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Personal Injury Law

APIL Model Letters for Personal Injury Lawyers is a collection of over 200 expertly drafted, time-saving letters for use by all claimant PI lawyers in their day-to-day case administration. These letters provide a comprehensive work flow system to guide the reader through all the stages of a personal injury claim, from initial instructions through to resolution of the claim. The letters are also designed to deal with many of the practical problems that can arise in the conduct of a personal injury claim taking account of the requirements of the Pre-action Protocol, the Civil Procedure Rules and relevant case law. The letters will ensure the claim is progressed and issues relating to liability, quantum and general tactics are dealt with effectively whilst keeping the client fully advised throughout. The letters cover all major areas of PI practice and the book comes complete with a CD-ROM containing all the letters from the book for you to use and adapt to your needs.

The letters cover all major areas of PI practice and are grouped within the following categories:

• Client care
• Initial Steps and the Pre-action Protocol
• Evidence
• Quantum
• Proceedings
• Trial
• Appeals

This new edition has been extensively revised and updated and takes on board significant changes to the conditional fee regime and the referral fee code, the introduction of predictable costs and developments in case law affecting, amongst other things, part 36 offers in the light of such cases as Crouch v King's Healthcare NHS Trust.