Expert Witness Journal Issue 67 June/July 2026 - Flipbook - Page 68
Dr. Philippa Corson
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
BA MA MBBS MRCOG
PGDip Healthcare Leadership
Crowe Expert
Witness Services
I am a Substantive NHS Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and Clinical Lead for Obstetrics
(2021–present) with extensive experience in high-risk and complex maternity care. I am also an
experienced labour ward consultant with strong decision-making in acute and high-pressure
environments, delivering safe and efficient patient flow. I am responsible for the Clinical leadership
of obstetric services and patient safety, I am the Senior decision-maker on the labour ward and
provide oversight of high-risk antenatal and intrapartum care
Forensic Disputes and Investigations specialists
Areas of Specialism
Start the conversation
Ventouse delivery: As an Accredited Trainer and Course Facilitator for the internationally
recognised gold standard Vacca Academy Masterclasses in Vacuum Birth
Martin Chapman
Partner, National Head of Forensic Disputes and Investigations
martin.chapman@crowe.co.uk
+44 (0)121 812 001
Breech Birth and ECV: Optibreech trainer and course facilitator.
Accredited Patient Safety Specialist (PSS) University of Loughborough.
Labour Ward: Consultant-level labour ward cover . Management of high-risk and complex
intrapartum cases· Instrumental delivery and complex caesarean sections· Escalation, risk
management, and clinical leadership· Supervision of junior staff and multidisciplinary teams.
Alex Houston
Partner, Forensic Disputes and Investigations
alex.houston@crowe.co.uk
+44 (0)20 7370 8216
Antenatal Care: Routine and high-risk antenatal clinics· Maternal medicine and complex
pregnancy management· Triage and referral assessment· Virtual and in-person clinic delivery.
Obstetric Expertise: High-risk obstetrics and complex comorbidities· Intrapartum fetal monitoring
and decision-making· Birth planning and complex counselling. · Bereavement and post-loss care.
Medico-legal
I have drafted medico legal reports for Clyde and Co and Kennedy's Law LLP who represent Barts.
Defendant: Approximately 30-40 reports. I have authored over 60 internal concise/serious
incident reports and represented the Trust at Coroner’s inquests.
@CroweUK
Statement: ' I understand as an Expert Witness, my duties are to the Court under the Civil Procedure
Rules, part 35.'
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Smart decisions. Lasting value.
Audit / Tax / Advisory / Consulting
Contact:
Telephone: 07767 756513
Email: philippa.corson@nhs.net
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The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Rd, London, E1 1FR
Eur Ing Dr Rober t Brown
Char tered Electrical Engineer
Mr Stephen Keoghane
BEng (Hons), PhD, CEng, MIET, IntPE (UK), Char tered Electrical Engineer
Consultant Urological Surgeon MBBS MS FRCS (Urol)
Dr Rober t E Brown is an exper t witness in the fields of electrical,
• I am an NHS consultant with over 22 years experience in urology.
electronic and control engineering.
• Having qualified from the Middlesex Hospital Medical School in 1989, my first
job as a junior doctor was in the urology department at the Middlesex Hospital - at
the time one of the premier units in the world. My training in surgery was broad,
with 2 years spent in clinical research in Oxford and 2 years in radiology. The latter
allows me to offer what I believe to be a unique insight into the radiological aspects
of medico-legal cases.
Achieving a first class honours degree (BEng), in Electronic Systems
and Control Engineering, a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) in Electrical
Engineering, and attaining Char tered Electrical Engineer status, Dr Brown has
worked extensively within the manufacturing, utility and construction sectors,
as a consultant engineer with many large blue chip organisations and well
• I completed a formal endo-urology fellowship, which included time in the US
training in complex surgery and have published widely in the international scientific
literature, and continue to write feature articles for the urology press.
as small OME and star t-up companies.
Rober t, as he likes to called, is an acclaimed exper t in the operation and
design of electrical fault protection systems. He also has extensive experience
• I served as a medical officer in the Army Reserve (AR) for 22 years. I was promoted
to lieutenant colonel at a young age and have experience as an adviser to the MOD
on urological conditions. Having been selected for higher training at the Army
Staff College, I passed out in the top third of all AR officers. My clinical experience
includes the treatment of blast injury and ballistic trauma in Afghanistan. Assessing
the impact of illness on occupation was an inherent part of my time in the British
Army Reserve.
in the operation, design, manufacture and testing of electrical and electronic
control systems for domestic and industrial environments.
Rober t continues to work as a consultant engineer and researcher
whilst in the main, under takes to help in litigation and insurance claims
where an understanding of electrical circumstances and phenomena
are sought for settlement.
• My surgical and medico-legal practice covers both core and sub-specialist
endo-urology, acting for both claimant and defendant in the UK and Ireland.
Contact: Eur Ing Dr Robert E Brown
• As an education lead, I have won many awards for teaching undergraduates and
surgical trainees.
Tel: +44 (0) 1777 709175
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Mobile: +44 (0) 7976 250624
Email: rober tbrown@rober tbrown.uk.com
• I am also a very experienced public speaker and have a parallel career as a military
historian, published author and feature writer for well-known, high-circulation,
international magazines.
Alternate Email: rober t.brown@frasergeorge.com
Contact Name: Victoria Perks
Email: victoria.perks@gmail.com
Area of Work: East of England
Address: Suite 5, Newcastle House, 37 Bridgegate,
EXPERT WITNESS JOURNAL
Website: www.rober tbrown.uk.com
Alternate Website: www.frasergeorge.com
Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 7UX
Area of work: Nationwide and International
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