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Justice for worker with carpal tunnel syndrome after excessive tool use

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a very serious condition that can cause painful symptoms in the hands and arms, often resulting in reduced function, long-term disability, and even loss of livelihood.

Stephen Bradley-Watson
Personal Injury, Client Story
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Why future costs matter: Assessing compensation for injured children

When a child is injured in a road traffic accident, the effects can go far beyond the initial trauma. Injuries during early development can have lasting consequences, physically, emotionally, and financially.

Katrina Elsey
Personal Injury, Client Story
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A costly lift: Manual handling injury and employer negligence

Workplace injuries are all too common in physically demanding roles, particularly where employers fall short of their legal duty to provide adequate training and a safe system of work.

John McQuater
Personal Injury, Client Story
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When safety measures fail: A cautionary tale from the factory floor

John McQuater, personal injury expert, discusses the critical importance of enforcing safety standards in industrial settings.

John McQuater
Personal Injury, Client Story
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Representing children in family court: parental alienation and contact arrangements

In this article, we’ll explore a childcare case shared by Ruth, who represented children in family court. This case reflects the importance of appropriate support and keeping children's best interests at heart.

Ruth Coneron
Child Care, Client Story
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£2.15m compensation secured for brain-injured cyclist

Switalskis has secured a settlement for a young-cyclist, who was left with a severe brain injury after being struck by a HGV whilst riding his bike.

Mark Hollinghurst
Brain and Spinal Injury
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Failures in care contributed to the death of baby Leo, coroner finds

In November 2018, baby Leo Thomson was born prematurely by emergency caesarean section at Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax. Tragically, Leo died just one day later at Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice in Huddersfield, after suffering brain damage at birth.

Fay Russell
Medical Negligence, Client Story

Switalskis secures freedom for longest serving miscarriage of justice victim

A landmark Court of Appeal ruling has quashed the conviction of Peter Sullivan - the UK’s longest serving victim of a miscarriage of justice - following a two decade-long campaign led by law firm Switalskis.

Sarah Myatt, Jim Littlehales
Crime, Client Story
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