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 

• 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 
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