APIL has given its full support to a parliamentary Bill

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has given its full support to a parliamentary Bill helping thousands of injured employees to claim compensation for injuries or disease suffered at work, where an employer has gone bust or insurance details cannot easily be traced

The Bill, originally drafted by APIL and introduced by Hendon MP, Andrew Dismore, calls on the Government to set up an employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau (ELIB) which would act as a compensation fund of last resort for workers who find themselves blocked from claiming compensation for work related injuries and diseases.

The current system is failing potential claimants because the insurance information is not always easily accessible and with only 3 years to claim, time soon runs out for a legal action to be brought.

Many claims are abandoned for this reason and yet vast number of the cases involve justified claims for compensation.

APIL were instrumental in pushing for the Bill and the aim is to mirror the scheme operated by the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) for Uninsured / Untraced driver accidents. Here the MIB step into the shoes of an insurer where one cannot otherwise be traced.

 Andrew Dismore said his Bill was aimed at levelling the playing field for injured workers. “If compensation is there for people injured by uninsured drivers, it should be there for sick and injured workers,” he said.

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