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The '''Association of Personal Injury Lawyers''' ('''APIL''') is a [[not-for-profit organisation]] comprising about 3,300 [[personal injury]] solicitors, [[barrister]]s, academics and students.
The '''Association of Personal Injury Lawyers''' ('''APIL''') is a [[United Kingdom]] [[not-for-profit organisation]] comprising about 3,300 [[personal injury]] solicitors, [[barrister]]s, academics and students.


The association was founded in 1990 by a group of barristers and solicitors who wished to improve the services provided for victims of negligence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apil.org.uk/AboutUs.aspx |title=About us |publisher=Apil.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-03-31 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528224317/http://www.apil.org.uk/AboutUs.aspx |archivedate=2010-05-28 |df= }}</ref> Its four founders are Rodger Pannone,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/1199410_rodger_pannone_talks_about_a_life_in_law |title=Rodger Pannone talks about a life in law |publisher=Manchester Evening News |date=2010-03-11 |accessdate=2010-03-31}}</ref> Michael Napier CBE,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/law-on-a-personal-matter-michael-napier-new-president-of-the-association-of-personal-injury-lawyers-talks-to-sharon-wallach-1435653.html | location=London | work=The Independent | first=Sharon | last=Wallach | title=Law: On a personal matter: Michael Napier, new president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, talks to Sharon Wallach | date=1994-05-13}}</ref> John Melville Williams QC,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.adrchambers.co.uk/displaymember.php?id=143 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050429164833/http://www.adrchambers.co.uk/displaymember.php?id=143 |archive-date=2005-04-29 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and Simon Walton.<ref>Personal Injury Practice and Procedure in Europe: 1997: Martha Warren Neocleous https://books.google.com/books?id=tjtlr25pnBEC</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/1194764_manchesters_finest_lawyers_honoured_at_legal_awards |title=Manchester's finest lawyers honoured at legal awards |publisher=Manchester Evening News |date= |accessdate=2010-03-31}}</ref>
The association was founded in 1990 by a group of barristers and solicitors who wished to improve the services provided for victims of negligence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apil.org.uk/AboutUs.aspx |title=About us |publisher=Apil.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-03-31 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528224317/http://www.apil.org.uk/AboutUs.aspx |archivedate=2010-05-28 }}</ref> Its four founders are Rodger Pannone,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/1199410_rodger_pannone_talks_about_a_life_in_law |title=Rodger Pannone talks about a life in law |publisher=Manchester Evening News |date=2010-03-11 |accessdate=2010-03-31}}</ref> Michael Napier CBE,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/law-on-a-personal-matter-michael-napier-new-president-of-the-association-of-personal-injury-lawyers-talks-to-sharon-wallach-1435653.html | location=London | work=The Independent | first=Sharon | last=Wallach | title=Law: On a personal matter: Michael Napier, new president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, talks to Sharon Wallach | date=1994-05-13}}</ref> John Melville Williams QC,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.adrchambers.co.uk/displaymember.php?id=143 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050429164833/http://www.adrchambers.co.uk/displaymember.php?id=143 |archive-date=2005-04-29 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and Simon Walton.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tjtlr25pnBEC |title=Personal Injury: Practice and Procedure in Europe |date=1997 |publisher=Cavendish Pub. |isbn=978-1-85941-179-7 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/1194764_manchesters_finest_lawyers_honoured_at_legal_awards |title=Manchester's finest lawyers honoured at legal awards |publisher=Manchester Evening News |date= 5 March 2010|accessdate=2010-03-31}}</ref>


==Accreditation==
==Accreditation==
APIL runs an accreditation scheme which assesses personal injury lawyers according to their expertise and experience. Lawyers who gain this accreditation kitemark have at least five years' experience of handling personal injury claims, and are known as senior litigators, fellows or senior fellows, depending on the amount of experience they have. The scheme is overseen by an independent Academic Quality Council.
APIL runs an accreditation scheme which assesses personal injury lawyers according to their expertise and experience. Lawyers who gain this accreditation kitemark have at least five years' experience of handling personal injury claims, and are known as senior litigators, fellows or senior fellows, depending on the amount of experience they have.


