The hitherto pretty successful trio of Michael Kent, Nicholas Fewtrell and Anthony Maden have been stopped in their tracks by the Court of Appeal which upheld the decision of Mrs Justice Cutts to waive the limitation period in a non-recent child abuse claim.

On 6 February 2020 it is Time to Talk day, an initiative of Time to Change to encourage people talk about mental health. It is a chance for everyone to think about and become more aware of mental health and how it can affect people.

Switalskis represent over 400 survivors of abuse in Lambeth and, to date, have settled over 165 cases with damages reaching a total in excess of £8 million pounds in redress payments for our clients.

Switalskis represent the family of eleven year old Harry Whitlam who was killed by a reversing tractor on 9th August 2013.

Patient safety and patient learning should be the cornerstone of any Clinical Negligence investigation.  This is something that we believe is paramount in protecting access to justice, patient rights and in reducing claims.

In recent years the Northern Ireland Executive set up an inquiry to investigate allegations of historical institutional abuse between 1922 and 1995.

On the 13 and 14 January 2020 the BBC aired “Exposed: The Church’s Darkest Secret”. The powerful two-part documentary explores the pursuit of Bishop Peter Ball by individuals determined to bring the sexual predator to justice.

A report into a Greater Manchester Police investigation of child sexual exploitation (“CSE”) has concluded that the force was failing to protect children who were known to be suffering “the most profound abuse”