Meet our
expert witnesses

Sally Thomson is a dual-qualified nurse and seasoned expert witness with decades of experience in healthcare governance, nursing leadership, and NHS consultancy. She has held senior roles including Director of Nursing, Director of Governance, and Assistant Director of Education at the RCN. Sally provides quantum and liability reports in nursing and care, with particular expertise in risk, trauma, and mixed mental and physical health presentations.

Amanda is a Registered Nurse and rehabilitation case manager with over 37 years of clinical experience. She specialises in brain injury, complex trauma, and care needs reporting. Her background spans NHS and private practice, and she holds additional qualifications in mentorship and neurological rehabilitation.

• Acquired Brain Injury & Complex Trauma
• Rehabilitation & Care Planning
• Case Management & Functional Assessments

Anita is a highly experienced Adult Nurse and Mental Health Nurse with 20+ years in executive and board-level leadership across NHS, community, third sector, and prison healthcare services.  She is an expert in governance, patient safety, serious incident investigation, and safeguarding, with extensive experience providing independent expert witness reports and clinical advice to legal teams and the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman. A former senior leader including Acting Director/Deputy Chief Nurse roles, Head of Paediatric Nursing, and Head of Nursing in specialist neuro and complex care settings, driving service improvement and quality assurance. NMC Fitness to Practise Panellist and Caldicott Guardian, committed to upholding professional standards, developing nursing practice, and improving outcomes for patients with complex and long-term care needs.

Ann is a Registered Midwife with over 18 years of experience, and more than 400 expert witness reports completed. Her expertise spans antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care, with a focus on obstetric emergencies and fetal monitoring. She has given oral evidence in court and is Bond Solon certified.

• Maternity & Obstetric Risk Assessments
• 400+ Expert Witness Reports
• Courtroom Experience
• Bond Solon Trained | Academy of Experts (Assoc. Member)

Richard Edgeworth is a dual-registered nurse in mental health and adult care with over 30 years of NHS experience, including senior leadership and consultancy roles. He has provided expert witness testimony in approximately 150 medico-legal cases and inquests. Richard has served as an adviser to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman since 2002 and has led major incident inquiries, risk reviews, and service improvements in mental health care.

• Expert witness in mental health and nursing practice
• Contributor to national homicide and safety investigations
• MSc in Health Services Management | Dual-trained nurse

Joanne is a senior nurse with a portfolio career spanning expert witness work, clinical consultancy, and safeguarding leadership. She is experienced in delivering care across all age groups and clinical sectors, with a focus on quality assurance and legal standards in health provision. Her consultancy and training work covers safeguarding, child development, serious case reviews, and health service audits.

• Experienced expert witness in trauma and litigation-related care
• Designated Nurse for Safeguarding & Looked After Children
• Bond Solon training in Courtroom Skills and Witness Familiarisation
• Specialist in audit, quality assurance, and inter-agency practice

Alessandro is a Chartered Physiotherapist with a background in musculoskeletal rehabilitation across the NHS and private sectors in the UK and Italy. His expertise includes manual therapy, corticosteroid injections, and the treatment of orthopaedic and neurological conditions. Alessandro is fluent in English, Italian, and Spanish, and brings an international perspective to his clinical work.

• MSK Rehabilitation & Manual Therapy
• Corticosteroid Injection Competency
• Neurological & Orthopaedic Conditions
• Multilingual: English, Italian, Spanish

Alice is a Social Work Consultant with experience in mental capacity assessments, safeguarding, and expert advice in public law, education, and care proceedings. She works across adult and children’s services, including on Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) appeals and contested wills. Alice also provides training and consultancy in social care policy and practice.

• Mental Capacity & Safeguarding Assessments
• EHCP & Court of Protection Involvement
• Independent Social Work Consultancy
• Local Authority & Family Court Experience

Amy is an adult nurse with experience in stroke rehabilitation, community nursing, and primary care. She has worked across NHS and independent settings, with a focus on neuro recovery, tissue viability, and palliative care. Amy brings a patient-centred approach to functional assessments and care planning.

