What Our Expert Witnesses Do – And How We Make It Easy to Instruct Them

At Tessa Gough Associates, we provide a wide range of services including Care, Aids and Equipment Reports, Liability Reports, Loss of Service Reports, and Immediate Needs Assessments.

We understand that finding the right expert witness for your case can be a complex and time-consuming task. That’s why we publish a monthly Expert Witness Directory containing up-to-date information about each expert’s key specialisms, geographic coverage, and current turnaround times. This directory can be sent directly to your inbox or downloaded from our website.

To receive a copy, email us at info@tessagough.co.uk.

Which disciplines do our expert witnesses cover?

Our broad network of expert witnesses means we can support a wide variety of cases. Each expert is hand-selected based on their clinical experience, specific expertise, and suitability for the work. All our expert witnesses complete a rigorous in-house training and development programme to ensure consistently high standards.

We offer experts in both adult and paediatric cases across disciplines such as:

• ›Brain injury
• ›Spinal injury
• ›Amputation
• ›Chronic regional pain syndrome
• ›Mental health and sexual abuse
• ›Cerebral palsy
• ›Brachial plexus injury
• ›Learning difficulties including ADHD, autism and Asperger’s
• ›Industrial disease
• ›And many more

Our clinical nurses also provide reports on liability and breach of duty in cases involving:

• ›Tissue viability
• ›Pressure sores
• ›Falls
• ›Cannulation
• ›Prescribing
• ›Failure or delay to refer
• ›Midwifery
• ›Mental health, suicide, and sexual abuse
• ›Prison service
• ›Nursing and residential care homes
• ›General nursing care standards

We are confident in our ability to match you with the right expert based on your case requirements.

Occupational Therapy Expert Witnesses

Occupational therapists support individuals in regaining or maintaining the ability to carry out everyday tasks. Their goal is to promote independence, improve quality of life, and enable meaningful daily activity.

Our expert witnesses include experienced occupational therapists who have worked in NHS, private, hospital, and community settings. They provide Care, Aids and Equipment reports for both claimant and defendant instructions – including joint instructions – in complex injury or disability cases with multiple care needs.

General Nurses and RGN Expert Witnesses

Our registered general nurses (RGNs), including prescribing nurses, bring a wide range of experience from across different healthcare settings and multi-disciplinary teams.

Each nurse is fully qualified, professionally registered, and able to report on standards of nursing care, past and future care needs, aids and equipment, risk management, and acceptable practice. They produce both Care, Aids and Equipment and Liability reports for single or joint instructions.

Mental Health Expert Witnesses

Mental health nurses provide care and support to individuals experiencing conditions such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and personality disorders. Many of our mental health expert witnesses also specialise in learning disabilities like ADHD and ADD, and have experience in complex cases involving vulnerable individuals, sex workers, sex offenders, and asylum seekers.

All our mental health experts are highly knowledgeable about the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.

How to Instruct an Expert Witness

If you’d like to instruct an expert witness or simply find out more, our team is here to help. We’ll match your enquiry with suitable professionals and provide CVs, timescales, and indicative costs for your review.

Get in touch with us at info@tessagough.co.uk or browse our expert witness directory.