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All APIL
members agree to abide by the following code of conduct, as a
condition of membership.
APIL members recognise the need to:
- Provide a professional service.
- Keep themselves informed, educated and up to date with current law and procedure.
- Share information with other APIL members.
- Maximise the amount of compensation receivable in the hands of the client.
- Ensure that the client is fully aware of, and fully and professionally advised, on all costs issues, including public funding, where available.
- Ensure that clients have the opportunity to receive advice on the investment and/or use of damages.
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- APIL
members will act in the best interests of the client.
- APIL
members will provide the client with independent advice.
- APIL
members shall at all times behave and act in a manner which
will uphold the standing and good reputation of claimant personal
injury lawyers and APIL.
- No
APIL member shall pursue a frivolous claim issue or position;
but no APIL member should refrain from taking or pursuing any
claim issue or position which is believed to have merit;
- APIL
members will proceed expeditiously with all personal injury
claims.
- No
APIL member shall make excessive or unnecessary monetary charges
to the client.
- No
APIL member shall personally or through an agent make representations
of experience or specialist skills which they do not possess.
- No
APIL member shall knowingly make any statement, whether in publicity
material to a prospective client, an existing client, or otherwise
which may give the client false expectations.
- No
APIL member shall undertake false, deceptive or misleading advertising.
- No
APIL member shall personally, or through a representative, directly
contact a potential client (except through permitted advertising),
where there has been no request for such contact (‘cold
calling’). "Permitted advertising" is defined
as advertising which complies with the Code of Practice of the
Advertising Standards Authority and with the Rules of the member's
relevant legal professional regulatory body.
- APIL
members may only pay or receive a fee for the introduction of
clients where permitted by the rules of the member's relevant
legal professional regulatory body.
- No
APIL member shall knowingly accept a referral from a person,
whether an APIL member or not, who obtained the representation
by means contrary to this code.
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