• Stroke Rehabilitation & Neuro Nursing
• Community & Palliative Care Experience
• Tissue Viability & Wound Management
• Primary Care & Nursing Assessments

Ann Jackson is a highly experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse and Director-level leader, with extensive operational and strategic expertise across nursing, quality and practice development in the NHS, national bodies, and the voluntary sector. She has held senior roles within NHS England, the Department of Health, the Royal College of Nursing, and major healthcare providers, leading complex systems of care, workforce development, safeguarding, and patient safety at local and national levels. Renowned for inclusive, values-driven leadership, she has consistently championed equality, compassion, and excellence in nursing practice while building strong cross-sector partnerships. Her career includes significant contributions to suicide prevention, women’s mental health, domestic abuse, and human rights in healthcare, alongside board-level leadership in the charity sector. She now works as an independent consultant, leadership facilitator and self-compassionate coach, supporting wellbeing, burnout prevention and sustainable leadership across mental health services.

Mr Asheem Naraen is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with over 28 years of experience, including more than 15 years as a medico-legal expert. He provides reports in soft tissue trauma, joint injuries, and post-operative outcomes. His practice includes both elective and emergency orthopaedic surgery.

• Orthopaedic Trauma & Joint Injuries
• 15+ Years of Expert Witness Work
• Soft Tissue & Post-Surgical Reporting
• Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Carolyn is a Chartered Physiotherapist specialising in complex and persistent pain. She combines clinical expertise with teaching, serving as a Teaching Fellow in Pain Management. Carolyn’s work is evidence-based, with a strong emphasis on personalised rehab plans for long-term conditions.

• Chronic Pain & Rehabilitation Specialist
• Teaching Fellow in Pain Management
• Complex & Long-Term Condition Expertise
• HCPC & CSP Registered

Christine is an experienced Occupational Health Nurse with a background in public health, infection control, and workplace wellbeing. She has worked across public and private sectors, including roles in mental health advisory, case management, and report writing on work-related illness and injury.

• Occupational Health & Wellbeing
• Infection Control & Ergonomic Risk
• Workplace Stress & Mental Health
• MSc in Occupational Health | Registered Nurse & Midwife

Ciarán is an experienced Occupational Therapist specialising in neurological rehabilitation. His work spans acute hospitals, in-patient rehab, community settings, and admission avoidance services. Ciarán’s approach is rooted in functional recovery, upper limb rehab, and complex discharge planning. He currently provides specialist OT assessments and interventions through independent practice.

• Neurological & Cognitive Rehabilitation
• Functional & Upper Limb Assessment
• Acute, Community & In-Patient Expertise
• Complex Discharge Planning

Clare Somerfield is a passionate and highly experienced occupational therapist with a specialist focus on neurology and paediatrics, maximising the therapeutic use of occupation to support children and families. She is the Founder and Clinical Director of CanDo Therapy Ltd, leading a specialist paediatric neurological service and delivering advanced assessment and intervention for children with cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury and complex needs. Her career spans senior leadership and service development roles in private practice, personal injury rehabilitation services and over a decade in the NHS across acute and community settings. Recognised as an advanced paediatric neuro specialist, she brings expertise in MAES therapy, sensory processing, postural management, splinting and complex equipment provision. Alongside strong research and teaching credentials, she is a certified Exopulse Suit provider, Clinical Expert for Ottobock UK, and an international conference speaker.

Mr Colin Read is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine with over 23 years of medico-legal experience and around 300 clinical negligence reports authored in the last two years alone. He specialises in breach of duty assessments, particularly in emergency care, and has also given expert evidence in criminal and inquest proceedings. Colin holds an LLM in Medical Law and has contributed to NHS Resolution’s ‘lessons learnt’ reviews.

• Emergency Medicine & Trauma Reporting
• Breach of Duty & Causation in ED Cases
• Courtroom & Coroner Evidence Experience
• LLM in Medical Law | RCEM Examiner

Conny is a registered nurse with international experience across renal dialysis, oncology, cardiology, and community health. Originally trained in Germany, she has held clinical roles in both hospital and community settings, including as a disability analyst and occupational health advisor. She is also experienced in medical translation and continues to engage in professional training and report writing.

