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Mr James W Fairley BSc MBBS FRCS MS ( London )   Consultant ENT Surgeon

Mrs Sylvia A Fairley RGN RCNT Dip Nurs ( London )   Practice Manager

Expert witness fees and terms

Mr James W Fairley BSc MBBS FRCS MS Consultant ENT Surgeon

Fees for medico-legal reports produced to current Civil Procedures Rules

 Mr James W Fairley BSc MBBS FRCS MS Consultant ENT Surgeon (links to full curriculum vitae)

Mr JW Fairley
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This page last updated 27 Oct, 2011

Please telephone 01233 642244 for free intial case-screening advice.

Rates

Our basic rate is £200 per hour plus costs of any specialist examinations, tests, investigations. We can supply estimates for individual cases on request.

Invoice terms

  • Fees payable on receipt of report
  • Interest of 1.5% per month payable beyond 30 days
  • We understand and will exercise our statutory right to claim interest and compensation for debt recovery costs under the late payment legislation if we are not paid according to agreed credit terms

Examples

example 1: Noise induced hearing loss report, no relevant previous medical history, small volume medical records
examination and preparation time 3 hours @ £200 / hour 600.00
pure tone audiometry to British Standards @ £150 150.00
Total
750.00
example 2: Moderately complex personal injuries case; significant volume previous medical records requiring detailed study & commentary
examination and preparation time 6 hours @ £200 / hour 1200.00
special investigation fibreoptic nasolaryngoscopy (inc hosp charges) 250.00
Total
1450.00
example 3: Complex medical negligence case; large volume previous medical records requiring detailed study & specific referenced citations / research documentation
examination and preparation time 16 hours @ £200 / hour 3200.00
multiple special investigations eg cortical evoked response audiometry, electronystagmography, MRI scanning (at cost) 1600.00
Total
4800.00

Court appearances

Our rate is £1,600 per day or part thereof, plus travel, accomodation & sundry expenses

Cancellation fees for court appearances

We are contractually obliged to give a minimum of 8 weeks notice to the NHS Hospital Trust for leave of absence. This is because

  • Out-patient clinics and operating theatre lists are normally booked well in advance, and becoming more so with the NHS "Choose and book" system.
  • Time is needed either to cancel and re-book large numbers of patients appointments, or to engage locum cover.
  • Once a date has been booked as leave for court attendance, it is not usually possible for us to re-instate either NHS or private work with less than 8 weeks notice.
Therefore it would be justifiable to bill the full rate if a court case is cancelled with less than 8 weeks notice. However we recognize that this is not customary practice, and work to the following schedule:
Notice of Cancellation (calendar days) Percentage of fee payable
more than 56 nil
28 - 56 25%
14 - 27 50%
7 - 13 75%
less than 7 100%