If you have been involved in an accident, and especially if you've banged your head, it can be hard to know what to expect in terms of symptoms, or what they might indicate. While a serious head injury can have immediate and lasting consequences, many symptoms appear straight away, while other symptoms take hours, days or even a few weeks to show up. In the most serious scenarios, the problem can get worse because the injured person is not aware of any early symptoms.

A serious injury at work can change your life in an instant. You may be dealing with pain, hospital appointments, time away from work, lost earnings and uncertainty about whether you’ll be able to return to work. In the most serious cases, a workplace injury can lead to long-term disability, or a need for ongoing treatment, which can bring major changes to your day-to-day life.

This week, a former private school teacher has been convicted of tens of historic child sexual abuse offences committed against pupils at a school in East Sussex. Sadly, this is one of many cases we see in the media where a teacher has abused their position.

Cases involving sexual assault being reported in the media this week has once again highlighted the devastating reality faced by many survivors of abuse across England and Wales.

A serious or catastrophic injury can leave you facing long-term pain, suffering and significant financial losses. You may lose earnings when you take time off work to recover, or need to pay for private treatment, physiotherapy or counselling. People who experience life-changing injuries often need to make expensive adaptations to their homes or vehicles to accommodate a newly acquired disability, and to restore their quality of life. The personal injury claims process is designed to enable you to recover compensation that will take all of this into account, and help you to move forward following complex and life-changing injuries sustained in an accident that wasn't your fault.

Theme park operators have a legal responsibility to keep you safe. The law sets out a strict duty of care in the Occupiers' Liability Act 1957, which means that an amusement park's owners, operators and staff must take reasonable steps to ensure the premises are safe. This includes everything from fixing broken paths and securing heavy items to testing and verifying the safety of rides. If they ignore a hazard, they breach their duty and any injuries caused by this failure may give rise to a personal injury claim, including claims for serious or life-changing injuries.

The Government's new Youth Justice White Paper promises major reforms to the youth justice system. We examine what the proposals could mean for children, families and the future of youth offending policy.

When a relationship breaks down, the thought of going to court to protect your interests can be overwhelming. The fear that matters will be contentious and that court proceedings will be the only option may even affect your decision to pursue a divorce or the dissolution of a civil partnership. However, it's important to understand that going to court is not the only way to resolve matters regarding finances, child arrangements or practical decisions for your separation.