All APIL members are bound to abide by a code of conduct and consumer charter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apil.org.uk/NoLogoNoGo.aspx |title=APIL accreditation |publisher=APIL |date=2010-06-10 |accessdate=2010-06-10 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006154127/http://www.apil.org.uk/NoLogoNoGo.aspx |archivedate=2010-10-06 |df= }}</ref>
All APIL members are bound to abide by a code of conduct and consumer charter.


==Campaigns==
==Campaigns==
APIL holds regular meetings with Government ministers, MPs, civil servants and opinion formers on campaigns for reform in the law,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apil.org.uk/APILCampaigns.aspx |title=APIL campaigns |publisher=Apil.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-03-31 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322232724/http://www.apil.org.uk/APILCampaigns.aspx |archivedate=22 March 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> including:
APIL holds regular meetings with Government ministers, MPs, civil servants and opinion formers on campaigns for reform in the law,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apil.org.uk/APILCampaigns.aspx |title=APIL campaigns |publisher=Apil.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-03-31 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322232724/http://www.apil.org.uk/APILCampaigns.aspx |archivedate=22 March 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> including:


* A campaign to deter motorists from driving too close to the vehicle in front in a bid to prevent low-speed collisions and whiplash injuries. At the centre of the Back Off campaign is an animation called "A Lesson In Social Graces".<ref>{{cite web|title=A Lesson in Social Graces - tailgating|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ8On7tK6QY|website=YouTube|accessdate=14 October 2016}}</ref>
* A campaign to deter motorists from driving too close to the vehicle in front in a bid to prevent low-speed collisions and whiplash injuries. At the centre of the Back Off campaign is an animation called "A Lesson In Social Graces".<ref>{{cite web|title=A Lesson in Social Graces - tailgating|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ8On7tK6QY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/AQ8On7tK6QY |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|website=YouTube|accessdate=14 October 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* Lobbying for full and fair compensation for victims of workplace diseases.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hartwell|first1=Jane|title=New asbestos cancer Bill does not go far enough|url=http://www.apil.org.uk/press-release/new-asbestos-cancer-bill-does-not-go-far-enough|publisher=Association of Personal Injury Lawyers}}</ref>
* Lobbying for full and fair compensation for victims of workplace diseases.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hartwell|first1=Jane|title=New asbestos cancer Bill does not go far enough|url=http://www.apil.org.uk/press-release/new-asbestos-cancer-bill-does-not-go-far-enough|publisher=Association of Personal Injury Lawyers}}</ref>
*Rebuilding Shattered lives is a campaign with a focus on putting a spotlight on the experiences of injured people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rebuilding Shattered Lives |url=https://rebuilding-shattered-lives.org.uk/}}</ref>
*A campaign to reform the law on bereavement damages in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apil.org.uk/bereavement-damages|title=Bereavement Damages }}</ref>


==Key aims==
==Key aims==
APIL's vision is for a society without needless injury, but when people are injured they receive the justice they need to rebuild their lives.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apil.org.uk/files/apil-strategic-plan-2020-2023.pdf}}</ref>
Primary services and aims of the APIL are:
APIL's four strategic pillars are:
* Promote and maintain a directory of local personal injury attorneys
* Rebuild public trust
* Promote full and just compensation for all types of personal injury
* Prevent needless injury
* Promote and develop expertise in the practice of personal injury law
* Ensure prompt and full redress
* Promote wider redress for personal injury in the legal system
* Drive excellence in legal representation
* Campaign for improvements in personal injury law
* Promote safety standards and alert the public to hazards<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apil.org.uk/APILSafetyWatch.aspx |title=APIL SafetyWatch |publisher=Apil.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-03-31 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430105147/http://www.apil.org.uk/APILSafetyWatch.aspx |archivedate=2009-04-30 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politics.co.uk/opinion-formers/press-releases/education/countryside-alliance-give-children-the-opportunity-to-learn-outside-of-the-classroom-$1366682$364301.htm |title=CA: Give children the opportunity to learn outside of the classroom |publisher=Politics.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-03-31}}</ref>
* Provide a communication network for its members


