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Criminal

We are regularly instructed to prepare medicolegal reports on a variety of issues including but not limited to:

  • Assessments in police custody and for bail
  • 
Fitness to be interviewed 

  • Fitness to plead and stand trial 

  • Homicide, arson and serious sexual offences

  • Diminished responsibility 

  • Infanticide 

  • Insanity 

  • Automatism 

  • Intent 

  • Loss of control 

  • Duress and coercion 

  • Failure to provide a specimen
 

  • Sentencing issues

    • Part 3 of the Mental Health Act
    • Mitigation
    • Community orders with specified requirements
    • Risk assessment and Dangerousness
  • 
Appeals
 

  • Parole board reports/hearings