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Providing a professional opinion on breach of duty

Our liability reports cover: general nursing, neonatal nursing, paediatric nursing, mental health nursing, practise nursing accident, emergency nursing, manual handling, tissue viability and community care provision, including nursing, care homes & more.

Our experts have the ability and experience to comment on the standard of care provided in their specific area of expertise which will be useful to the legal professionals. Our experts produce clearly structured, factual and evidence-based reports.

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Our Liability experts are fully conversant and fluent in the necessary legal tests for example, Bolam, Bolitho and Montgomery.

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Whatever your case, we’ve got you covered. Our liability reports cover an extensive range of areas of medical, nursing practise and other allied health professionals. This includes, but is not limited to; general nursing, neonatal nursing, paediatric nursing, mental health nursing, practice nursing, accident and emergency nursing, manual handling, tissue viability and community care provision, including nursing, care homes and many more.
We provide a number of liability reports to suit every type of case. Our most common Liability reports include Screening, Breach of Duty, and Causation reports. These reports can be provided across all clinical fields.
Each of our reports are passed through a strict quality control process by non-clinical, legally trained professionals. This process is in place to ensure that all of the reports provided by our experts comply with the standard legal tests and the solicitors' instructions are adhered to.
We are happy to discuss probable fees and can provide upfront fee estimates for all full CPR compliant liability reports. Our Limited Screening Reports work on a fixed fee basis and we will provide a copy of our Terms and Fee Schedule upon responding to your initial enquiry. Please contact us for more information.
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CPR
Compliant

Full CPR compliant reports provided for litigation.

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Screening
Reports

Screening reports can be provided for advisory purposes.

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Reporting Etiquette

Reports are clear, logically structured, and well informed.

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Valuable Feedback

Feedback from clients and barristers allow us to excel at what we do.

Frequently Asked
Questions: Reports

GMS & Associates have an extensive range of Medico-Legal report types, so we've got you covered, no matter the case. When creating a letter of approach, please ensure you provide as much information as possible so that our team can provide the most effective and efficient service. Having this information to hand also allows us to calculate accurate fee estimates for you.

Yes. Should you require an example of a specific report type, do not hesitate to get in touch with our team who will be more than happy to send you a sample.
Report times vary depending on the type of report, the experts we have available and the requirements for each individual case. The standard time frame for our Limited Screening reports is 2-4 weeks. A full liability report will typically be submitted within 8 - 10 weeks.
We are renowned for meeting deadlines. If you require an urgent report or are working on a limited time frame, we will strive to accommodate you and do all we can to meet your needs. This will be subject to expert availability.
We are dedicated to ensuring that our experts carry out exemplary professional practice, remaining independent, impartial and objective. We maintain as close to a 50/50 split as is possible and strive to ensure this is also the case for each of our associates. To find out more about a specific experts Claimant/Defendant split, do not hesitate to contact our team.
On response to your enquiry, we will liaise with you to discuss your personal requirements and any other determining factors. For example, the volume of records to be reviewed, the number of allegations and travel costs to the location of the Claimant. We take all of this information into account before preparing a detailed fee estimate that is specific to each case, to ensure that both parties are satisfied.
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