Medico-Legal Work

Simon Shorvon’s medico-legal practice is in neurology involving especially epilepsy, head trauma and a range of other central nervous system disorders (including subarachnoid haemorrhage, brain tumours, cerebral abscess).

He has given written advice and verbal evidence in criminal and civil cases.

In civil cases, he has assisted in personal injury and clinical negligence cases, and provided expert reports on breach of duty, causation, condition and prognosis and in relation to such aspects as: diagnosis, complications, drug treatment (including sodiumvalproate), surgical treatment, prognosis, prospective risks, standards of clinical practice and regulatory aspects. He has been instructed by solicitors for the defendant and claimant in about equal measure. 

He has also assisted in cases revolving around regulatory aspects and patents. He has attended magistrate courts, crown courts and the high court and has given written evidence to the family courts and attended tribunals of various types and the coroners court.

He understands fully his overriding duty to the court and also his responsibility to provide instructing solicitors and clients (and their funders) helpful and measured advice. He has a working knowledge of the law in various areas, which can be helpful in framing opinions.