If you have sustained a head injury in an accident that wasn't your fault, you will often be able to make a claim for compensation. There are several key factors that must be proved to make your claim: that someone else had a duty of care towards you, that they breached their duty, and that you were injured as a result.

Switalskis’ specialist medical negligence solicitors in Northern Lincolnshire and Grimsby have expressed deep concern after news emerged that more than 70 consultants at a hospital trust in the region had signed a letter of no confidence in their senior management.

A car accident can change your life in a second, and one of the most serious possible outcomes of a crash is a traumatic brain injury (TBI). A TBI happens when a sudden physical force damages the brain, such as if the head hits the steering wheel, window, or dashboard in a motor vehicle crash. It can also happen if the head moves back and forth quickly, causing the brain to shake inside the skull.

Learn how the UK's Road Safety Strategy aims to prevent brain injuries after road traffic accidents and how specialist legal support can help those affected.

The recent Skircoat Lodge proceedings have renewed attention on the experiences of survivors of abuse in residential care. It highlights the lasting impact of institutional abuse and the importance of listening to survivors and recognising their experiences.

Patients and families of patients treated by former St Helier Hospital respiratory consultant Dr Veronica Varney for interstitial lung disease (ILD) must be kept fully informed as further reviews into their care take place, say specialist medical negligence solicitors at Switalskis.

When a spinal injury occurs, it can change your life. Even a relatively incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) can lead to chronic pain, changes to motor and sensory function, and long-term lifestyle adjustments. Unfortunately, SCIs are also a significant risk in some sports, and not only contact sports like rugby, American football and wrestling. Diving accidents are also a major cause of traumatic spinal cord injury, as are horse riding and mountain biking incidents.

Concerns have been raised about the release of grooming gang offenders under the government’s early release scheme, in spite of the government’s announcement last week that such offenders would not be eligible.