• Renal Dialysis, Oncology & Cardiology
• Disability Assessment & Occupational Health
• Community & Mental Health Nursing
• English–German Medical Translation

Dennis is a social work consultant with over 14 years of experience in adult social care. He has held senior roles within local authorities and currently works as an associate case manager. His expertise includes safeguarding, mental capacity assessment, complex care planning, and managing multi-disciplinary teams. He is a member of both BABICM and BISWG.

• Adult Social Care & Learning Disability
• Section 42 Safeguarding Experience
• Mental Capacity & Care Planning
• Member: BABICM & BISWG

Dr Harborne is a Consultant Physician specialising in frailty, geriatrics, and general medicine with over 10 years of NHS experience across acute, community, and virtual care settings. He is skilled in complex decision-making, advanced care planning, end-of-life care, and multidisciplinary team leadership. He provides evidence-based medico-legal opinions and has expertise in frailty medicine, neuro-rehabilitation, falls, and polypharmacy. Dr Harborne holds multiple qualifications, including MBChB (Hons), MSc, and PGCert, and has completed advanced medico-legal training.

Dr Lewis is a Consultant in Acute Medicine at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust since 2015, with expertise in Acute Kidney Injury, sepsis, and general medicine. He is a trained Clinical Safety Officer, Caldicott Guardian, and Chief Clinical Information Officer, with experience in serious incident investigations and medicolegal practice, producing approximately 150 reports annually. He holds multiple qualifications, including a BMedSci, BMBS, MRCP, CCT in Renal and General Medicine, MSc in Digital Health Leadership, and certifications in legal medicine and expert witness practice. Dr Lewis has extensive experience in acute and general medicine, including medicolegal cases, with a focus on clinical negligence, breach of duty, causation, and prognosis reports.

Dr Boulis is a highly qualified GP with full GMC registration since 2002, holding MBBS and BSc degrees, multiple postgraduate diplomas, and extensive expert witness training. She currently serves as a Senior Clinical Navigator and Sessional GP for NHS 111/CAS, with experience in clinical leadership, service improvement, and patient management. Her past roles include military trauma rehabilitation, specialist registrar in trauma & orthopaedics, and various surgical rotations. She has received numerous academic awards and presented research on orthopaedics, paediatrics, and safe prescribing practices.

Dr Eugenia Bonelli is a General Surgeon and Aesthetic Doctor with experience in both surgical and non-surgical practice. She is co-founder of a leading aesthetic clinic and works as an international speaker, educator, and key opinion leader in cosmetic medicine. Her clinical background includes general and emergency surgery across multiple specialties, and she holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Aesthetic Medicine.

• General & Emergency Surgery
• Non-Surgical Aesthetic Procedures
• International Educator & Key Opinion Leader
• Multilingual: English, Spanish, Italian

Dr Faisal Mir is an independent Chartered Clinical Psychologist with over a decade of experience. He provides psychological assessments and expert witness reports for civil and family court purposes, including in cases involving trauma, mental health, intellectual functioning, and risk. He is trained in EMDR, schema therapy, and mindfulness, and is registered with both the HCPC and BPS.

• Personal Injury & Negligence Assessments
• Risk, Trauma, Capacity & Personality Function
• Civil & Family Court Experience
• HCPC & BPS Registered

Dr Kathryn Chard is a Consultant Speech and Language Therapist with over 25 years of clinical experience. She specialises in communication and swallowing difficulties following brain injury and stroke. Dr Chard has held leadership roles in NHS services and contributed to national guideline development. Her independent work includes expert assessments for medico-legal cases and high-needs clients.

• Stroke & Brain Injury Rehabilitation
• Swallowing & Communication Disorders
• Contributor: NICE & National Research
• Dual-Trained: SLT & Registered Nurse

Dr Mark Burgin is a GP and disability expert with over 20 years of experience in medico-legal reporting. He produces around 800 personal injury reports annually and has written extensively on low velocity impacts, disability assessment, and clinical negligence. His book The Art of Personal Injury Report Writing and numerous journal articles are widely cited. Dr Burgin is also trained in Root Cause Analysis and CPR compliance.

