redress to injured patients and the rising cost of social care are driving the NHS’s compensation bill, lawyers...

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