Medico-Legal Practice
Terms and Conditions
A) Woolf-compliant. - no discrimination re: claimant/defendant/joint report.
B) Fees for preparation of a Medical Report.
Services offered: Examination, Report writing, Review of records and Research
- Standard report: £300/hour OPT; Minimum fee: £300
- Negligence cases: £600/hour OPT; Minimum fee: £1,200
- Non attendance fee: £100
- Information/advice over telephone: £300/hour OPT; Minimum fee: £50
C) Fees for Court/Conference attendance.
Services offered: Examination, Report writing, Review of records, Research, Telephone advice, Telephone Conferencing and attendance
- Attendance: £600/half day OPT plus expenses; Minimum fee: £800
- Cancellation within 2 weeks of scheduled appearance: £800
- Compensation for loss of earnings: Clinic: £600, Operation list: £1,200
- Telephone conferencing/advice: £300/hour OPT; Minimum fee: £50
D) Other conditions to comply with Civil Justice Reform of 26 April 1999
- All GP and Hospital records etc. to be included with letter of instruction. (These records will be destroyed 3 months after report has been submitted unless it is specifically requested that they be returned.)
- All instructions are to be explicit as to any special or specific areas that solicitors wish to be covered although format of report is not individualised.
- All instructions to indicate whether the case is to be covered by a Legal Aid Certificate since the Court sets fees in these cases.
E) All fees must be settled prior to report being released unless otherwise agreed.
Appointment: no waiting list; report available within 2 months. Examination of patients outside of London and Leicester strictly by prior agreement.
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Consulting From:
The Nuffield Hospital
Scraptoft Lane
Leicester LE5 1HY
Tel: 0116 276 9401
Fax: 0116 246 1076
Spire Leicester Hospital
Gartree Road, Oadby
Leicester, LE2 2FF
Tel: 0116 272 0888
Fax: 0116 272 0666
The London Medical Centre
142-146 Harley Street
London W1G 7LE
Tel: 020 7935 0023
Fax: 020 7935 5972
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