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Posted on 18th April 2023
Senior Medical Negligence Solicitor Zoe Diss, has been approved as an APIL Senior Litigator, adding to Blackwater Law’s accredited solicitors.
What is APIL?
APIL is the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. The organisation is a not-for-profit campaigning group and is one of the most respected organisations in personal injury law.
APIL is dedicated to improving the standards of personal injury law and processes, as well as supporting victims of unnecessary injury by ensuring they get the best possible legal representation.
APIL has campaigned on behalf of injured people for over 30 years.
APIL’s Objectives
- Promote full and just compensation for all types of personal injury
- 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
- Provide a communication network for its members
- Promote and develop expertise in the practice of personal injury law
What is a Senior Litigator?
The APIL Senior Litigator status is a personal accreditation for solicitors who meet a strict criterion and have the necessary experience across various case types, to satisfy that criterion.
Achieving accreditation as an APIL Senior Litigator means that Zoe has experience dealing with complex, high-value cases.
Zoe joins the head of medical negligence at Blackwater Law Jason Brady as the latest solicitor with Blackwater Law to achieve Senior Litigator Status.
Head of Medical Negligence at Blackwater Law Jason Brady says…
“We’re so pleased that Zoe has been recognised by APIL as a Senior Litigator. We have corporate and individual accreditations with our lawyers at Blackwater Law, highlighting our wealth of experience and expertise and the high quality of legal advice we provide to our clients for the best possible outcome in their cases.
Achieving accreditation as a Senior Litigator means clients can be assured that they are receiving the best representation and have a solicitor who will be thorough and fight their corner.”
