Incoming Apil president to criticise fundamentally dishonest defence
Incoming Association of Personal Injury Lawyers president Jonathan Wheeler is to criticise the Criminal Justice and Courts Act's treatment of claimants considered to be fundamentally dishonest in his 23 April address at the Apil conference.
Wheeler is expected to criticise the Act for its "one-sided" and "draconian" treatment of claimants considered fundamentally dishonest, a statement from Apil said.
"How about the defendant who
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