I am a fully qualified medical doctor, and my specialism is psychiatry.
Trained as a Consultant, with CST certification in general adult psychiatry, forensic psychiatry and substance misuse, I treat both NHS and private patients.
I undertake medico-legal work in the same clinical spheres, with a practice in criminal cases, as well as assessing alleged psychiatric damage caused by malfeasance of officers of the state, and human rights related work. I am instructed by both state institutions and the legal representatives of those seeking defence, reform and remedy. I have also been instructed in a number of cases of deaths in custody, both by the Coroner and by representatives of close families of the deceased. I have been involved in many significant and high-profile cases, a few examples are below:
R vs Nadine Milroy-Sloan, The Old Bailey, 2003.
R vs Sarah Bullock, Truro Crown Court, 2007. The murder of Steven Hoskin, the case led to establishing modern Safeguarding apparatus.
R vs Anne and John Darwin, Leeds Crown Court, 2008. The notorious faked death in a canoe case.
Cherry Groce, family settlement with the Metropolitan Police, 2014.
Olaseni Lewis, Coroner’s Inquest touching the death of, Croydon Coroner’s Court, 2017. The case led to “Seni’s Law”, Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018.
Henderson v Dorset Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Judgement in The Supreme Court, 2020.
Daniel Morgan, family settlement with Metropolitan Police, 2023.