Claimant Instructions — expert evidence for claimants.
We act for claimant solicitors across clinical negligence, personal injury and inquest matters. Cardiology evidence prepared by consultants in the relevant subspecialty, CPR Part 35 compliant (England and Wales), and CFA-compatible where prospects support it.
- CFA-compatible
- LAA rates
- Both sides instructed
- Same working day quotation
Independence first — advocacy never.
When a claimant solicitor instructs the panel, the consultant cardiologist’s duty is to the court, not to the party who pays the fee. That duty is set out in CPR 35.3 and recorded in every report we sign.
For the claimant solicitor that is a strength, not a limitation. An opinion that sets out the case both for and against survives cross-examination far better than one shaped to please the instructing party. Where the medicine supports the claim, we say so. Where it does not, we say that too — and the file can be redirected before disclosure costs build.
Claimant work reaches us from clinical negligence and personal injury practices and from firms acting in inquest and Article 2 matters. We accept CFA terms where prospects support it, and Legal Aid Agency rates on publicly funded files.
Six report types that carry most claimant work.
Most claimant files run through a recognisable sequence — screening to test the merits, breach and causation to establish liability, condition and prognosis to value the claim, then life expectancy where quantum requires it.
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Screening & Merits
Short-form opinion on whether the claim has prospects — used to support CFA acceptance and identify which further reports are needed.
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Breach of Duty
Full liability opinion testing the cardiology care against the Bolam and Bolitho standard, referenced to current NICE and British Cardiovascular Society guidance.
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Causation
Whether the breach caused or materially contributed to the cardiac injury, on the balance of probabilities.
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Condition & Prognosis
Examination of the claimant and opinion on current cardiac status, functional capacity and likely future course — the foundation for quantum.
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Life Expectancy
Cardiac mortality opinion for quantum, with reasoning referenced to peer-reviewed cardiac outcomes data.
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Critique & Rebuttal
The defence cardiologist’s report tested on methodology, references and reasoning — used to inform questions under CPR 35.6 and the joint statement.
For the full report catalogue, see reports.
From letter of instruction to signed report.
The instruction process is the same whether the claim is high-volume or catastrophic — four steps, with a same working day quotation on most files.
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Send the file
Email the letter of instruction and records bundle to the panel, or upload via the secure portal.
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Quotation & shortlist
Scope, named consultant and fee confirmed the same working day, with the CVs of suitable consultants. You choose before you instruct.
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Records review
The named consultant reviews the disclosure, drafts the chronology and prepares the reasoned opinion. Examination booked where the report requires it.
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Signed delivery
Signed PDF returned by secure transfer, with the consultant available for a brief telephone discussion before any addendum is requested.
Instruct a claimant experienced cardiologist.
Send the letter of instruction and records bundle. Scope and fee confirmed the same working day, with the CVs of suitable consultants. CFA-compatible where prospects support it; LAA rates available on publicly funded files.
CFA-compatible LAA rates available Same working day quotation