THE APIL DAMAGES SERIES 2026: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ASSESSING PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGES: WEBINARS STARTING ON THE 23rd JULY 2026
The APIL Damages Series 2026 is a nine-part webinar programme looking at key elements of personal injury litigation. The series is intended to provide practical guidance for practitioners dealing with claims of every size, from straightforward road traffic accidents to catastrophic injury litigation. Throughout the series we examine recent cases and the practical implications of those judgments. This is a detailed consideration of the tactical issues that arise when preparing, presenting and challenging claims for damages.
CHECKLISTS AND PRACTICAL GUIDES PREPARED FOR EACH WEBINAR
Each webinar comes with its own series of checklists and practical guides to make sure you have a useful bank of information going forward.
Webinar 1 – Damages for Pain, Suffering and Loss of Amenity: Recent Cases and Lessons to Learn from Them 23rd July 2026: Booking details available here.
General damages remain one of the most important—and sometimes most misunderstood—aspects of any personal injury claim. This webinar reviews the recent authorities, considers the proper use of the Judicial College Guidelines and looks at the practical lessons arising from recent decisions.
Webinar 2 – General Damages for Psychiatric Injury: The Key Issues Considered: 30th July 2026: Booking details available here.
Claims involving psychiatric injury continue to generate difficult issues of diagnosis, causation and valuation. This webinar examines the current approach to assessing psychiatric injury, the evidence required to support such claims and the recent cases that practitioners need to know.
Webinar 3 – Accommodation and Appliance Claims: The Cases since Swift v Carpenter: 3rd September 2026: Booking details available here.
The law relating to accommodation claims has changed significantly following Swift v Carpenter. This webinar reviews the developing case law and considers accommodation claims, specialist equipment and appliances, together with the practical issues that arise when presenting and challenging these substantial heads of loss.
Webinar 4 – Periodical Payments and Provisional Damages: 9th September 2026: Booking details available here.
When should periodical payments be sought? When is provisional damages the appropriate remedy? This webinar examines the strategic and practical issues surrounding these important alternatives to a conventional lump-sum award, together with the relevant statutory framework and recent authorities.
Webinar 5 – Loss of Earnings Claims 16th September 2026: Booking details available here
Loss of earnings claims frequently account for a substantial part of a claim for damages. This webinar considers evidential requirements, future loss calculations, contingencies, pension loss, career progression and the practical issues involved in preparing and challenging these claims.
Webinar 6 – Claims for Loss of Earnings of the Self-Employed and Those Involved in Entertainment & Sport: Booking details available here
These claims often present unique evidential and valuation problems. This session considers fluctuating earnings, business accounts, tax records, future earning potential and the particular difficulties encountered in claims involving the self-employed, performers and professional sportspeople.
Webinar 7 – Damages for Care: Guidance and Checklists: 8th October 2026: Booking details available here.
Care claims continue to be among the most valuable and closely scrutinised aspects of serious injury litigation. This webinar considers gratuitous and commercial care, case management, expert evidence, future care provision and practical approaches to preparing and challenging care claims.
Webinar 8 – Dealing with the Counter-Schedule: 14th October 2026: Booking details available here.
A well-drafted counter-schedule can fundamentally alter the course of litigation. This session considers the common arguments advanced in counter-schedules, how they should be analysed and answered, and the tactical issues that arise during negotiations and at trial.
Webinar 9 – Proving Damages: If you can’t prove it you don’t get it…: 22nd October 2026: Booking details available here.
The concluding webinar brings together the principles considered throughout the series and examines the practical task of proving damages. It considers the evidence required to establish each head of loss, common evidential pitfalls, and practical strategies for presenting persuasive and properly supported claims.
The series is intended for claimant and defendant practitioners alike and is designed to provide practical guidance that can be put to immediate use in practice.
THE WHOLE PROGRAMME
Full details of the programme, dates and booking arrangements are available here:
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