Child & Family Law Expert Witness Psychiatrists
All of our Expert Witness Psychiatrists are highly trained and experienced in their specialist fields. As such they are able to assess and diagnose a range of mental health conditions that can be contributory factors in both Public and Private Family Law cases. If you are unsure of the type of professional (Psychiatrist / Psychologist) or assessment that you require, then our dedicated Client Managers will be happy to assist in advising which type of Expert Witness report is most suitable for your case.
High Quality reports
Our Psychiatric Medico Legal reports are of the highest standard and go through our rigorous quality control process before being released. They can provide a valuable insight into the cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural issues of both adults and children in Family Law cases.
Extensive range of Experts & expertise
As we have more than 1,500 Expert Psychiatrists and Psychologists in our network we are able to offer rapid access to a vast range of mental health professionals, local to your clients anywhere in the UK. In addition to this many of our Expert Witness Psychiatrists have specific experience in working with different cultural groups and translators as well as offering assessments in a wide range of foreign languages e.g. Urdu, Punjabi, Polish, Russian etc.
Rapid response & fast track reports
We aim to provide full costs and CVs within 24 hours of your enquiry and Psychiatric Medico Legal reports are usually filed within 4-6 weeks of instruction. However, we can also provide a fast track service to clients, where reports are required within very short timescales.
Case management & costs
We work with a vast range of clients in the Family Courts, including Local Authorities, Solicitors and Courts. All of our Expert Psychiatrists work within the latest LAA guidelines and we can provide up to 3 quotations for each case. Our Client Managers will coordinate all aspects of the case for you to ensure that the report is delivered within the agreed costs & timescales.
Our Psychiatric Expert Witnesses are regularly instructed to prepare Medico Legal reports on a variety of issues including but not limited to:
- Care / Contact proceedings
- Parenting
- Learning difficulties / disabilities e.g. ADHD, Aspergers & Autism
- Personality disorders
- Risk and ability to protect a child
- Domestic violence
- Sexual offences
- Emotional & sexual abuse
- Substance abuse
- Document analysis
- Mental Capacity assessments
- Developmental issues
- Neuropsychiatric assessments
Please Contact us for a detailed quotation including a breakdown of costs, confirmed timescales and Expert Witness Psychologist’s CVs. We aim to provide fixed costs & CVs within 24 hours of your enquiry.
Expert Witness News
- Important change to Expert Witness’ Declaration in criminal cases April 19, 2017
This week changes to the wording of the declaration in an expert’s report came into force. This change affects expert witnesses who act in criminal cases with immediate effect. The amendment is at Criminal Practice Direction Part V: Evidence 19B: Statements of Understanding and Declarations of Truth in Expert Reports.
The previous version of paragraph 13 ...
- Addressing mental health issues among pilots March 1, 2017
Hundreds of commercial airline pilots currently flying may be clinically depressed, a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found.
The new findings, published a year and a half after the tragic Germanwings crash, signal the need to tackle stigma and better support pilots dealing with mental health issues.
The study is the ...
- Our new offices in Epsom, Surrey January 25, 2016
As a result of our continued growth, we are pleased to announce that we have moved to new offices.
The move is effective from Monday 25th January 2016.
Our new address is:
Psychiatry Direct, 2.2(a) 40 East Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 1BH
NB – Our telephone and fax numbers remain the same.
- The Law Commission – new unfitness to plead proposals January 13, 2016
The Law Commission has today published proposals to update the current test of a defendant’s fitness to plead, by broadening the range of tests that can be used and including opinion from Expert Psychologists.
The current test of Fitness to Plead assessment is generally conducted by Expert Witness Psychiatrists and includes elements ...
- APIL annual conference 1 & 2 May 2014 February 12, 2014
As a leading provider of Expert Witness and Rehabilitation services to the Personal Injury sector, we are pleased to confirm that we will be exhibiting at the annual conference of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) on 1 & 2 May at ...