Medico-legal
Jonathan has been preparing reports for the Court since 2013 with over 500 prepared to date - these have been a mixture of personal injury and noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) claims. He has received training in the preparation of medico-legal reports and is fully compliant with CPR rules; having recently undertaken Bond Solon training on the CPR Part 35 rules
Jonathan has prepared reports for claimants (70%), defendants (5%) and joint instructions (20%).
Names and contact details of solicitors who regularly instruct Jonathan and can act as referees are available on request
What you can expect from Jonathan
What Jonathan asks from the instructing party
Fees
Jonathan's Medico-legal CV
Jonathan has prepared reports for claimants (70%), defendants (5%) and joint instructions (20%).
Names and contact details of solicitors who regularly instruct Jonathan and can act as referees are available on request
What you can expect from Jonathan
- Whenever possible, Jonathan will respond to correspondence within 5 working days
- Reports will be dispatched within 10 days of interview with the client and receipt of all relevant medical records, x-rays and scans if applicable
- Provision of an objective expert report which will be addressed to the court
- Jonathan will see patients at the Spire Hospital in Cheshire or Manchester but is happy to liaise with instructing solicitors to see patients at a mutually convenient location in the North West of England
- Jonathan provides medico-legal reports for noise-induced hearing loss using the frequencies specified in the Coles et al guidelines: 250Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 2kHz, 3kHz, 4kHz, 6kHz and 8kHz according to British Standards
What Jonathan asks from the instructing party
- Provision of all relevant medical reports, x-rays and scans; preferably electronically via pdf prior to my seeing the client
- Return of signed terms and conditions prior to seeing the client
Fees
- Fees are payable on receipt of the report, with interest payable after 30 days
- Deferred payment is not undertaken
- Fees are based on an hourly rate of £250 (charged at 6 minute increments) to include examination, perusal of medical records and preparation of the report. Audiometry is charged separately.
- A typical report for noise-induced hearing loss will cost £500
- If the client cancels with less than 48 hours or fails to attend, a cancellation fee of £125 will be charged
- In certain circumstances fixed fee arrangements can be negotiated.
Jonathan's Medico-legal CV