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thor’s experience, experts dealing with exposure in
such cases frequently emphasise caution when evaluating statements of lay witnesses and frequently apply
a broad reduction (sometimes as much as 50%) to
stated ‘anger times’ in accepting that many individuals overestimate such times (albeit innocently in most
cases).
Dr Ruth Mason
Consultant Obstetrician
MD, FRCOG
What is clear from Gestmin and its subsequent
application in industrial disease cases is that lay witness recollection evidence of historic matters should
always be viewed with particular care.
Ruth started preparing medico-legal reports for PMS in 2016
and has prepared over 150 reports on clinical negligence in
Obstetrics, as well as giving evidence in court on 12 occasions.
She currently prepares 40 reports per year, including coroner’s
Author
Samuel Shelton
Sam specialises in all areas of personal injury and
industrial disease litigation.
inquests and fitness to practice cases
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Consultant Obstetrician at University Hospitals, Sussex
since 2010, becoming Labour Ward Lead.
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Sam has a busy trial and paperwork practice. He is instructed by claimants and defendants at all stages of
claims, from preliminary advice through to trials and
appeals, and at all levels of track. He is equally adept
at navigating factually complex and witness/document-heavy claims as arguing narrow points of law or
procedure.
Special expertise in Obstetrics and Feto-Maternal medicine,
including ultrasound scanning of the fetus.
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Expert witness for HM Coroner in Surrey on a series of
Neonatal deaths, giving evidence in court.
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Reviewed all the maternity protocols to obtain CNST Level 3
in 2013.The maternity unit was designated "outstanding" by the
CQC in 2016.
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Her main interests are in complex pregnancies, including twins, and
the management of labour. Antenatal clinic for mums with mental
health illnesses.
He provides a proactive, tactical and down-to-earth
approach to all of his instructions and he prides himself on being personable and approachable.”
Contact Details:
Medico-legal secretary; Alayne Fawkes
Tel: 01903 741 154
Email: pms@pypermedical.co.uk
www.ropewalk.co.uk/barrister/samuel-shelton/
Website: www.pypermedical.co.uk
Hareswith Cottage, West Chiltington Road, Storrington, West Sussex, RH20 4BP
Mr Jonathan Rajan
Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia,
Expert Witness in Pain Medicine
BSc (Hons) PG Cer t (Med Ed) MBChB FRC A FFPMRC A
Dr Jonathan Rajan is a Consultant in Pain Medicine base in Cheshire. He qualified in 2006 from Edinburgh University and has
trained in Edinburgh, London and the Nor th West. His NHS post is as a Consultant in Pain Medicine where he has practised in a
ter tiar y pain clinic since 2015.
Dr Rajan’s consultant practice involves conducting a range of interdisciplinar y pain medicine clinics with inter ventional practice
including radiofrequency, ner ve root blocks and epidurals and neuromodulation. He works assessing both secondar y and ter tiar y
pain medicine referrals. He has set up a nationwide complex metabolic pain medicine clinic. He regularly conducts acute pain ward
rounds and sees both chronic and cancer pain patients. He works as an integral par t of an interdisciplinar y pain management team,
aiming to maximise patient involvement and satisfaction.
Dr Rajan has an interest in metabolic medicine patients with chronic pain (working in one of only 2 national centres that specialise in such
disease) and has lectured to both specialist groups and patient groups on the subject of chronic pain and metabolic disease nationally.
Dr Rajan is the Chair of the
Regional Advisors in Pain medicine for the UK and a Board member of the Faculty of Pain Medicine.
He is the vice chair for examinations at the Faculty of Pain Medicine. Dr Rajan has co-authored national guidance on best practice
for spinal inter ventions for the British Pain Society.
Dr Rajan has experience of pain management rehabilitation following or as par t of a medicolegal claim for personal injur y. He has a
wealth of experience from a background of one the few large, interdisciplinar y ter tiar y NHS chronic pain clinics.
He is experienced in the production of repor ts for personal injur y involving chronic pain, as well as negligence cases, for both
claimant and defense cases. Dr Rajan has medicolegal training in the form of the
Bond Solon Excellence in repor t writing
2018/2022, Bond Solon Cross examination skills 2022, Bond Solon Cour troom skills 2022, and is a holder The Cardiff University
Bond Solon (CUBS) Exper t Witness Civil Cer tificate (awarded 2023). He is adept at writing joint repor ts and providing swift and
fastidious responses to par t 35 questions. He consults in Manchester, Birmingham and London as well as countr ywide, with shor t
turn around times available.
Tel: 0161 327 4307 - Email: painmedicineexper trepor ts@outlook.com
Website: www.manchester-pain-clinic.co.uk
Addresses: BMI The Alexandra, Mill Lane, Cheadle, SK8 2PX
Alternate Address: Spire Manchester hospital, 170 Barlow Moor Road, Manchester, M20 2AF
The Orth Team Centre, Ohm building Didsbur y Technology Park, 168 Barlow Moor Rd, Manchester M20 2ZA
Area of work: Manchester, Birmingham and London and nationwide
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