Dyslexia & Family Law

What services do I offer in the field of SEND Tribunals
and medico/legal work?

I engage in medico/legal work acting as an expert witness in cases where a claim is being made against the relevant health authority for alleged medical negligence and undertake assessments in cases being brought to Tribunal (SENDIST).

What is my experience in the field of SEND Tribunals and medico/legal work?

I have substantial experience of working on medico/legal cases in my role as an expert witness mainly in civil cases giving testimony for both claimants and defendants.

I have professional expertise and longstanding experience in the use of specific, restricted psychometric tests to evaluate learning ability and mental capacity, essential in quantum cases where SEND is an issue.

I also have many years’ experience of acting as an expert witness in cases acting on behalf of claimants appealing because of disability discrimination in employment and education.

What kind of work does a typical assessment involve me in?

• Direct assessment of the client
• Gathering, collating and analysing contextual data
• Observation of a child in educational settings
• Consultation with educators and caregivers
• Interviewing parents and close family
• Attending court hearings
• Attending SENDIST Tribunal hearings
• Participating in video conferences
• Consultation with professional colleagues
• Compiling a detailed diagnostic professional report to be tendered as evidence

Im trained and experienced in a variety of up-to-date assessment techniques to elicit relevant information about clients’ cognitive, behavioural, social and emotional functioning, and have developed a personal style and professional approaches and procedures to use with children, young people and adults that make the assessment process enjoyable for them and helpful for stakeholders