Expertise:
Fitness to plea
Mitigation
Mental Illness Defence
Mental Health Diversion (Section 32/Section 21a)
Fitness to instruct counsel
Competency
Probate
Negligence
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Visas/Immigration
Fitness for Work
Workers Compensation
Motor Accident Authority
Income Protection
Total and Permanent Disablement
File Review
Medicolegal Reports
The preparation of a Medicolegal Report is based on a face-to-face assessment, documents or, ideally, both. The assessment of the client should be tailored to the purpose of the report and the specific questions asked by the referrer. In Court related matters, the solicitor will usually ask detailed questions to ensure that the Expert Witness assists the Court by fully explaining relevant details of their client’s situation in a way that will suit the legal approach to the case.
A few of the cases in which we have prepared reports and given expert evidence include:
- Sazegar and Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs [2012] AATA 712
- Osborne v Director General Department of Premier and Cabinet [2012] NSWADT 91
- State of New South Wales v Reed [2012] NSWSC 308
- State of New South Wales v Richardson (No.2) [2011] NSWSC 276
- R v Loughrey [2011] NSWSC 1456
- State of New South Wales v John Owen Conway [2011] NSWSC 976
- Hawkins v R [2011] NSWCCA 153
- R v Gardiner (No1) [2011] NSWSC 239
- Regina v RS [2011] NSWSC 830
- State of New South Wales v Ali [2010] NSWSC 1386
- State of NSW v Brookes [2010] NSWSC 728
- State of New South Wales v Ali [2010] NSWSC 1386
- Richardson and Comcare [2010] AATA 245
- R v Sevi [2010] NSWSC 387
- State of NSW v Thomas [2010] NSWSC 677
- Minehan v R [2010] NSWCCA 140
- Darmanin v Cowan [2010] NSWSC 1118
- Meaney and Comcare [2010] AATA 690
- State of New South Wales v Hill (No4 )[2010] NSWSC 1504
- R v Craig James GRANT [2009] NSWSC 833
- The State of New South Wales v White [2009] NSWSC 535
- N v R; AP v R [2009] NSWCCA 108
- State of NSW v Russell [2009] NSWSC 1081
- Lippiello; Secretary, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and [2009] AATA 337
- SZMSA v Minister for Immigration & Anor [2009] FMCA 716
- State of NSW v McCarthy [2009] NSWSC 1407
- R v Whitmore, Matthew [2009] NSWDC 45
- The State of New South Wales v White [2009] NSWS C535
- State of New South Wales v Harrison [2009] NSWSC 198
- R v Craig James GRANT [2009] NSWSC 833
- Regina v Grant [2008] NSWSC 784
- State of New South Wales v Davis [2008] NSWS C664
- Mitreski v R; R v Mitreski [2008] NSWCCA 301
- State of NSW v Wilde [2008] NSWSC 1211
- State of New South Wales v Harrison [2008] NSWSC 1306
- State of New South Wales v Harrison [2008] NSWS C1240
- Regina v Grant [2008] NSWSC 784
- Law Society of New South Wales v Vosnakis [2007] NSWADT 42
- R v SG [2007] NSWSC 511
- R v Srdan RUJAK [2007] NSWDC 129