• Personal Injury & Disability Reports
• Screening & Clinical Negligence Reviews
• Author & Audit Specialist
• Trainer & Legal Educator

Dr Muzaffer Kaser is a Consultant Psychiatrist with a special interest in occupational and liaison psychiatry. He leads a multidisciplinary service for healthcare workers and is an active researcher with the University of Cambridge. His medico-legal experience includes tribunal evidence and occupational health reports. Dr Kaser holds an Expert Witness Certificate from Cardiff University and is a published author in cognitive psychiatry.

• Consultant in Liaison & Occupational Psychiatry
• PhD in Cognitive Function & Mental Health
• Section 12 & Approved Clinician (MHA)
• Cardiff University Expert Witness Certificate

Dr Sue Chapman is a dual-registered adult and children’s nurse with extensive experience in critical care, governance, paediatric safety, and high-level NHS leadership. Sue has contributed to national safety frameworks including the UK Paediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) and has been an expert witness in multiple coroner and criminal court cases relating to child deaths in care.

• Extensive expert witness experience in coroners’ courts and public inquiries
• Contributor to national PEWS and NHS safety tools
• PhD in Child Health | Specialist Advisor to the CQC

Dr Sweeta Sivarajan is a GP with decades of experience in general practice, disability assessment, and medico-legal reporting. Her special interests include drug and alcohol misuse, musculoskeletal injuries, and road traffic-related trauma. She has been writing medico-legal reports since 1996 and has completed multiple CPD trainings relevant to report writing and courtroom procedures, including Bond Solon CPR training and MedCo accreditation.

• Over 25 years’ experience in expert report writing
• Trained in CPR rules and MedCo-accredited
• Special interest in addiction, MSK, and functional assessments

Dr Trevor Maze is an experienced occupational physician with a broad medical background in anaesthesia, critical care, and remote medicine. He has worked extensively across NHS, military, offshore, and corporate settings, and now operates a specialist occupational health consultancy. His expertise includes substance misuse testing, medical surveillance, regulatory compliance, and medical review for safety-critical roles.

• Medical Review Officer for workplace drug testing
• HSE Appointed Doctor | HAVS-trained physician
• Fellow of the Faculty of Anaesthetists, RCSI

Elaine Greenman is a highly specialist paediatric dietitian with over a decade of combined clinical and commercial experience. Her expertise spans home enteral feeding, allergies, faltering growth, and complex dietary needs. Elaine has also worked in national-level mental health services and acute settings, including Great Ormond Street Hospital.

• Specialist in paediatric nutrition, allergies, and enteral feeding
• Dual NHS and freelance clinical experience
• Former commercial food technologist with European food industry roles

Emma Condon is an experienced musculoskeletal physiotherapist and expert witness with advanced clinical training and a practice focused on orthopaedic injuries, persistent pain, and post-surgical rehab. Emma has provided expert reports for negligence and regulatory cases, and is the founder of a busy physiotherapy clinic serving both private and legal clients.

• MSc-qualified in advanced MSK physiotherapy
• Bond Solon trained in expert witness procedures
• Founder of a London-based physiotherapy clinic
• Member: MACP, MLACP, AACP

Hannah Chambers is a senior Advanced Practice Physiotherapist with expertise in persistent pain, rheumatology, and spinal conditions. She combines extended scope of clinical practice with postgraduate teaching and research, including non-medical prescribing and physiotherapy for inflammatory conditions.

• Advanced MSK & rheumatology physiotherapist
• MLACP committee member with medico-legal experience
• Published author in clinical and legal physiotherapy fields
• Non-medical prescriber | BSR and MACP affiliated

Hayley Smith is a Consultant Hand Therapist with over 15 years of clinical experience in hand therapy and upper limb rehabilitation. Hayley works across both NHS and private sectors, providing advanced diagnostic assessment and treatment for complex hand and wrist conditions. She also has experience as an Extended Scope Practitioner, including injection therapy and ultrasound use.

• Consultant-level OT in upper limb and trauma care
• Accredited Hand Therapist | BAHT Chair
• Extensive leadership in NHS hand therapy services

Joanna Clarke is a specialist mental health nurse and case manager with over 30 years of experience in both NHS and independent sectors. She delivers Initial Needs Assessments and care packages for clients with traumatic brain injuries, catastrophic injuries, and psychological trauma. Joanna has experience preparing medico-legal reports on causation, breach of duty, and complex presentations, and continues to practice clinically within primary care mental health.