==Structure==
==Structure==
APIL is governed by members who stand for election annually. The current president is Kim Harrison.<ref>{{cite web | title=Executive committee | website=APIL | date=16 May 2024 | url=https://www.apil.org.uk/executive-committee | ref={{sfnref | APIL | 2024}} | access-date=15 July 2024}}</ref>
APIL is governed by 18 elected executive committee members. The committee is led by a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.{{Citation needed|date=October 2016}}

The current president is Gordon Dalyell.


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.apil.org.uk/}}
* {{Official website|http://www.apil.org.uk/}}

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Latest revision as of 17:44, 30 December 2024

Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Typeslobbyist, trade association Edit this on Wikidata
FocusPersonal injury
Coordinates52°56′16″N 1°10′07″W / 52.9376472°N 1.1687034°W / 52.9376472; -1.1687034 Edit this at Wikidata
Chief ExecutivesMichael Benner Edit this on Wikidata

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) is a United Kingdom not-for-profit organisation comprising about 3,300 personal injury solicitors, barristers, academics and students.

The association was founded in 1990 by a group of barristers and solicitors who wished to improve the services provided for victims of negligence.[1] Its four founders are Rodger Pannone,[2] Michael Napier CBE,[3] John Melville Williams QC,[4] and Simon Walton.[5][6]

Accreditation

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APIL runs an accreditation scheme which assesses personal injury lawyers according to their expertise and experience. Lawyers who gain this accreditation kitemark have at least five years' experience of handling personal injury claims, and are known as senior litigators, fellows or senior fellows, depending on the amount of experience they have.

All APIL members are bound to abide by a code of conduct and consumer charter.

Campaigns

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APIL holds regular meetings with Government ministers, MPs, civil servants and opinion formers on campaigns for reform in the law,[7] including:

  • A campaign to deter motorists from driving too close to the vehicle in front in a bid to prevent low-speed collisions and whiplash injuries. At the centre of the Back Off campaign is an animation called "A Lesson In Social Graces".[8]
  • Lobbying for full and fair compensation for victims of workplace diseases.[9]
  • Rebuilding Shattered lives is a campaign with a focus on putting a spotlight on the experiences of injured people.[10]
  • A campaign to reform the law on bereavement damages in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.[11]

Key aims

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APIL's vision is for a society without needless injury, but when people are injured they receive the justice they need to rebuild their lives.[12] APIL's four strategic pillars are:

  • Rebuild public trust
  • Prevent needless injury
  • Ensure prompt and full redress
  • Drive excellence in legal representation

Structure

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APIL is governed by members who stand for election annually. The current president is Kim Harrison.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "About us". Apil.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  2. ^ "Rodger Pannone talks about a life in law". Manchester Evening News. 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  3. ^ Wallach, Sharon (1994-05-13). "Law: On a personal matter: Michael Napier, new president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, talks to Sharon Wallach". The Independent. London.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-04-29. Retrieved 2010-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Personal Injury: Practice and Procedure in Europe. Cavendish Pub. 1997. ISBN 978-1-85941-179-7.
  6. ^ "Manchester's finest lawyers honoured at legal awards". Manchester Evening News. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  7. ^ "APIL campaigns". Apil.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  8. ^ "A Lesson in Social Graces - tailgating". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  9. ^ Hartwell, Jane. "New asbestos cancer Bill does not go far enough". Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
  10. ^ "Rebuilding Shattered Lives".
  11. ^ "Bereavement Damages".
  12. ^ https://www.apil.org.uk/files/apil-strategic-plan-2020-2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "Executive committee". APIL. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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