Medico-Legal Magazine - Issue 33

Medico-Legal Magazine Issue 31 Contents: Welcome to Issue 33 of the Medico-Legal Magazine, produced by SpecialistInfo and publishing partner Iconic Media Solutions Ltd.

In this bumper Conference issue of 2026, we have several articles from some of our speakers and sponsors, including Keynote, Andrea Barnes, Barrister, Normanton Chambers, covering the common pitfalls for experts; and articles from supporters MLKP, Expert Witness Gateway, and Premex.

Other articles include:

Georgina Parkin, MD and Solicitor, Truth Legal, advising experts how to handle infant claims; and

Carolina Stamboulid, Scientific Evidence Analyst, Epistēmē Scientific Consulting, explaining breach vs causation; and

Nicola Witcombe, Independent Midwife, Mobile Midwives CIC, discussing the dangers of fragmented care in midwifery services; and

Linda Nelson, Barrister, Deka Chambers, detailing the growth in litigation involving weight-loss injections.

In our Expert Witness Directory we showcase more featured experts, who are available for instruction now.

Once again, the magazine will be circulated to up to 40,000 people in the industry, including doctors, insurance companies, law firms and medico-legal agencies. It has a dedicated website www.medicolegalmagazine.co.uk and a page on the Medico-Legal Section of the Specialistinfo.com website, where all the back issues can be viewed. Printed copies can be ordered from Iconic Media.

Specialistinfo maintains a database of contact details for up to 90,000 UK consultants and GPs, including approximately 11,000 consultants and GPs who undertake medico-legal work. We also provide Medico-Legal courses for expert witnesses and promote the members of the Faculty of Expert Witnesses (the FEW).

We welcome feedback from our readers, so please contact us with any suggestions for areas you would like to see covered in future issues or share your news and experiences with us.

Lisa Cheyne
Specialistinfo
Medico-Legal Magazine
t: +44 (0)1423 727 721
e: magazine@specialistinfo.com
www.specialistinfo.com

Pg 4 SpecialistInfo Medico-Legal Courses 2026 Lisa Cheyne

Pg 6 The Difference Between Clinical Expertise and Expert Witness Expertise By Mark Nicol

Pg 9 When Medical Experts Get it Wrong By Andrea Barnes

Pg 13 The Role of a Medico-Legal Expert By Dr Heidi Mounsey

Pg 16 Delayed Diagnosis Cases: Breach vs Causation Why Population Evidence Doesn’t Automatically Answer Individual Causation Questions By Dr Carolina Stamboulid

Pg 20 Weight-loss Injections: Growth in Litigation Likely, as Waistbands Shrink By Linda Nelson

Pg 22 Parallel Services, Fragmented Care: Why The NHS Must Engage With Independent Maternity Providers By Nicola Witcombe

Pg 26 Infant Claims: Ethics, Capacity and the Expert Witness By Georgina Parkin

Pg 30 Truth, Transparency, and Technology: Navigating AI as a Medical Expert Witness By The Medico-Legal Knowledge Partnership Community (MLKP)

Pg 33 Medico-Legal News By Lisa Cheyne

Pg 37 Expert Witness Directory