The Consequences of Failing to Disclose a Conflict of Interest.
An expert accepts instructions, examines the claimant and produces a report. Months later, it emerges that the expert has a professional or financial connection with...
An expert accepts instructions, examines the claimant and produces a report. Months later, it emerges that the expert has a professional or financial connection with...
A claimant attends an examination with a familiar story: a modest road traffic accident, several...
The report states that the claimant had no previous neck problems. The GP records contain...
The two reports appear to disagree on almost everything. One expert attributes the claimantβs continuing...
A claimant gives different answers to what appears to be the same question. Dates are...
A report is issued on Monday. On Tuesday, the expert notices that the claimantβs date...
Two experts assess the same claimant, review broadly the same records and consider the same...
The claimant says they had no psychological problems before the accident. The GP records contain...
Credibility often becomes an issue in personal injury claims, particularly where symptoms are subjective, medical...
The relationship between a medical expert, a Medical Reporting Organisation and an instructing solicitor must...
A medico-legal report can appear convincing on paper but become significantly less persuasive when its...
The first fixed-cost medical report is often the principal medical evidence in a low-value road...