Independent neurological expert opinion for medico-legal instructions
Dr Adnan Al-Araji provides clear, balanced and CPR Part 35 compliant neurological expert witness reports for personal injury and clinical negligence matters.
Consultant-level neurological expertise, substantial medico-legal experience and current clinical practice.
- Consultant Neurologist
- Medico-legal expert witness since 2013
- 2,000+ medico-legal reports completed
- Bond Solon trained
- CPR Part 35 compliant reports
- Claimant, defendant and joint instructions considered
- Face-to-face and remote assessments available
- Urgent report requests considered where possible
Expert neurological reports for solicitors, insurers and medico-legal agencies.
Dr Al-Araji prepares independent neurological opinion where symptoms, diagnosis, causation, prognosis or future care needs require consultant specialist input.
Reports are prepared for personal injury and clinical negligence matters, with a clear focus on the questions raised by the instructing party and the issues that need to be resolved.
A good medico-legal report should be clinically robust, clearly reasoned and useful to the instructing parties.
Standard report turnaround is usually 4-6 weeks from clinical assessment and receipt of the required documents. Shorter timescales can be considered for urgent cases where possible.Does this case need a neurologist?
If a case involves worsening pre-existing neurological symptoms, head injury, spinal injury, peripheral nerve injury, another suspected neurological condition, or uncertainty around neurological diagnosis, causation or prognosis, a neurological expert opinion may be appropriate.
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.
Clear information for busy solicitors and instructing parties.
The site is deliberately simple, with direct routes to Dr Al-Araji's profile, the main report types, solicitor information and the contact details needed to make an instruction enquiry.
About Dr Al-Araji
Consultant neurology background, qualifications, medico-legal experience and professional credentials.
Personal Injury Reports
Independent neurology reports for personal injury matters involving head injury, concussion, headaches, seizures, nerve symptoms, dizziness, functional neurological disorder, neuropathic pain and other neurological conditions.
Clinical Negligence Reports
Neurological opinion for clinical negligence matters involving diagnosis, treatment, causation, deterioration and neurological outcome across conditions including peripheral nerve injury, Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, stroke, cauda equina syndrome and cognitive difficulties.
For Solicitors
Practical information for solicitors, insurers and medico-legal agencies considering a neurological expert witness instruction.
Does This Case Need a Neurologist?
Send a short anonymised case summary if you are unsure whether neurological expert evidence may be appropriate.
Urgent Enquiries
For time-sensitive cases, urgent report requests or appointment availability, contact Dr Al-Araji's team.
Specialist opinion across a wide range of neurological issues.
Dr Al-Araji is instructed where there are neurological symptoms, disputed causation, persistent symptoms after injury, diagnostic uncertainty or questions around prognosis and future care.
A straightforward process for instructing parties.
Instructions are reviewed carefully, with assessment arrangements and reporting timescales confirmed before report preparation.
Initial enquiry
Send the case type, relevant dates, key issues, required timescale and any urgent deadline.
Instruction review
The instruction, records and reporting questions are reviewed before assessment where required.
Assessment
Face-to-face and remote assessments are available depending on the case and neurological issues.
Report
A clear, reasoned and CPR Part 35 compliant neurological report is prepared for the instructing parties.
Personal injury and clinical negligence instructions considered.
Reports may address diagnosis, causation, acceleration, attribution, prognosis, treatment needs, functional impact and future care requirements.
- Causation reports
- Condition and prognosis reports
- Desktop reports where appropriate
- Face-to-face neurological assessments
- Remote assessments where suitable
- Joint discussions and joint statements
Appointments in London, Birmingham, Stoke on Trent and by remote assessment.
Assessment arrangements can be discussed at the point of instruction. Availability, format and location will depend on the case requirements and the nature of the neurological issues.
- London assessments
- Birmingham assessments
- Stoke on Trent assessments
- Remote assessments
- English and Arabic assessments available
Occasional updates on medico-legal neurology issues.
Short practical articles can be added for solicitors and instructing parties, covering neurological symptoms, expert evidence, causation, prognosis and report preparation.
Make a medico-legal instruction enquiry.
For availability, urgent report requests, appointment options or a new neurological expert witness instruction, contact Dr Al-Araji's team.
Please include the case type, relevant dates, key neurological issues, required report timescale, preferred assessment location, relevant deadlines and whether the instruction is claimant, defendant or joint.