Slips, trips and falls are the most common cause of workplace injury in the UK, but a fall at work does not automatically mean you have a valid claim.

A difficult birth does not automatically mean negligence. But where the clinical team failed to meet the required standard and your child or you were harmed as a result, a claim may be available. Here is when birth injury negligence arises and what the process involves.

When a police officer uses force against you that was unnecessary, disproportionate, or that continued beyond the point at which any justification for it had passed, that conduct can amount to the civil wrongs of assault and battery.

Council and housing association tenants in England and Wales have legally enforceable rights when their landlord fails to maintain their home to the standard required by law.

You can bring a clinical negligence claim for pressure sores, also known as bedsores or pressure ulcers, where they developed or worsened because of a failure in care that fell below the standard a hospital, care home, or other healthcare provider was legally required to meet.

Most housing disrepair claims are resolved within six to twelve months, though the actual timeline depends on the complexity of the disrepair, how quickly the landlord engages with the process, and whether the claim settles through negotiation or proceeds to court.