Fourth Edition: up to date to June 2025.
Written by a team of leading clinical negligence lawyers and other professionals, APIL Clinical Negligence focuses on the key areas of clinical negligence, including medical product and human rights claims and inquests. It combines practical know-how on conducting these claims with the latest thinking on new and developing areas of practice.
This new edition offers:
- A comprehensive guide to running a clinical negligence claim, from onboarding a client, formulating a claim, calculating damages and managing awards after interim payments and settlements.
- Detailed chapters on all aspects of litigation, including case planning, costs, and Court of Protection deputies.

It aims to be an indispensable guide for new and junior practitioners, as well as a helpful refresher for senior lawyers. It has been updated to take account of changes to the law on consent for treatment, fixed costs, material contribution, and more.