Earlier this year the Ministry of Justice finally agreed to open a scheme to pay compensation to those who suffered physical abuse at Medomsley

Cerebral Palsy is a group of brain conditions that affects movement, balance, and co-ordination, and can be caused by neurological damage to the brain occurring around the time of birth.

We have appointed solicitor Emma Hudson to further strengthen our Leeds based clinical negligence team. Emma specialises in birth injuries.

It has been announced that a criminal investigation is to be launched into the failings that have led to many deaths and injuries to babies at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust.

This September, October and November will see a number of criminal trials in Yorkshire relating to Child Sexual Exploitation and abuse by groups of men across Rotherham, Kirklees (Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Mirfield, Batley) and Bradford. 

Switalskis Solicitors, who represent the families of 7 babies who were victims of Lucy Letby, give their reaction to the news that Lady Justice Thirlwall has been appointed to lead the Inquiry.

Hull Royal Infirmary’s maternity rating, which has a dedicated Women and Children’s Hospital, has been downgraded from “good” to “inadequate” by regulator, Care Quality Commission (CQC).

There are more dog attacks over the summer months in the UK. Almost 9,000 people went to hospital in 2022 with dog bites, a rise of more than 1,000 incidents on the previous year.