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The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) is a not-for-profit campaign organisation. We are committed to protecting the rights of victims of negligence. apil.org.uk Nottingham Joined September 2010

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APIL @APIL

2 days ago

We're gearing up for Injury Awareness Week which kicks off this Monday (22 June). APIL will be talking about the 'ripple effect' of injury, and how negligence has an impact on all the people around the victim #IAWeek2026

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5 days ago

APIL had further useful discussions with the MoJ yesterday on medical reporting organisation fees and the potential consequences of the judgment in JXX v Archibald. In JXX, Senior Costs Judge Rowley held that the recoverable mark-up charged by MROs on expert reports should be capped at 25%, with any further percentage mark-up not being recoverable. Both sides in the case are appealing the decision. We will continue dialogue with the MoJ on how this judgment is affecting claimants and firms.

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a week ago

APIL president Guy Forster talks about the need to reframe the discussion around clinical negligence spending.

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2 weeks ago

Commenting on the story, Guy said: "The NHS needs to respond better when things go wrong. Compliance with the statutory duty of candour has been sporadic across trusts. When trusts are not transparent, vital lessons are not learned and the same patterns of harm are repeated again and again."

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2 weeks ago

Despite countless reviews and initiatives to improve maternity care, "we’re not seeing a reduction in avoidable harm," APIL president Guy Forster tells The Guardian, after the family of a girl left brain-damaged at birth agreed to accept damages from the NHS. theguardian.com/society/2026/j…

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2 weeks ago

Mind your language when discussing car collisions. 'Crash' or 'incident' is more accurate then 'accident'. 'Accident' suggests that compensation can be claimed for trivial and unforeseeable mishaps, this perpetuates the idea that claiming for personal injury is greedy and wrong.

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4 weeks ago

"The Official Injury Claim portal (OIC) in England and Wales has proven to be a failure on all fronts. It would be detrimental to plaintiffs in Northern Ireland to repeat the mistakes here," APIL representative for Northern Ireland has said. apil.org.uk/press-release/…

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4 weeks ago

A ‘do-it-yourself’ compensation system for people injured in road traffic collisions would be devastating for access to justice, APIL has warned the DoJ. An Official Injury Claim system is being considered as an option to replace legal aid for some claims.

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a month ago

APIL’s new president Guy Forster vows to champion the work of lawyers and to urge policymakers to look at reform from the position of victims of negligence. "I’m looking forward to working with, and for, the brilliant professionals in this sector who do essential work for victims of negligence." Read more here: apil.org.uk/press-release/…

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a month ago

"The money involved in settling compensation claims is constantly under scrutiny by policymakers, the press, and the public discourse," writes APIL chief executive Mike Benner in the latest issue of Modern Insurance Magazine. Mike's column is on P33: moderninsurancemagazine.co.uk/the-magazine/

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a month ago

"It’s nothing short of scandalous how much some victims are initially offered, compared with how much they go on to receive if they appeal," writes APIL's past president Kim Harrison in the latest blog on the website. apil.org.uk/blog/Derisory-…

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a month ago

Victims of crime are being undercompensated by tens of thousands of pounds if they do not challenge decisions made by the CICA. In cases which went to appeal in 2024/25, an average of £7,710 was initially offered, but at appeal the average offer rose to considerably to £55,800.

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2 months ago

Bereaved families are often denied the appropriate legal support they need for inquests when a loved one has died in circumstances involving public authorities. To sit through an inquest into a loved one’s death will be an extremely distressing experience. If change does happen to legal aid it will be long overdue. Read more here: apil.org.uk/blog/Legal-aid…

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2 months ago

Nearly 8,000 families have received compensation from the NHS in the past decade for harm caused by poor maternity care, totalling more than £6 billion. Guy Forster, APIL vice president, told the Daily Mirror: "Every penny spent is caused by negligence." mirror.co.uk/news/health/nh…

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2 months ago

See more in today's issue of the Law Society Gazette, on page 16: edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader/p…

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2 months ago

Guy points to the response to harm, failure to adhere to the duty of candour, and delays in justice for injured patients as key factors at play which could be addressed. APIL’s latest analysis of NHS Resolution data shows a 58 per cent increase in delays to claim settlements since 2013/14.

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2 months ago

"The focus should be on preventing harm occurring in the first place and this comes from a culture change within the NHS and not changes to the compensation system," APIL joint vice president Guy Forster tells Law Society Gazette as the Gov considers the cost of clinical negligence claims.

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2 months ago

How to find a lawyer if you are injured and it's someone else's fault: apil.org.uk/blog/How-to-fi…

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2 months ago

No-one ever expects to suffer a needless injury but the reality is that it happens to thousands of people each year in the UK. Due to someone else’s negligence they suffer an injury that changes the course of their lives.