Expert witness training

Learn how to be an effective expert witness

Taught by leading medico-legal experts, our expert witness training courses cover all the key skills you’ll need to succeed in this role. We offer both online and face-to-face training in this area. The courses are suitable for medical professionals who are new to expert witness work and also for more experienced practitioners.

Choose how you study

Expert witness training

We run regular training events for new and experienced medical expert witnesses in England and Scotland.

Online training

Short on time? Our online training courses cover the four key areas of medical expert witness work. Buy these courses individually or as a package, at a discounted cost.

Training led by renowned legal experts

Our expert witness courses are taught by many distinguished barristers, lawyers, solicitors and a former high court judge. So, you will learn from some of the brightest minds in the legal sector.

Alongside our legal experts, you will also learn from medics who are highly experienced expert witnesses.

This training is highly interactive – with practical tasks to test your learning as you progress. This helps to embed your understanding on key topics.

Following the training, you’ll have access to ongoing mentoring and support. We can provide help with getting started in medico-legal practice, finding clients, setting your fees, marketing your services and managing your first few instructions.

Other courses, services and resources

Our training faculty includes:

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Lauren Sutherland KC
Clinical Negligence Advocate, Ampersand Advocates
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Dr Simon Fox KC
Clinical Negligence Barrister, Sergeants’ Inn
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Mr Paul Sankey
Medical Negligence Lawyer, Enable Law
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His Honour Judge Harris KC
Retired High Court Circuit Judge
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Isabel Bathurst
Inquest, Inquiry and Injury Solicitor
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Dr Tom Boyd
GP and Expert Witness
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Ann Logan
Partner and Clinical Negligence Lawyer, Balfour + Manson
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Dr Chris Danbury
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthetics, Royal Berkshire Hospital
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Mr Richard Kerr
Neurosurgeon and Expert Witness
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Professor Charles Hennessy
Professor of Law, Strathclyde University