Paediatric expert witnesses
Other Paediatric Specialisms
Some cases need a paediatric subspecialist. Our chambers can provide disciplines beyond those listed on the site, for example paediatric cardiology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology and endocrinology. Tell us the clinical question and we will provide the right expert. 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 these subspecialty experts cover
Beyond the disciplines listed on the site, our chambers can provide paediatric subspecialists, for example paediatric cardiology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology and endocrinology, for matters that turn on a specific organ system or condition.
Credentials
Regulation
Scope
Subspecialties we can provide
Where a matter turns on a specific organ system or condition, we can provide the relevant subspecialist, for example:
Tell us the clinical question and we will provide the right paediatric subspecialist.
Reports
What they assess and produce
The subspecialist can address the clinical questions in the case and produce the reports the proceedings require.
What they assess
- The standard of care
- Diagnosis
- Causation and prognosis
What they produce
- Liability and breach reports
- Causation reports
- Condition-and-prognosis reports
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 in the relevant subspecialty.
- 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
Yes, paediatric cardiology is one of the subspecialties our chambers can provide.
Tell us the clinical question and we will provide the right paediatric subspecialist.
We respond within minutes of your enquiry and, where the subspecialty is available, 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 clinical question
We will respond within minutes and, where available, provide the right paediatric subspecialist for your matter. We act for either side, for solicitors across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.