Guides
Guides for defence solicitors
Practical guidance on obtaining and using medical expert evidence.
What is a fitness to plead assessment?
Guide for defence solicitors: the fitness to plead test, which experts the court needs, what the report covers and how to instruct.
Read more →Choosing an expertPsychiatrist or psychologist: which to instruct?
The difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist expert witness in criminal cases, and how to choose the right expert for your questions.
Read more →Legal aidPrior authority for expert witnesses
How legal aid prior authority works when instructing a medical expert witness, and what your quote needs to include.
Read more →PracticeHow to instruct a medical expert witness
A practical guide to instructing a medical expert witness: choosing the expert, the letter of instruction, records and timescales.
Read more →CriminalDiminished responsibility: expert evidence
Guide to diminished responsibility in murder cases: the statutory test and the psychiatric evidence required.
Read more →SentencingHospital orders and sentencing evidence
How hospital orders under the Mental Health Act 1983 work at sentence, and the medical evidence the court requires.
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