If a child is injured in an accident caused by someone else's negligence, you may be able to make a compensation claim on their behalf.

At the 2026 Switalskis Mental Capacity Act Conference, Pippa Pudney of Serjeants’ Inn Chambers explored how information relevant to different capacity decisions can overlap, and the challenges this creates for Court of Protection practitioners.

After a spine fracture from a motorbike accident, the first priority is to establish how serious the injury is, stabilise the spine and check whether the spinal cord or surrounding nerves have also been damaged.

At this year’s Switalskis MCA Conference, District Judge Anderson offered attendees a personal perspective on life as a judge sitting in the Court of Protection.

Acting as an executor carries responsibility not only for collecting and distributing an estate, but also for keeping an accurate record of how the estate has been administered. In this blog, we explore what an executor must disclose about an estate.

When a child inherits money following the death of a parent, many families assume the surviving parent will automatically control the funds until the child turns 18. But how different is reality?

At this year’s Switalskis MCA Conference, Jonathan Bellamy of St John’s Buildings delivered his carefully considered thoughts on the judgment and the developments we have seen in the months following.

The length of a marriage is an important factor when the court considers financial arrangements following divorce. Although there is no rigid classification, the courts generally distinguish between short, medium and long marriages when assessing financial settlements.