A lasting power of attorney (LPA) is a legal document that lets you choose someone you trust to make decisions on your behalf if you're ever unable to make them yourself. This might be because of an accident, an illness or because you lose mental capacity later in life.

Switalskis specialist medical negligence solicitors have responded after a Care Quality Commission inspection (CQC) identified significant shortfalls in standards of care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust.

If you are separating from a partner and need to make a legally binding agreement on financial matters or arrangements for children, the court will usually require you to pursue family mediation.

Former West Yorkshire teacher Keith Lockwood has had his prison sentence increased following further convictions for historic child sexual abuse against former pupils. Switalskis represents a number of survivors of Lockwood’s abuse.

The case, currently before the courts, involves allegations made by several women who reported they were subjected to sexual abuse as children. The nine defendants were arrested in July and released on conditional bail.

A lasting power of attorney (LPA) for health and welfare lets you choose someone you trust to make decisions about your care and medical treatment if you're ever unable to make them yourself. It's one of two types of lasting power of attorney available in England and Wales and it covers a different set of decisions to its counterpart, the property and financial affairs LPA.

A recent court case has highlighted a common but often misunderstood issue in estate administration: when is a professional executor actually entitled to charge for their work?

Recent reporting has highlighted growing concerns about Meta's smart glasses, including instances where women have allegedly been filmed without their knowledge and the footage subsequently shared online.