Cosmetic surgery (including breast, abdomen, body contouring) • Reconstructive plastic surgery • Hand and upper limb surgery (including tendon, joint and nerve repair) • Surgical consent, technique and aesthetic outcomes • Skin lesion and scar revision surgery • Post-operative complications and cosmetic disputes All correspondence to: British Medical Experts, 60 Tottenham Court Road, Suite 6177a, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 2EW .

I am able to provide a comprehensive medico-legal service for instructions relating to hand injuries, hand fractures, soft tissue injuries, trauma, wounds, tendon and nerve injuries, amputations, complex reconstructions and microsurgery. This includes dealing with injuries in children and adults, personal injury, industrial accidents and work-related claims, road traffic accidents and sports injuries. I can offer specialist assessments in hand function, quality of life impact, prognosis and recommendations for further surgery after hand injury and other trauma. I can also provide expert opinio...

Ergonomic assessments of: • Work-related upper limb disorders (WRULD) • Repetitive strain injuries (RSI) • Manual handling accidents • Back injury cases • Human factors • Human error • Safety critical tasks • Safety management systems • Noise • Asbestos • Whole body vibration • Hand-arm vibration • Vibration white finger • Accident investigation • COMAH • Safety design • Patient safety • Product design • COSHH • Slips, trips and falls • Musculoskeletal disorder • ...

I accept instructions relevant to trauma and orthopaedics. My area of subspecialist interest is the upper limb. This includes the shoulder girdle, elbow, wrist and hand. I am a practising Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon at NHS Forth Valley, with private practice in Spire Hospitals, Edinburgh and Kings Park Hospital, Stirling. I am an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at The University of Glasgow.

Mr Muir’s NHS and private clinical practices are devoted to all aspects of hand surgery, both elective and trauma. He is able to accept instructions from both claimant and defendant solicitors on all aspects of the above, including wrist fractures, finger fractures, soft tissue injuries of the hand and wrist (including tendons) and all aspects of elective surgery. He is able to accept instructions in respect of personal injury and of negligence claims. Mr Muir is active in teaching and research.

Personal injury, predominantly in the field of rheumatological disease, whiplash & related injuries • Medical negligence in relation to rheumatological disease • Expert evidence with regard to patents on rheumatological medications

Diagnosis & management of rheumatic disorders, including inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue diseases, soft-tissue rheumatic disorders & occupation-related musculoskeletal symptoms & disorders • Bone disease, including osteoporosis & muscle diseases • Trauma-related rheumatic problems (including whiplash) • Matters relating to anti-rheumatic drugs, including DMARD, NSAID, corticosteroids & immunosuppressive drugs • Spinal pain • Chronic pain syndromes & fibromyalgia • CRPS • Medical/clinical negligence

Hand surgery • Plastic surgery • Cosmetic surgery

Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma experience since 1995 • Special interest in upper limb pathology, especially shoulder conditions • Member of British Elbow & Shoulder Society • Member of British Orthopaedic Association • Member of Society of Mediators • Regular medico-legal course attendances • Cardiff University-Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate 2018 • Clinics in London, Suffolk & Norfolk • Mediation courses 2020-22

Occupational health & safety • Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) • Noise surveys • Ergonomics & manual handling • Slipping accident investigation • Ladders & scaffolding • Cranes & lifting equipment • Play areas & equipment • Machine tools • Workshops • Machine guarding • Bearings • Consumer product defects • Consumer product safety • CE marking & product compliance • Helmets • Personal protective equipment (PPE) • Laser safety • Non-ionising radiation • Ele

Workplace ergonomics and human factors in manufacturing and production lines • Office and homeworking workstation assessment • Musculoskeletal disorder causation and prevention • Manual handling risk assessment • Repetitive strain injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome and upper limb disorders • Display screen equipment (DSE) assessment and compliance • Workstation design and layout • Health and Safety at Work Regulations and ergonomics standards compliance • Industrial injury causation analysis

I have a sub-specialist interest in hand and wrist practice, treating hand injuries and the consequences of hand, wrist and upper limb trauma following both operative and non-operative care. I also specialise in nerve injury, nerve compression, tendinopathy and degenerative conditions of the hand and wrist in both children and adults. I regularly operate and manage general trauma covering both upper and lower limb cases.