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A UK panel of consultant cardiologists, preparing cardiology expert reports for solicitors and barristers. Every report is written by a named consultant in the relevant subspecialty, complies with CPR Part 35 (England and Wales), and is returned on the timetable set at instruction.

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  • Clinical negligence
  • Personal injury
  • Inquest & coronial
  • Criminal & family
How we work

A UK panel of consultant cardiologists — matched to the case.

We act for both claimant and defendant solicitors, accept single joint expert appointments, and prepare reports that meet the requirements of Practice Direction 35 and the Civil Justice Council Experts Protocol.

Every report is written by a named consultant cardiologist whose subspecialty aligns with the medicine in the case — interventional, electrophysiology, imaging, heart failure, structural or general and acute. There is no rebadging of reports written elsewhere, no proxy authorship, and no signing off on work the named consultant did not personally undertake.

Before you instruct, we send a quotation and the CVs of suitable consultants — you choose. Once you instruct, a named case manager runs the case end to end: records, scheduling and logistics. The quotation is confirmed the same working day records arrive, and the report is returned within the timeframe agreed at instruction. Where the bundle is heavy or limitation is tight, we say so up front and propose a workable plan.

Three routes

How instructions reach us.

We work for either side and for both. Each route below sets out the duties, expectations and deliverables specific to that type of appointment.

Deliverables

What the file looks like — when it lands.

Every cardiology report we return is structured to the same standard, regardless of who instructed. Six elements you can rely on in every file.

  1. 01

    CPR Part 35 declaration

    Formal statement of independence, expert duties to the court and statement of truth in the form required by Practice Direction 35.

  2. 02

    Scope & methodology

    The letter of instruction summarised, the records reviewed itemised, and the expert’s methodology stated explicitly for cross-examination resilience.

  3. 03

    Clinical chronology

    A focused timeline of the cardiac events relevant to the claim, with each entry referenced to a source record (hospital, GP, ambulance, imaging).

  4. 04

    Reasoned opinion

    Findings on breach, causation, condition, prognosis or whichever issue was instructed — each conclusion supported by reasoning that withstands the Bolam and Bolitho framework.

  5. 05

    Supporting references

    Citations to current NICE guidance, British Cardiovascular Society standards and peer-reviewed literature where the medicine is technical.

  6. 06

    CV & declarations

    Consultant CV, GMC number, indemnity confirmation and any prior involvement declared. Signed PDF returned by secure transfer the same day it is finalised.

For the full structural breakdown, see what you receive.

Where the work comes from

Cardiology in litigation — where we’re instructed.

Four areas account for the bulk of cardiology medico-legal work. Each calls for a different reporting style, different evidence standards and, often, a different subspecialty.

  • Clinical negligence

    Missed myocardial infarction, delayed cardiac referral, anticoagulation failures, errors in cardiac surgery and post-procedural complications. Standard tested against Bolam and Bolitho.

  • Personal injury

    Cardiac sequelae of road traffic collisions, workplace injury and assault. Aggravation of pre-existing heart disease, post-traumatic arrhythmia, blunt cardiac injury and life-expectancy opinions for quantum.

  • Inquest & coronial

    Sudden cardiac death, post-procedural mortality, and Article 2 inquests where systemic failures are alleged. Reports prepared for HM Coroner under the standards expected at coronial hearings.

  • Criminal & family

    Cardiac fitness to stand trial, fitness to plead, family-court health and capacity questions, and Court of Protection matters involving cardiovascular risk and decision-making.

For practical examples within each category, see common case types.

What you can rely on

Four practical reasons.

Subspecialty match.

Each instruction is allocated to a named consultant cardiologist whose subspecialty — interventional, electrophysiology, imaging, heart failure or structural — aligns with the medicine in dispute.

Same working day quotation.

Scope and fee confirmed on the working day records arrive, with the CVs of suitable consultants. You see the cost and choose the expert before you instruct.

UK-wide coverage.

Assessments, conferences and joint discussions across the UK — in person where required, by secure video link where convenient. See our coverage map.

LAA rates available.

Publicly funded matters accepted at Legal Aid Agency rates where applicable, so cost stays proportionate and recoverable.

More detail on each point in key benefits.

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Find the work you need.

Three indexes across the panel — report types, cardiac conditions, and our cardiologists by subspecialty.

Same working day quotation

Instruct a cardiology expert today.

Send a short letter of approach with the discipline, the issues and the deadline. We respond the same working day with a quotation and the CVs of suitable consultants. You choose; once you instruct, a named case manager runs the case and the report is returned on the timetable agreed at instruction.

Instruct an expert Call 0800 161 3395

Same working day quotation LAA rates available UK-wide assessments