Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) is a not-for-profit organisation comprising nearly 5,000 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
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.
All APIL members are bound to abide by a code of conduct and consumer charter.[7]
Campaigns
APIL holds regular meetings with Government ministers, MPs, civil servants and opinion formers on campaigns for reform in the law,[8] including:
- Lobbying the Government to introduce a 'fund of last resort' for injured workers who are unable to trace former employers' insurers.[9]
- Calling for regulation of the hairdressing industry.[10]
Key aims
- Promote full and just compensation for all types of personal injury
- Promote and develop expertise in the practice of personal injury law
- Promote wider redress for personal injury in the legal system
- Campaign for improvements in personal injury law
- Promote safety standards and alert the public to hazards[11][12]
- Provide a communication network for its members
Structure
APIL is governed by 18 elected executive committee members. The committee is led by a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer.
References
- ^ "About us". Apil.org.uk. http://www.apil.org.uk/AboutUs.aspx. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "Rodger Pannone talks about a life in law". Manchester Evening News. 2010-03-11. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/1199410_rodger_pannone_talks_about_a_life_in_law. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ 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). http://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.
- ^ http://www.adrchambers.co.uk/displaymember.php?id=143
- ^ Personal Injury Practice and Procedure in Europe: 1997: Martha Warren Neocleous http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tjtlr25pnBEC
- ^ "Manchester's finest lawyers honoured at legal awards". Manchester Evening News. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/1194764_manchesters_finest_lawyers_honoured_at_legal_awards. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "APIL accreditation". APIL. 2010-06-10. http://www.apil.org.uk/NoLogoNoGo.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- ^ "APIL campaigns". Apil.org.uk. http://www.apil.org.uk/APILCampaigns.aspx. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ http://files.apil.org.uk/pdf/press_releases/1673.pdf
- ^ "Hairdressers should be monitored 'to prevent injuries'". BBC News. 2009-11-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8384903.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "APIL SafetyWatch". Apil.org.uk. http://www.apil.org.uk/APILSafetyWatch.aspx. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "CA: Give children the opportunity to learn outside of the classroom". Politics.co.uk. 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. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
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