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...

Noise-induced hearing loss • Whole body & hand-arm vibration

Nerve/muscle injuries: from accidents, occupation, irradiation, toxins, medicines, surgery, medical procedures, anaesthesia • Objective assessment on diagnosis, causation, rehabilitation & prognosis is enhanced by nerve conduction studies & electromyography • Experience in EEG Claimants seen for full medical reports or (at lower fee) reports focused on nerve/muscle injury. Member of Association of British Neurologists & American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine.

Investigation of industrial & leisure accidents of almost every kind • Preparation of detailed court reports supported by photographs & plans • Manufacturing plant & machinery • Sports, play & leisure • Slips, trips & falls • Manual handling • Woodworking machinery • Work-related upper limb disorders • Consumer product defects • Noise & deafness • Construction work • Fork-lift trucks • Agricultural machinery • Road traffic accidents • Ladders & scaffolding • Fires & explosi

Tenosynovitis • Repetitive strain injury (RSI) • Whiplash • Rheumatism • Rheumatology • Medical orthopaedics • Arthritis • Autoimmune disease • Personal injury to neck, back or joints (excluding fractures & major trauma) • Occupation-related pain syndromes • Work-related arthritis • Fibromyalgia • Algodystrophy • Reflex sympathetic dystrophy • Vibration white finger • Septic arthritis • Rheumatoid arthritis • Lupus • Systemic lupus • Vasculitis • Fatigue • Medical n...

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

Expert witness and forensic investigation services relating to measurement and analysis of noise- and vibration-related incidents and disputes • Areas of expertise include noise-induced hearing loss, hand-arm and whole-body vibration exposure, planning disputes, noise nuisance and building regulations, and specifications compliance for commercial and residential developments, including noise impact assessments • Assessment of noise under Control of Noise at Work Regulations and implementation of hearing conservation programmes • Assessment of hand-arm and whole-body vibration...

Acoustics consultancy • Acoustics and vibration • Noise and vibration injuries • Boundary element method (BEM) • Waveguide finite element method (FEM)

Health risk assessment & control of hazards in the workplace • Occupational hygiene • Noise • Hand-arm vibration • COSHH • LEV • Personal protective equipment • Legionella risk assessment & control • Microbiological hazards Areas of expert witness work include: • Investigation of workplace accidents and environmental pollution incidents • Identification of causative factors in cases of occupational ill-health • Examination of work environments and equipment following failure and/or injury • ...

General orthopaedics & trauma • Arthritis following trauma • Upper & lower limbs • Hips • Knees • Ankles • Hands • Wrists • Whiplash injuries, including low velocity impacts (I ran a whiplash clinic for some years) • Work-related disorders, e.g. RSI, etc. • Industrial & workplace accidents Consulting rooms at: Birmingham and Manchester

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

Investigation of industrial accidents • Preparation of detailed court reports supported by photographs & plans • Manual handling • Upper limb disorders • Falls & falling objects • Slipping & tripping • Machinery • Noise & deafness • Component failures

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 • ...

Orthopaedics & trauma, mainly personal injuries • Special interest in hand & upper limb areas Legal instructions to be sent to: Miss Ang, The London Independent Hospital, Beaumont Square, Stepney Green, London , E1 4NL.

Accident investigation: • Industry & industrial premises • Construction & building • Docks • Agriculture • Transport & road traffic; highway • Offices & shops • Hospitals & nursing homes • Education • Sport & leisure • Domestic • Mechanical engineering: • Machinery defects & disputes • Cranes & lifting equipment • Papermaking machinery • Boiler plant & steam ancillaries • Mechanical handling equipment, including fork-lifts • Consumer produc...

Monitoring, assessment and control of: • Industrial noise & vibration • Noise-induced hearing loss • Vibration white finger

Respiratory diseases, including asthma, asbestosis, bronchitis, emphysema & mesotheliomal tumour • Environmental factors, including fugitive gas emissions, irritants, carbon monoxide poisoning & toxicology • Occupational disease, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) • Drink driving, failure to give breath sample due to medical impairment • Musculoskeletal disease • Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) • Heavy metals poisoning, including cadmium, lead & mercury Correspondence address: Hollyoaks, 20 Haven Gard...

Asbestos • Chemical agents (including carcinogens, asthmagens & others) • Biological agents (including legionella) • Physical agents (including noise, vibration, etc.) • Ergonomics

Highly specialised in hand and wrist problems • Current NHS Consultant and Professor at Southampton University • Author of five textbooks and numerous articles • Medical reporting for 30 years • Personal injury and medical negligence • Chair, British Orthopaedic Association Medicolegal Committee 2018-2021 • Gold Medal, European Diploma of Hand Surgery • Over 5500 PI reports and over 950 clinical negligence reports