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Expert Witness Journal June/July issue
- Jun 4, 2025
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Hello and welcome to our June /July issue, the main focus of this issue is personal injury download here.
Personal injury is probably the most visible area for expert witnesss. A PI claim is a legal action taken when someone is injured due to the fault or negligence of another. This can include physical or psychological harm caused by accidents, medical negligence, or exposure to hazardous substances.
In this issue we feature articles covering a range of personal injury areas including, Medical Tattooing in Personal Injury Cases: A Crucial Contribution to Recovery and Compensation. In this article Rae Denman-Tanne explains how medical tattooing is increasingly being recognised as a valuable option in personal injury cases, particularly when it comes to scarring and pigmentation issues resulting from traumatic accidents.
Wrist Fractures in Medicolegal Practice: Why the Outcome is Rarely Perfect, fractures, particularly distal radius fractures, represent one of the most common injuries encountered in trauma and orthopaedic practice. An excellent article by Mr Ross Fawdington.
Scars – Combination Strategies for Prevention and Treatment, Mr. Raj Ragoowansi describes the choice of scar management. Wisdom Tooth Surgery Trigeminal Nerve Complications, by Dr R Kumar part one of a two part article.
Testing the Boundary: Tort Claims and Wrongful Acts by Alistair Kinley from Clyde & Co. Bratt v Jones [2025] EWCA Civ 562 this judgement provides clarification as to what the test for breach of duty is in a valuers' negligence case. Also featured is ‘The Shadow of Gestmin - Analysing Lay Witness Evidence in Historic Industrial Disease Cases’ by Samuel Shelton.
Understanding SIRVA Injuries: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment, in recent years, SIRVA - which stands for 'shoulder injury related to vaccine administration' by Rosie Nelson
Our next issue will be published in August 2025, it will have a non-medical focus, if you have a submission please email us.
Chris Connelly
Editor
Email: chris.connelly@expertwitness.co.uk
