Insights
Insights on medico-legal reports
Plain-English guides for solicitors and medical experts on how medico-legal reports and expert evidence work. General information only, not medical or legal advice.
What is a medical reporting organisation, and how does it work?
A plain-English guide to what a medical reporting organisation does, how it stays independent, where MedCo fits in, and what a law firm might ask before instructing one.
Noise-induced hearing loss claims: what the medical evidence needs to cover
What an independent expert’s report in a noise-induced hearing loss claim typically covers, from noise exposure history and hearing tests to other causes, tinnitus and the records a solicitor gathers.
CPR Part 35 and expert evidence, explained for new medico-legal experts
A plain-English guide to the court rules on expert evidence for doctors who want to become a medico-legal expert, from the duty to the court to report contents, written questions and joint statements.