Many people focus on divorce when looking to bring a marriage to an end, but annulment can occasionally be an option in certain exceptional circumstances. Understanding the key differences can help one or both spouses decide whether annulment is an option, particularly when personal circumstances, religious beliefs or the nature of the marriage itself play a part.

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.

Ending a marriage or civil partnership brings understandable concern about finances. You may be unsure how the family home will be dealt with, what will happen to a pension fund or whether you will have enough financial support to manage daily life after the divorce. You may worry about the prospect of becoming financially independent for the first time in many years, or about how future financial responsibilities will be shared.

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.

For fathers who aren’t married, questions about what used to be called child custody can create real anxiety. You might be worried that you’ll lose contact with your child, or unsure about your legal position if your relationship ends. In England and Wales, unmarried parents start from a different position under the law than married parents, but the court does not give automatic preference to either parent based on marital status.

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.