People who suffer needless injuries are vulnerable and need support. They have had their lives turned upside-down because someone else did not take proper care. Crucially, the harm could and should have been avoided.
In a modern, just, and fair society, victims of negligence should be able to access the support and justice they need to help them to get their lives back on track, so far as possible.
But in the last 15 years or so, a series of policy decisions has deeply undermined access to justice for injured people, the rule of law, and the well-established principle of 100 per cent compensation. It has been driven by a lack of understanding about the motivations of victims and the human cost of negligence.
This is why APIL launched the Rebuilding Shattered Lives campaign in 2020 – to tackle the entrenched misconceptions about the purpose of compensation for personal injury.
The Rebuilding Shattered Lives campaign shares the real stories of real people who were able to turn to the law on compensation at the worst time in their lives. Access to full and fair compensation means that a life need not be ruined by negligence, it can be rebuilt.
Injured people deserve empathy, and they deserve justice for the harm inflicted on them by negligence. It is essential that the needs of injured people are placed at the centre of any policymaking about personal injury.
We hope you find the stories and the information thought-provoking and useful. Get in touch if you’d like to show your support or share your comments and feedback on social media using the hashtag #RebuildingShatteredLives