Medicolegal
Specialist psychiatric expert witness reports and assessments in London and nationwide
Our Medicolegal Unit provides independent psychiatric assessments and expert witness reports for legal proceedings, delivered to the highest professional standard.
Our psychiatrists have decades of combined medicolegal experience across civil, criminal, family and immigration proceedings. We understand that instructing solicitors and legal teams need reports that are thorough, clearly reasoned, and produced efficiently and we have built our service around those requirements.
All reports are prepared by consultant psychiatrists with relevant specialist expertise, and are written to meet the standards required by the Civil Procedure Rules and the Criminal Procedure Rules. We provide assessments in London, Birmingham, and at other locations nationwide including home visits where required.
We accept instructions across a wide range of proceedings
We work with solicitors, barristers, courts and tribunal services on behalf of claimants, defendants or on a joint instructional basis.
Personal injury and clinical negligence
Psychiatric assessment of the psychological impact of injury, accident or medical negligence, including diagnosis, causation and prognosis.
Criminal proceedings
Expert opinion on mental state at the time of offence, fitness to plead, sentencing, and risk.
Civil and employment proceedings
Assessment of psychiatric injury, stress-related illness, and the psychological impact of workplace events or disputes.
Family law proceedings
Independent assessment of parental capacity, risk, attachment and the psychological needs of children and families.
Immigration and asylum
Psychiatric assessment of individuals with trauma histories, including the psychological impact of persecution, detention or displacement.
Capacity and Court of Protection
Assessment of mental capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, including complex or contested cases.
We provide reports covering:
Mental health diagnosis and treatment history
Capacity assessments
Risk assessments
Psychological impact of trauma or injury
Prognosis and recommendations
Fitness to plead and mental state at time of offence
“As a forensic psychiatrist, I specialise in explaining complex psychiatric formulations clearly to a lay audience. I have extensive expert witness experience consulting for legal professionals and giving evidence in court — including the Central Criminal Court and the Court of Appeal.”
Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist & Medical Psychotherapist
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