Fees

Fee & Payment Structure

The fee for the initial preparation of a straightforward personal injury report with approximately 250 pages of medical records is usually around £525 plus VAT.

Complex reports, medical negligence work and all subsequent work including teleconferences and conferences in chambers will be charged at the hourly rate of £350 plus VAT.

As a rule of thumb, it takes around an hour to review 250 pages of medical records.

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An approximation of the time involved is shown below.

Rate £350 per hour plus VAT

Personal Injury Reports(1.5-8 hours)
Negligence Reports(4-12 hours)
Comments upon Defendants defence(1-2 hours)
Review x 1 Witness Statement(1-2 hours)
Addendum/ Supplementary report(1-4 hours)
Response to Part 35 Questions(1-2 hours)
Prepare a Joint Statement(2-3 hours)
Conference with Counsel(3-8 hours)

Attendance at court will be charged at £1500 per half day.
Travel expenses will be payable at first class rail travel or car mileage at £1.20 per mile.

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Personal injury reports

Claimants can be seen in Bristol, London, Swindon or Devizes. The waiting time is clinic dependent and is usually around 2 weeks in Bristol and 4-6 weeks in the other clinics although urgent cases can be accommodated by request. The report will usually be sent to you within 3-4 weeks of the appointment but can also be turned around within 1 -2 working days if required.
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Medical Negligence Reports

Reports on liability and causation are usually prepared from the relevant or available medical records and imaging without the need to see the claimant. The turnaround from formal receipt of the instruction to provision of the report is usually around 8 weeks but can be expedited if required.

Cancellation charges

Charge for cancellation within 4 days of appointment£25
Charge for cancellation within 24 hours of appointment£50
Charge for failure to attend appointment£175
Cancellation of court attendance within 8 weeks of court date25% of fee
Cancellation of court attendance within 14 days of court date50% of fee
Cancellation within 7 days of court date75% of fee
Charge for cancellation within 48 hours of court date100% of fee
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Payment

Instructing Solicitors shall pay all sums within 42 days of the date of the invoices unless otherwise agreed in advance. If Instructing Solicitors are late in payment, interest at three percent per annum above the base rate for the time being of Barclays Bank PLC will automatically be added to the sum due. The Medical Witness reserves the right at all times to require advance payment for the written reports(s) prior to supplying the report(s) to Instructing Solicitors.

Attendance in Court

Will be in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Law Society “Code of Practice for Medico-Legal Reports in Personal Injury Cases” January 1995.

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