Our Practice Areas
Medical Expert Chambers provides a complete suite of medico-legal services. Each division is led by senior case managers and supported by a curated panel of experts.
Our Criminal Law division provides rapid, court-compliant psychiatric and psychological reports for Crown and Magistrates’ Courts. We understand the urgency of custody time limits and trial dates.
Fitness & Capacity
- Fitness to Plead Assessment
- Fitness to Stand Trial
- Capacity to Instruct Solicitor
- Effective Participation Assessment
- Vulnerable Defendant Assessment
Responsibility & Intent
- Diminished Responsibility
- Insanity Defence (M’Naghten)
- Mens Rea / Criminal Intent
- Automatism Assessment
- Intoxication Defence
Risk & Sentencing
- Pre-Sentencing Psychiatric Report
- Mitigation Reports
- Violence Risk (HCR-20)
- Sexual Offender Risk
- Dangerousness Assessment
Specialist assessments for care proceedings, custody disputes, and child welfare. Our experts act with sensitivity and precision in complex family matters.
Parenting Assessments
- Parenting Capacity Assessment
- Parenting with Mental Health Issues
- Parenting with Substance Misuse
- Capacity for Change
- Domestic Violence Context
Child Focused
- Attachment Assessment (CARE-Index)
- Risk to Children Assessment
- Non-Accidental Injury (NAI)
- Fabricated Illness (FII)
- Sexual Abuse Risk
Proceedings
- Child Psychological Assessment
- Competence to Instruct Solicitor
- Viability Assessment
- Special Guardianship
- Parental Alienation
Expert medical evidence for asylum claims, human rights appeals, and judicial reviews. We specialize in Istanbul Protocol compliant reporting.
Torture & Trauma
- Full Istanbul Protocol Assessment
- Physical Scarring Documentation
- Psychological Torture Documentation
- PTSD Assessment (Asylum)
- Trauma Assessment
Specific Risks
- Trafficking / Modern Slavery
- FGM Assessment
- Honour-Based Violence
- Political/Religious Persecution
- LGBTQ+ Persecution
Detention & Return
- Fitness to Fly
- Deportation Impact
- Unlawful Detention
- Fitness for Detention (Rule 35)
- Country of Origin Health Report
Robust mental capacity assessments under the MCA 2005 for all legal and financial contexts, delivered by COP3 certified specialists.
Legal & Financial
- Testamentary Capacity (Wills)
- Retrospective Testamentary Capacity
- Litigation Capacity
- Capacity to Instruct Solicitor
- Power of Attorney Capacity
Health & Welfare
- COP3 Form Completion
- Best Interests Assessment
- Health & Welfare Capacity
- Capacity to Consent to Treatment
- Deprivation of Liberty (DoLS)
Personal Decisions
- Capacity to Marry
- Sexual Relations Capacity
- Social Media Use Capacity
- Residence Decisions
High-level forensic analysis of breach of duty and causation. We connect you with top-tier Consultants for liability and condition reports.
Liability & Causation
- Screening Report (Breach & Causation)
- Full Liability Report
- Condition & Prognosis
- Standard of Care Report
- Bolam/Bolitho Analysis
Psychiatric & Mental Health
- Psychiatric Negligence
- Failure to Section
- Suicide Risk Management Failure
- Missed Diagnosis
Physical & Surgical
- Birth Injury / Cerebral Palsy
- Cauda Equina
- Cancer Delay / Misdiagnosis
- Sepsis Assessment
- Surgical Error
- Medication Error
Comprehensive multi-track reports for physical and psychological trauma, ranging from RTA whiplash to catastrophic life-changing injuries.
Psychological Injury
- PTSD Assessment
- Adjustment Disorder
- Anxiety & Depression
- Travel Anxiety
- Chronic Pain Psychology
Physical & Complex
- Complex Multi-Track Report
- Brain Injury Assessment
- Spinal Injury
- Amputation Assessment
- Scarring & Burns
- Loss of Amenity
Industrial & Occupational
- NIHL Assessment
- HAVS Assessment
- Asbestosis / Mesothelioma
- RSI / WRULD
- Occupational Asthma
Expert reports for workplace disputes, focusing on stress, discrimination, and fitness for work under the Equality Act 2010.
Discrimination
- Disability Discrimination Assessment
- Disability Status
- Reasonable Adjustments
- Substantial Disadvantage
Workplace Impact
- Work-Related Stress
- Workplace Bullying Impact
- Harassment Impact
- Sexual Harassment Impact
- Whistleblowing Impact
Occupational Health
- Fitness for Work
- Return to Work Assessment
- Ill-Health Retirement
- Burnout Assessment
Detailed risk analysis for parole hearings, lifer reviews, and assessments of mental health within the custody environment.
Parole & Reviews
- Parole Board Assessment
- Lifer Review
- IPP Assessment
- Recidivism Risk
- Category A Review
Risk & Safety
- Self-Harm Risk
- Suicide Risk in Custody
- Segregation Impact
- Dynamic Risk Factors
Release
- Release Planning
- Resettlement Assessment
- MAPPA Assessment
- Licence Conditions
Reports linking housing conditions to health deterioration, supporting claims for disrepair and unfitness for human habitation.
Physical Impact
- Fitness for Habitation
- Damp & Mould Health Impact
- Asthma & Respiratory Impact
- Cold/Heating Impact
Psychological Impact
- Psychological Impact of Disrepair
- Housing-Related Anxiety
- Overcrowding Impact
- Infestation Impact
Vulnerability
- Child Health Impact
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Homelessness Mental Health Impact
Independent Section 49 reports and tribunal evidence for detention reviews, ensuring fair treatment under the MHA 1983.
Section Reviews
- Section 2 & 3 Assessment Review
- Section 37/41 Review
- CTO Review
- Section 47/49 Review
Tribunals
- Mental Health Tribunal Report
- First-Tier Tribunal
- Upper Tribunal
- MHA Compliance
Discharge
- Least Restrictive Option
- Conditional Discharge
- Absolute Discharge Assessment
Expert medical evidence for coronial proceedings and inquiries, establishing cause of death and analyzing systems failures.
Causation
- Cause of Death Report
- Medical Causation for Inquest
- Post-Mortem Review
Analysis
- Medical Records Review
- Healthcare Chronology
- Systems Failure Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis
Specifics
- Article 2 Inquest Report
- Preventability Assessment
Specialist assessments for ADHD, Autism, and neuro-conditions in both civil and criminal contexts.
ADHD
- Adult ADHD Assessment
- Child ADHD Assessment
- ADHD & Criminal Behaviour
- ADHD & Capacity
Autism (ASD)
- Autism Spectrum Assessment (ADOS-2)
- Adult/Child Autism
- Autism & Criminal Justice
- Autism & Capacity
Cognitive
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
- Intellectual Disability
- Learning Difficulty
- IQ Assessment
- Acquired Brain Injury
