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Dietitian Expert Witness
I provide independent expert witness opinion in cases involving clinical nutrition, malnutrition and nutritional care.
My work involves reviewing medical records, assessing standards of care and providing impartial expert reports for solicitors, barristers and courts across the UK.
What Does a Dietitian Expert Witness Do?
A dietitian expert witness provides independent expert opinion in legal cases where clinical nutrition, malnutrition or dietary management may be relevant to the issues in dispute.
Expert reports are prepared in accordance with the duties of expert witnesses and the relevant court rules, including CPR Part 35, to assist the court with clear and impartial interpretation of the clinical nutrition evidence.
CPR Part 35 Expert Reports in Clinical Nutrition
As an HCPC-registered dietitian with more than 15 years of clinical experience across NHS hospitals and private practice, I am instructed by solicitors, barristers and courts to review medical records and provide expert opinion where nutrition may have influenced patient outcomes.
My reports are written in accordance with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR Part 35) and the duties of expert witnesses to assist the court through objective, independent analysis of the clinical evidence.
Areas of Medico-Legal Expertise
I provide expert opinion in matters involving clinical nutrition across civil litigation, family proceedings and criminal cases.
Common areas of instruction include:
Failure to recognise or manage malnutrition in hospitals or care settings
Failure to perform or act on nutrition screening assessments (e.g. MUST)
Failure to monitor weight, nutritional intake or nutritional decline
Refeeding syndrome risk and management
Delayed or inappropriate dietetic referral
Complications relating to enteral feeding (nasogastric or PEG feeding)
Complications relating to total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
Faltering growth or failure to thrive in paediatric cases
Nutritional management following neurological injury or complex illness
Nutrition-related harm in clinical negligence or catastrophic injury cases
If your case involves nutrition-related issues not listed above, I am happy to discuss whether expert opinion may assist the court.
Expert Witness Services
I provide a range of medico-legal services relating to clinical nutrition evidence.
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Screening Reports / Preliminary Opinion
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Initial review of medical records to determine whether nutrition or malnutrition is likely to be materially relevant to the case.
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Full CPR Part 35 Expert Reports
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Independent expert reports addressing breach of duty, causation and the interpretation of clinical nutrition evidence.
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Joint Statements
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Preparation of joint expert statements following discussion with the opposing expert where required by the court.
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Court Attendance
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Provision of oral expert testimony where required.
Turnaround times depend on the complexity of the case and the volume of medical records provided.
Professional Registration and Expert Witness Panels
I am listed on several expert witness registers and medico-legal panels including:
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
National Register of University Certified Expert Witnesses
National Expert Witness Association
UK Register of Expert Witnesses
McCollum Consultants
Bush & Co
Apex
Premex
These organisations provide expert witnesses to solicitors, insurers and courts across the UK.
Why Solicitors
Instruct Me
My work combines clinical dietetic expertise with medico-legal training and experience, enabling me to provide balanced and evidence-based expert opinion.
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Key features of my expert witness work include:
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Clear, structured reports written specifically for the court
Careful interpretation of clinical nutrition evidence
Independent and impartial opinion in accordance with expert witness duties
Experience across hospital, community and private healthcare settings
Ability to explain complex clinical nutrition issues clearly for legal audiences
Typical Cases Where Nutrition Evidence is Relevant
Nutrition evidence may be relevant in cases involving:
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Hospital malnutrition or delayed nutritional support
Complications relating to artificial feeding
Weight loss or malnutrition during illness or hospital admission
Paediatric feeding or growth concerns
Catastrophic injury where nutritional management forms part of rehabilitation
Dietitian Expert Witness in London
Although I am based between the UK and Spain, I regularly provide dietitian expert witness services in London and across the UK.
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Many clinical negligence cases involving nutrition arise from hospital admissions in London NHS trusts and private hospitals.
In these cases, solicitors often require an independent Registered Dietitian to analyse nutritional care, review medical records, and provide an expert opinion on whether appropriate standards of care were followed.
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My work as a dietitian expert witness frequently involves reviewing cases relating to:
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hospital malnutrition
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delayed dietetic referral
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failure to monitor nutritional status
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prolonged nil-by-mouth periods
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metabolic complications such as refeeding syndrome.
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In London-based litigation, I am commonly instructed by claimant and defendant solicitors to provide independent expert reports in accordance with Civil Procedure Rules Part 35.
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Expert evidence may involve analysing clinical documentation, constructing a chronology of nutritional care, and assessing whether deterioration was reasonably foreseeable and appropriately managed at the time.
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Recent articles discussing common issues in nutrition negligence include:
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When Malnutrition Becomes Negligence: A Case Every Solicitor Should Read
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Failure to Weigh Negligence: Why Weight Trends Matter
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Refeeding Syndrome Negligence: When Is It Foreseeable and Preventable?
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Starvation Ketoacidosis Negligence: When Is It Foreseeable?
These topics frequently arise in complex clinical negligence cases involving prolonged hospital admissions and nutritional deterioration.
Professional Location
I work with solicitors and courts across the UK and provide expert witness services nationally.
I am based between London and Gibraltar and regularly work with instructing solicitors remotely through secure document review and video conference.
Where a clinical assessment is required, adult assessments can be arranged in central London at King Edward VII’s Hospital or as a home visit.
Paediatric assessments are typically conducted in the child’s home environment or online where appropriate.
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