• Mental health nurse and case manager for trauma and psychiatric complexity
• Experience with expert witness reports in civil litigation
• Registered Specialist Practitioner | BABICM member

Karen is a registered adult and children’s nurse with wide-ranging clinical experience in acute, community, and secure environments. Her roles have included prison healthcare, maternity care, asylum seeker health services, and community-based support. She has worked with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, managed complex wound care, and provided holistic assessments in challenging settings.

• Experience in prison nursing, asylum seeker care, and community health
• Skilled in safeguarding, trauma care, and multidisciplinary coordination
• NHS and Home Office health service experience

Louisa is an NMC Registered Midwife (since 2008) with extensive experience across community and hospital maternity services, including antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, and high-risk care. She currently serves as Women’s and Children’s Risk Manager at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, leading clinical governance, incident review, complaints oversight, and legal case analysis. Former Labour Ward Coordinator and Risk & Audit Midwife, she has strong leadership expertise in obstetric emergencies, CTG interpretation, patient safety, and service quality improvement. Louisa is completing an MSc in Patient Safety at Imperial College London and acts as an expert witness in complex maternity cases, including stillbirth, neonatal death, and cerebral palsy claims.

Louise is a highly specialised paediatric physiotherapist with over 16 years’ experience in neurological and multi-sensory impairments, including cerebral palsy and acquired brain injury. She is Bobath trained and skilled in sensory integration, hydrotherapy, and postural management, providing client-centered therapy focused on play and movement to help children reach their full potential. Louise works closely with families, multidisciplinary teams, and legal professionals to deliver high-quality care and expert medico-legal reports. 

• Specialist in paediatric neurodisability and sensory integration 
• Experienced in medico-legal expert witness physiotherapy 
• Skilled in multidisciplinary collaboration and family-centered therapy

Lynne is a Chartered Psychologist with over three decades of experience working in multidisciplinary settings with adults, children, and families. She specializes in psychological assessments for Family and Civil Courts, providing expert witness testimony in areas such as attachment and bonding, parenting capacity, and the impact of substance abuse and domestic violence. Lynne also conducts cognitive and emotional-behavioral assessments, offering therapeutic recommendations to support clients’ wellbeing and legal outcomes. 

• Specialist in forensic and clinical psychological assessments 
• Experienced in expert witness work for Family and Civil Courts 
• Skilled in attachment, parenting capacity, and trauma evaluation

Maggie is an accomplished senior nurse and healthcare leader with extensive experience across mental health, offender health, and community services. She has held senior leadership roles including Director of Safety and Experience and Director of Mental Health Services, driving transformation in health and social care with a strong focus on patient safety, integrated care, and quality improvement. Maggie is skilled in managing large teams, leading risk management, and supporting clinical staff through incident investigations and legal processes. 

• Specialist in mental health service transformation and patient safety 
• Experienced in multidisciplinary team leadership and community care integration 
• Skilled in incident management, safeguarding, and legal support for healthcare staff 

Michelle is an experienced occupational therapist with a strong background in community health and social care settings, specialising in falls prevention, community mobility, and enabling healthy ageing in place. She excels in functional assessments, home adaptations, outdoor mobility advice, and the facilitation of education and treatment programs. Michelle is actively contributing to the field with ongoing advanced study and involvement in professional publications, providing client-centered care focused on independence and participation. 

• Specialist in falls prevention and community mobility assessment 
• Experienced in home adaptations and occupational therapy report writing 
• Skilled in behavioural change facilitation and occupational health education 

Will Smith is a senior healthcare executive and has led high-profile investigations, risk reviews, and legal case management across mental health trusts and national agencies. Will has chaired governance committees, managed legal settlements, and overseen complex change programmes. He remains clinically active and brings strong strategic and operational insight to senior advisory roles.

• Former Head of Risk and Legal Services
• Specialist in NHS litigation, governance, and investigations
• Chair and lead on national safety and legal compliance programmes