Expertise in the areas of adult mental health, learning disability and forensic behaviour. Specialist areas: • Adults with psychological difficulties in response to traumatic events (personal injury, employment injury, clinical negligence). • Risk assessment of adults with offending behaviour/learning disability. Chartered Member of the BPS, HCPC Registered and a member of the Association of Clinical Psychologists UK (ACP-UK). In independent practice in Southwest England. Has worked as an expert witness in civil law since 2014 and conducted expert psychologi...

Independent expert psychiatric opinion in criminal, family, civil and Court of Protection proceedings • Mental capacity • Fitness to plead • Psychiatric diagnosis and formulation • Risk assessment • Sentencing and disposal • Treatment recommendations and prognosis • DoLS assessments • Conditions: depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, psychosis, personality disorders, ADHD, autism, OCD, substance misuse, stress-related disorders • Oral evidence available • 6-8 week turnaround

All aspects of general adult and forensic psychiatry

Paediatric speech & language therapy • Development delay • Speech & language disorders • Autism spectrum disorder • Cerebral palsy • Down syndrome

Dr Shadi is a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS) with extensive experience in psychological assessment and medico-legal reporting. She specialises in trauma, mental health (including depression, anxiety and PTSD), and neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and ADHD in both children and adults. She works with children, adolescents and young people, and undertakes psychological assessments across all age groups, including psychological screening assessments. Dr Shadi also has experience working with ne...

Dietary recommendations • Faltering growth - paediatrics • Enteral feeding - adult and paediatrics • Nutritional requirements - paediatrics • Diet and obesity • Nutritional assessment • Feeding problems • Obesity in children • Dysphagia problems • Dietary assessment • Dysphagia problems - children • Feeding problems - cerebral palsy • Poor growth - children

Assessments in: • Forensic risk (sexual and violent) • Personality and mental health functioning • Adult ADHD and autism • Medico-legal • Cognitive and adaptive functioning • Domestic violence • Fitness to plead • Therapy - individual, couples

SEND mediation • SEND Statutory Framework • SEND law

Dr Sanjay Suri has a total of 35 years’ experience with expertise in neuro-disability. His neuro-disability expertise includes cerebral palsy, spina bifida, genetic syndromes, sensory deficits, global developmental delay and autism. He has 20 years' experience in medico-legal work and attended the Bond Solon expert witness report writing course in 2022. He has also participated in a mini-pupillage and courtroom skills course in the past. He has provided reports for safeguarding cases, coroners inquests and police statements. He is able to report on condition and prognosis, personal i...

Psychopathology & psychiatric disorders • Trauma sequelae (psychiatry, including personal injury) • Post-traumatic stress disorder • Personality disorder • Criminal responsibility (psychiatric assessment) • Fitness to plead (psychiatric assessment) • Dangerous & risk assessment (psychiatric) • Crime victims (psychiatry) • Offender assessment (psychiatric) • Witness assessment & testamentary capacity • Criminal behaviour • Child & family cases (custody cases) • Psychiatric care & rehabilitating • D...

Modern slavery and trafficking of human beings • Sexual violence/physical violence offender risk assessment and management • Child abuse and neglect • Domestic abuse, coercive and controlling relationships, intimate partner violence • Interviewing vulnerable and intimidated witnesses (under Achieving Best Evidence Guidance)

Education & Neurodiversity Consultant • Expert Witness • Education: Safeguarding, Child-on-Child Abuse, SEND, EHCP, Staff Assault • Neurodiversity & Neuroinclusion in Employment Drawing on 20+ years in schools (headteacher; deputy and assistant headteacher; DSL; MHFA; SENCo) with MA(Hons), QTS, NASENCo and MSc Psychology, I provide CPR35-compliant expert reports on: • Special Educational Needs (EHC plans; tribunal; mediation; reasonable adjustments) • Safeguarding (child-on-child sexual violence; harmful sexualised behaviou...

Psychiatric capacity assessments of complex and/or contested cases likely to be referred to or already before the Court of Protection - relating to people aged 18 years or over who have learning disability with or without autistic spectrum disorder and other psychiatric and mental disorders. Professional supervision for BIAs and others providing reports under the MCA 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard Assessments.

Medico-legal assessments of children and young people and their families in public law (care proceedings - Single Joint Expert) • Medical negligence, negligence by public bodies, personal injury and coroner's inquests in children and young people • Reports in investigations by regulatory bodies • Youth offending: assessment for ADHD, autism, dangerousness, fitness to plead

I am an experienced expert witness, undertaking approximately 90 cases per year, primarily for children and young adults (birth to 25), and for adults where the index incident occurred in childhood. Testimony has involved matters of family dispute, Education Act, personal injury, clinical negligence, special educational needs and for the HCPC Tribunal Service. My particular areas of expertise include premature and low weight birth, infant or parental disability or death caused by clinical negligence, autism and complex neurodiversity, school non-attendance, trauma, bereavement, attachment and ...

