Instruct Dr Al-Araji for medico-legal neurology reports
Contact Dr Adnan Al-Araji to discuss a medico-legal neurology instruction, report availability, assessment options, timescales and the documents required for an expert witness report.
For availability, timescales and new medico-legal neurology instructions, please contact Dr Al-Araji's team directly.
Dr Al-Araji can consider appropriate instructions from solicitors, insurers, medico-legal agencies and other instructing parties where independent consultant neurological opinion is required.
- Personal injury neurology reports
- Clinical negligence neurology reports
- Claimant, defendant and joint instructions considered
- Standard turnaround usually 4-6 weeks
- Urgent timescales considered where possible
- Face-to-face and remote assessments available
- Terms and fees available on request
- Part 35 questions and joint statements
Clear case details help confirm suitability, availability and timescale.
When contacting Dr Al-Araji's team, please provide a brief summary of the case, the party represented, the relevant dates, the neurological issues requiring opinion and any relevant deadline.
Early information about the case type, medical history, alleged injury or negligence, assessment needs and report timescale will help determine whether the instruction is suitable and whether the required timeframe can be accommodated.
Full records do not always need to be sent with an initial enquiry, but a clear summary is helpful when considering availability, conflict checks and the scope of the proposed instruction.
Please include the case type, relevant dates, key neurological issues, party represented, preferred assessment location and any court or procedural deadlines when making an enquiry.
Instructions are considered subject to availability, suitability and conflict checks.Ready to instruct, or still deciding whether neurology is required?
Use the formal instruction form when the expert discipline and scope are already known.
If there is uncertainty about symptoms, causation, prognosis or pre-existing neurological disease, you are welcome to send a request for a response within 48-72 hours.
Information to send with a new instruction enquiry.
A short, clear summary is usually enough for an initial enquiry. The following details are helpful when available.
Case type
Confirm whether the matter concerns personal injury, clinical negligence, insurance, a joint instruction or another medico-legal context.
Party represented
State whether the instruction is claimant, defendant, insurer-led, single joint expert or another form of instruction.
Key neurological issues
Summarise the symptoms or condition requiring opinion, such as head injury, headache, nerve symptoms, dizziness or neurological deterioration.
Documents available
Identify whether GP records, hospital notes, imaging reports, investigation results or previous expert reports are available.
Assessment preference
Include the preferred location, whether remote assessment may be appropriate and any practical requirements for the examinee.
Timescale and deadline
Provide any court timetable, report deadline, conference date, limitation issue or urgency that may affect availability.
Terms, fees and report timescales can be confirmed before instruction.
Dr Al-Araji does not publish fees online. Instructing parties are welcome to request current terms and conditions, including fee information, before confirming an instruction.
Standard report turnaround is usually 4-6 weeks from clinical assessment and receipt of the required documents. Shorter timescales can be considered for urgent matters where possible.
Before confirming an instruction
Please request current terms and conditions if fee information, cancellation terms, payment arrangements or report timing need to be confirmed before proceeding.
For urgent reports, please include the required deadline and any relevant court, conference or procedural date in the first enquiry.
Assessment options can be discussed at instruction stage.
The most appropriate assessment format will depend on the neurological issues, case requirements, claimant circumstances and the questions raised in the letter of instruction.
London
London assessments may be available for suitable medico-legal neurology instructions, subject to appointment availability and case requirements.
Birmingham
Birmingham assessments may be considered where appropriate for the case, the instructed questions and the claimant's circumstances.
Stoke on Trent
Stoke on Trent assessments may be available for suitable instructions requiring consultant neurological examination.
From initial enquiry to report preparation.
A straightforward process for solicitors, insurers and medico-legal agencies.
Initial contact
Send a brief enquiry with the case type, party represented, neurological issues, preferred assessment arrangements and any deadline.
Suitability and availability
The proposed instruction is reviewed for suitability, availability, conflict checks and whether the questions fall within Dr Al-Araji's neurological expertise.
Records and assessment
The relevant records and letter of instruction are reviewed. A clinical assessment is arranged where required and appropriate.
Report and follow-up
A structured medico-legal report is prepared. Responses to further questions, joint statements and expert discussions can be considered where required.
Medico-legal neurology instructions across personal injury and clinical negligence.
Dr Al-Araji can consider a range of medico-legal neurology instructions where independent consultant opinion is required.
- Claimant instructions
- Defendant instructions
- Insurer instructions
- Single joint expert instructions where suitable
- Personal injury neurology reports
- Clinical negligence neurology reports
- Part 35 questions and joint statements
Reports can address diagnosis, causation, prognosis and functional impact.
The exact questions will depend on the case, the pleaded issues, the medical records and the terms of the instruction.
- Neurological diagnosis
- Causation and material contribution
- Pre-existing conditions
- Aggravation or acceleration
- Current condition
- Prognosis and treatment recommendations
- Further investigation needs
Send case details via the enquiry form.
Use the form to provide the key instruction information. Dr Al-Araji's team will review the enquiry for suitability, availability and any conflict considerations.
- Case type and party represented
- Key neurological issues
- Assessment location preference
- Required timescale or deadline
- Request for terms and fee information if required
Medico-legal instruction enquiry
Please complete the form below with the available case details. Submission does not confirm acceptance of an instruction.
Contact and instruction FAQs.
Practical points for new medico-legal neurology instruction enquiries.
What is the best way to make a new instruction enquiry?
Email or the enquiry form is usually the most helpful route because it allows the case type, neurological issues, timescale and assessment requirements to be set out clearly.
What if I am unsure whether the case needs a neurologist?
If there is uncertainty about symptoms, causation, prognosis or pre-existing neurological disease, you are welcome to send a request for a response within 48-72 hours.
Do full medical records need to be sent with the first enquiry?
Full records are not always required for the first enquiry, but a clear case summary, key dates, the party represented and the main neurological questions are helpful.
What is the usual report turnaround?
Standard report turnaround is usually 4-6 weeks from clinical assessment and receipt of the required documents. Shorter timescales can be considered for urgent matters where possible.
Are fees published online?
Fees are not published online. Instructing parties can request current terms and conditions, including fee information, before confirming an instruction.
Can urgent instructions be considered?
Urgent enquiries can be considered subject to availability, the scope of the instruction, the documents provided and the required report timescale.
Can remote assessments be arranged?
Remote assessments may be appropriate in some cases, depending on the neurological issues, the questions raised and whether a physical neurological examination is required.
Can Dr Al-Araji accept claimant, defendant and joint instructions?
Yes. Claimant, defendant, insurer and single joint expert instructions can be considered, subject to availability, suitability and conflict checks.
Useful pages before making an instruction.
These pages provide more background on Dr Al-Araji's experience, medico-legal work and the types of neurological cases he can consider.
Send a medico-legal neurology instruction enquiry.
For report availability, urgent timescales, assessment options, terms and conditions or a new instruction, contact Dr Al-Araji's team.
Please include the case type, party represented, relevant dates, key neurological issues, preferred assessment location, available records and any relevant deadline.