Areas of Expertise - Dr Robert Harland:

• Psychiatric assessment in Family Law cases
• Trauma sequelae psychiatry, including personal injury
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Psychiatric assessment
• Anxiety disorders / depression
• Bereavement (psychiatry)
• Disability in relation to employment matters
• Accident victims (psychiatry) - Personal injury context
• Assault victims (psychiatry)
• Psychiatric care
• Trauma assessment
• Alcohol and drug abuse, dual diagnosis, alcohol dependence
• Assessment of disability at work, Disability Discrimination Act
• Mental health in the marital / parenting context
• Psychopathology / psychiatric disorders
• Mental health issues of refugees and asylum-seekers
• Occupation-related psychiatric assessment and management

Summary Information - Dr Robert Harland

• Trained
  In the legal aspects of report writing
  In giving evidence in Court
  In the responsibilities of a Single Joint Expert
• Experience
  Average number of new instructions a year : 5
  Number of reports written in last 3 years : 10+
  Number of court appearances in last 3 years : 2
• Geographical Areas of Work
  England - London
• Availability:
  A waiting list of two weeks generally exists for new patient assessments, see above or e-mail to check the latest situation.
• Reports:
  Generally reports are available within 2-4 weeks of seeing a patient. They are prepared according to standard practice.

Areas of Expertise - Dr Roger Howells:

• Psychiatric assessment in Family Law cases
• Trauma sequelae psychiatry, including personal injury
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Psychiatric assessment
• Anxiety disorders / depression
• Bereavement (psychiatry)
• Disability in relation to employment matters
• Accident victims (psychiatry) - Personal injury context
• Assault victims (psychiatry)
• Psychiatric care
• Neuropsychiatry, including head injury
• Trauma assessment
• Alcohol and drug abuse, dual diagnosis, alcohol dependence
• Assessment of disability at work, Disability Discrimination Act
• Mental health in the marital / parenting context
• Psychopathology / psychiatric disorders
• Mental health issues of refugees and asylum-seekers
• Occupation-related psychiatric assessment and management

Summary Information - Dr Roger Howells

• Trained
  In the legal aspects of report writing
  In giving evidence in Court
  In the responsibilities of a Single Joint Expert
• Experience
  Average number of new instructions a year : 25+
  Number of reports written in last 3 years : 60+ 
  Number of court appearances in last 3 years : 2
• Geographical Areas of Work
  England - London - Midlands - East Anglia - South East
• Availability:
  A waiting list of less than a month generally exists for new patient assessments, see above or e-mail to check the latest situation.
• Reports:
  Generally reports are available within 2-4 weeks of seeing a patient. They are prepared according to standard practice.

Areas of Expertise - Dr Simon Wilson:

• Mental condition defences in the criminal law - fitness to plead and stand trial, mutism, automatism, insanity, diminished responsibility, intoxication
• Pre-sentencing reports in criminal cases
• Death in custody reports
• Prison psychiatry
• Stalking, fixation, jealousy, and other problem behaviours
• Trauma sequelae psychiatry, including personal injury
• Psychiatric assessment
• Anxiety disorders / depression
• Bereavement (psychiatry)
• Disability in relation to employment matters
• Accident victims (psychiatry) - Personal injury context
• Assault victims (psychiatry)
• Psychiatric care
• Mental health in the marital / parenting context
• Psychopathology / psychiatric disorders
• Occupation-related psychiatric assessment and management

Summary Information - Dr Simon Wilson

• Trained
  As a specialist in forensic psychiatry
• Experience
  Average number of new instructions a year : 12
  Number of reports written in last 3 years : 30
  Number of court appearances in last 3 years : 2
• Geographical Areas of Work
  London - South East
• Availability:
  A waiting list of less than a month generally exists for new patient assessments, see above or e-mail to check the latest situation.
• Reports:
  Generally reports are available within 2 weeks of seeing a patient. They are prepared according to standard practice.