I am a trained psychiatrist and have a masters in mental health law. I work as a forensic psychiatrist and have expertise and experience of providing evidence in legal proceedings to courts. I have specialist expertise in learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. I have provided second opinion reports for Mental Health Review Tribunals. I am able to provide psychiatric reports and advice on matters such as fitness to plead.

Core Expertise • Neurodiversity in public-sector and forensic contexts - 15 years’ experience working with neurodivergent adults and young people across police, prison, probation and regulatory settings. • Specialist focus on ADHD and autism and general neurodiversity, including long-term health conditions - assessment, differential diagnosis, behavioural formulation and prognostic opinion. Qualified to administer and interpret gold-standard autism diagnostic tools. • Causation and prognosis - clear, court-ready opinions on how neurodevelopme...

Statutory Special Educational Needs & Disabilities mediation & ADR • Statutory Special Educational Needs & Disabilities judicial ADR • Statutory Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Tribunal Appeals (SEND Chamber) • Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Statutory Framework & legislation • Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Mental Capacity Assessments • Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Youth Offending Team • Statutory Education, Health & Care Plan analysis & composition • Accredited CMC Traini...

A Registered Clinical Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) • Areas of expertise include: • Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD in adults • IQ and cognitive functioning • Psychometric evaluation • Suggestibility • Intellectual disability • Fitness to plead or stand trial • Fitness to practise for psychologists • Psychiatric misdiagnosis • Specialist interest in providing expert witness testimony for cases involving adults with ASD (or a label of Asperger's syndrome) and/or general learning disabilit...

Criminal Justice Expert Reports (defence/prosecution) Special areas of expertise: • Psychometric Testing • Learning Difficulties • Memory Testing • Suggestibility • Head Injury • Asperger's and Autistic disorders • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder • Detection of Malingering or otherwise • Sexual Offences • 'Viewing' offences •Driving, Fitness, Psychological (Cognitive) Assessment Personal Injury Expert Reports and/or Treatment Speci...

Criminal law • Neurodiversity diagnosis and how this impacts offending behaviour. • Personality assessments. • Psychometric assessments only with an emphasis of a full battery of testing to answer the letter of instruction. • Risk evaluation for sex offenders - the expert has completed over 900 sex offender risk evaluations using static tools and other relevant testing protocols. • The expert has spent 10 years working within the prison system to establish a full forensic background. • Tests of deception and malingering are alway...

My special interests are in forensic issues and diagnosis in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including Asperger's syndrome. Working with people affected by ASD since 1991, working closely with forensic and other psychiatric services, social workers, solicitors and the court service since at least 2000. I receive referrals for assessment from various departments, typically considering diagnostic issues, risk, potential involvement of symptoms in criminal behaviour, and recommendation of supports to reduce recidivism....

Neuropsychological assessments • Parenting assessments • Assessment of cognitive & intellectual abilities • Sexual abuse & risk assessments • Mental health & mental capacity assessments • Disability assessments • Drug use & addiction • Occupational stress & depression • Offender assessment & fitness to plead • Performance & fitness to work assessments • Equality, diversity & human rights • Recruitment & selection • Children Act • Employment Tribunals • Unfair dismissal •...

We have a team of 12 experts who prepare care and occupational therapy–quantum reports for: • Children and adults • Physical disabilities • Acquired brain injury • Spinal cord injuries • Cerebral palsy • Traumatic injuries • Autism and challenging behaviour

Speech, language and communication disorders • Swallowing disorders, eating and drinking, dysphagia management • Children with speech and language delay/disorder • Cerebral palsy • Head injury • Acquired brain injury • Neurological conditions • Stroke/CVA • Voice disorders • Dysfluency/stammering • Young age • Dementia • Head and neck cancers • Brain tumours • Road traffic accidents and personal injuries • Autism, Aspergers, ASD • Learning disabilities and difficulties • Low IQ • Mental ...

FHC Experts for Law & Mediation is one of the leading providers of expert witnesses, giving opinions in forensic and legal matters, both in the UK and internationally. Since 1999 we have been providing a custom range of forensic expert witness services within the judicial system for all criminal and civil practice, including the police, family courts, defence solicitors and barristers, inquests and medical negligence to name but a few. We have one of the largest expert witness panels comprising of, but not limited to, medical, paediatric, psychological, psychiatric, technic...

Family Law cases Extensive experience providing assessments of psychological presentation and need • Relationships and attachment between siblings, and between children and their carers • Assessment or mental health and clinical conditions • Provision of full psychological assessment reports, including advice and opinion regarding future support, care provision and prognostics Clinical Negligence cases (particularly brachial plexus injury/Erb's palsy) Extensive experience providing claimant assessments of presentation • ...

• Fitness to practise and disciplinary cases (GMC, GDC, NMC, SRA) at investigation, tribunal and remediation stages • Independent psychiatric assessment of veterans and regulated professionals, including health professionals, lawyers, police officers, business leaders • Assessment of occupational functioning, remediation and risk to patients/public • Expert opinion on mental disorders, impairment, insight and prognosis • Complex diagnostic assessments and psychopharmacology • Mood, anxiety, OCD, psychotic, bipolar, personality, PTSD/traum...