Paediatric expert witnesses
Paediatric Neuroradiology Expert Witness Reports
Our chambers provide paediatric neuroradiology expert witnesses to referring solicitors, interpreting brain imaging in children and reporting on what it shows about the nature, cause and timing of a brain injury. You see the CV before you appoint, and every report is written to the expert’s CPR Part 35 duty to the court.
- Acts for either side
- Single joint expert available
- CV before you appoint
- CPR Part 35 court-ready reports
The role
What a paediatric neuroradiology expert witness does
A paediatric neuroradiologist interprets brain imaging, MRI and CT, in children, and gives an opinion on what the imaging shows about the nature, cause and timing of a brain injury.
Credentials
Regulation
Scope
Areas covered
A paediatric neuroradiology expert witness covers the imaging questions most often in issue in brain-injury claims:
The imaging opinion is given independently, for the court to weigh.
Reports
What they assess and produce
The same expert can address the imaging questions in the case and produce the reports the proceedings require.
What they assess
- HIE from the imaging
- Cerebral palsy from the imaging
What they produce
- Independent neuroradiology reports
- Causation opinion on timing and mechanism
Available as a single joint expert or a party-appointed expert.
Assurance
How we vet the expert
- We confirm GMC registration and specialist-register status.
- We review current clinical practice.
- We check familiarity with the CPR Part 35 duties of an expert witness.
- You receive the CV to assess suitability before you appoint.
Independence
Written to the duty to the court
Every report is written to the expert’s duty to the court rather than to the party who appoints them. We act for either side, and we can provide a single joint expert where the parties agree.
Common questions
The expert gives an independent opinion on what the imaging shows about timing and mechanism.
Yes, HIE and cerebral palsy imaging is core to this expert’s work.
We respond within minutes of your enquiry and send the CV for review before you appoint.
Yes, where the parties agree; otherwise as a party-appointed expert. Either way, the duty is to the court.
Either side. The expert’s CPR Part 35 duty is to the court.
Tell us the case type
We will respond within minutes and allocate a paediatric neuroradiologist for your matter. We act for either side, for solicitors across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.