Areas of Expertise - Dr Avie Luthra:

• Psychiatric assessment in Family Law cases
• Mental health in the marital / parenting context
• Alcohol and drug abuse, dual diagnosis, alcohol dependence
• Mental condition defences in the criminal law - fitness to plead and stand trial, mutism, automatism, insanity, diminished responsibility, intoxication
• Pre-sentencing reports in criminal cases
• Prison psychiatry
• Stalking, fixation, jealousy, and other problem behaviours
• Trauma sequelae psychiatry, including personal injury
• Anxiety disorders / depression
• Bereavement (psychiatry)
• Disability in relation to employment matters
• Accident victims (psychiatry) - Personal injury context
• Assault victims (psychiatry)
• Psychiatric care
• Psychopathology / psychiatric disorders
• Mental health issues of refugees and asylum-seekers
• Occupation-related psychiatric assessment and management

Summary Information - Dr Avie Luthra

• Trained
  As a specialist in forensic psychiatry

• Experience
  Average number of new instructions a year : 10
  Number of reports written in last 3 years : 30
  Number of court appearances in last 5 years : 2

• Geographical Areas of Work
  England - London - Midlands - East Anglia - South East – South West

• Availability
  A waiting list of less than two weeks generally exists for new patient assessments, see above or e-mail to check the latest situation.

• Reports
  Generally reports are available within 2 weeks of seeing a patient. They are prepared according to standard practice.

Areas of Expertise - Dr Ronan McIvor:

• Trauma sequelae psychiatry, including personal injury
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Accident victims (psychiatry) - Personal injury
• Assault victims (psychiatry)
• Mental health issues of refugees and asylum-seekers
• Psychiatric assessment in Family Law cases
• Mental health in the marital / parenting context
• Disability in relation to employment matters
• Alcohol and drug abuse, dual diagnosis, alcohol dependence
• Stalking, fixation, jealousy, and other problem behaviours
• Neuropsychiatry
• Anxiety disorders / depression
• Bereavement (psychiatry)
• Psychopathology / psychiatric disorders
• Psychiatric assessment
• Psychiatric care in different settings
• Assessments for First Tier Tribunals (Mental Health)
• Second Opinions

Summary Information - Dr Ronan McIvor

Trained:
In the legal aspects of report writing
In giving evidence in Court
In the responsibilities of a Single Joint Expert

Experience
Average number of new instructions a year : 10
Number of reports written in last 3 years : 30
Number of court appearances in last 3 years : 2

Geographical Areas of Work
London - South East

Availability:
A waiting list of less than a month generally exists for new patient assessments, see above or e-mail to check the latest situation.

Reports: Generally reports are available within 2 weeks of seeing a patient. They are prepared according to standard practice

Areas of Expertise - Dr Patricia Carlin:

• Psychological vulnerabilities of defendants – mental illness and impairment, suggestibility, compliance, personality disorder
• Vulnerability to false confession
• Interrogative suggestibility and compliance
• Neuropsychological assessment
• Sex offender assessment
• Pre-sentencing reports in criminal cases
• Sexual and violence risk assessment
• Stalking, fixation, jealousy, and other problem behaviours
• Anxiety disorders / depression
• Trauma and PTSD
• Disability in relation to employment matters

Summary Information - Dr Patricia Carlin

• Trained
  As a clinical psychologist
• Experience
  Average number of new instructions a year : 2-3
  Number of reports written in last 3 years : 1
  Number of court appearances in last 3 years : 0
• Geographical Areas of Work
  London - South East
• Availability:
  A waiting list of less than a month generally exists for new patient assessments, see 'Availability' on this page or e-mail to check the latest situation.
• Reports:
  Generally reports are available within 2 weeks of seeing a patient. They are prepared according to standard practice.

Areas of Expertise - Dr Jessamy Hibberd:

• Accident victims (psychology) - Personal injury context
• Anxiety disorders / depression
• Alcohol and drug use in context of psychiatric problems
• Assessment of disability at work, Disability Discrimination Act
• Disability in relation to employment matters
• Mental health in the marital / parenting context
• Occupation-related psychological assessment and management
• Psychological assessment
• Psychological assessment in Family Law cases
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
• Treatment of common psychiatric problems with CBT, and other psychological therapies

Summary Information - Dr Jessamy Hibberd

• Trained
  As a clinical psychologist
  In the legal aspects of report writing
• Experience
  Average number of new instructions a year : 0
  Number of reports written in last 3 years : 0
  Number of court appearances in last 3 years : 0
• Geographical Areas of Work
  England - London - South East
• Availability:
  A waiting list of 2 weeks generally exists for new patient assessments, see 'Availability' on this page or e-mail to check the latest situation.
• Reports:
  Generally reports are available within 2 weeks of seeing a patient. They are prepared according to standard practice.