Following a judgment from the Supreme Court allowing asbestos victims to pursue the insurers of their employers who exposed them for compensation, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has called for more support from the Government for sick and dying workers. “Finally, after six years of farce, what had previously been clearly understood has…
I am delighted to have been accepted by the Law Society to be re-accredited to their Personal Injury Panel. This is not something they grant easily and they have to be satisfied that you have a proven track record of cases (which you have to give them details of!). The application alone took 12 hours…
The scientific answer is YES. It is proven in a detailed study by Gordon Bannister a professor of othtopaedic surgery at Bristol Univeristy that an impact of just 2.5 mph is the threshold at which it is possible to cause whiplash injury. Most modern cars have bumpers that are designed to show no damage at…
RE: Opinion – A welcome move to take on whiplash claims (The Independent, 15 February 2012) Legal costs have already been slashed to the bone following the introduction nearly two years ago of a streamlined, fixed fee system for low-value road traffic claims. Insurers helped to develop this system and are now saving up…
Here is an article from the Association of personal injury lawyers(apil) publiction on consultation they had with the government about the compensation culture myths- makes very interesting reading! Enjoy ! APIL has two important goals – firstly we strive to influence decision makers, and secondly we won’t tolerate inaccuracies and myths being perpetuated. It is…