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as it approached. A signi昀椀cant reduction was
nevertheless appropriate since the Claimant was
riding too quickly for the road conditions and had
not noticed the gap in the line of tra昀케c from which
the Defendant emerged.
Mr Shyam A J Kumar
Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon
FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics), November 2009.
FRCS Ed; Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, Feb 2002.
Ringe v Eden Springs (UK) Limited [2012] EWHC 14
(QB) – 80% reduction – the Claimant motorcyclist
was signi昀椀cantly exceeding the speed limit and was
overtaking an articulated lorry when he collided
with the side of the Defendant’s van, which was
emerging from a junction. Whilst the Defendant
was negligent for failing to wait until he had a clear
view of the road before pulling out, the Claimant
bore the greater degree of responsibility for riding
in such a dangerous manner.
MFSTEd (RCSEdinburgh), July 2018.
LLM (Medical Law & Ethics) De Montfort University, November 2018.
Mr Shyam Kumar has worked as a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal
Lancaster Infirmary (University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust) since
2011. He has a special interest in upper limb surgery and is also involved in all aspects of
orthopaedic trauma care, as part of the orthopaedic trauma on-call service.
His other roles include being an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
and a member of the Appointments Advisory Committee for the Royal College of Surgeons
of England, overseeing consultant appointments in Trauma & Orthopaedics. He is also a
Performance Assessor for the General Medical Council (GMC).
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Mr Kumar has been writing medicolegal reports since 2012.
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Mr. Amr Fahmy is a Trauma and Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon with extensive experience in the field
since 2000. He has served as a Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon since 2015, specializing
exclusively in spinal conditions and injuries. Mr. Fahmy has led the NHS spinal service in his local
area, managing a diverse range of spinal pathologies, including adult degenerative conditions,
infections, emergencies, post-traumatic injuries, and pediatric spinal deformities.
He completed advanced training through a Senior Fellowship at the UK National Centre of
Excellence for Spinal Deformity (Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, London),
gaining significant expertise in managing complex spinal conditions. Currently, Mr. Fahmy is
a board member of the North East London Spinal Network, working collaboratively with
orthopaedic and neurosurgical colleagues.
Since 2011, Mr. Fahmy has acted as a medicolegal expert, producing over 3,000 reports with a
claimant-to-defendant case mix of 40:60. His experience as a medical expert in Orthopaedic
Spinal Surgery has been a central focus of his practice since 2015.
In addition to his clinical and medicolegal work, Mr. Fahmy is an Honorary Senior Clinical
Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University, an invited examiner at UCL, and a reviewer for the British
Medical Journal. He is widely published in peer-reviewed journals and frequently invited as an
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