Switalskis has made a positive start to the year with the announcement of 11 firmwide promotions, acknowledging the expertise and hard work demonstrated throughout its legal and support departments.

Expert solicitors at Switalskis have been contacted by more former patients of a Sussex hospital trust which faces a police inquiry as people continue to seek support for errors in their treatment.

More than 500 individuals have now contacted police as part of an investigation into alleged sexual abuse during armed forces medical examinations, with reports spanning almost five decades.

Recent BBC reporting on Fiona Goddard’s experience of seeking compensation after years of sexual abuse highlights a pattern we see repeatedly when supporting survivors child abuse.

Expert medical negligence solicitors at Switalskis have again expressed their concerns over patient safety at a County Durham NHS Trust after receiving more calls from patients worried about the breast cancer care they received.

The abuse that took place at Skircoat Lodge, a former children’s home in Halifax, has been a matter of serious public concern for many years. The home, which operated from the 1970s until its closure in 1995, has been linked to widespread and systemic abuse of children in care, much of which only came to light years later.

Leaving someone you’re married to is a big step, but if you are wanting to do this the best way is through a divorce. A divorce is the legal ending of a marriage. If you’re in a civil partnership it is called a dissolution, but the process is the same.

A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) or the older Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) gives an appointed attorney authority to make decisions about a person’s property, finances, health or welfare when they cannot manage these matters themselves. Under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, attorneys are required to act responsibly and always in the donor’s best interests.