Mr Richard Scott-Watson BSc(Hons) MB BS LLB (Hons)(Open)Cert. Av. Med. Cert.MR(2)CUEW DDAM FRCS(Ed)
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mr Richard Scott-Watson has been an Expert Witness in Orthopaedic Trauma since 1990, completing over 22,000 reports and averaging two court appearances per year.
He undertakes cases involving all aspects of bone and soft tissue injury and has a special interest in cervical spine injuries and disorders, and their consequences and treatment.
Mr Scott-Watson is an experienced disability analyst and provides Employment Tribunal reports under the Equalities Act. Low velocity impact traffic accident cases are accepted and urgent reports can be undertaken.
His specialist areas of expertise include:
- General orthopaedics, fractures and trauma
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Finger injuries
- Hand and wrist injuries (including wrist fracture)
- Tendon injuries
- Forearm injuries and fracture
- Elbow injuries and fracture
- Humerus fracture
- Shoulder injuries and fracture
- Shoulder dislocation
- Rotator cuff injury
- Whiplash injuries
- Cervical spine soft tissue injury
- Cervical spine fracture
- Back injury and pain
- Thoracic spine fracture and pain
- Lumbar spine injury, fracture and pain
- Pelvic injury and fracture
- Hip injury and fracture
- Neck of femur fracture
- Femur fracture
- Knee fracture
- Knee ligament injury
- Knee meniscus injury
- Meniscus injury
- Tibia fracture
- Ankle sprain, fracture and dislocation
- Calcaneum fracture
- Foot fracture
- Metatarsal fracture
- Toe fracture and dislocation
- Compound fracture
- Closed fracture
Mr Scott-Watson is fully trained in CPR, an APIL Expert, MedCo Accredited and MEOL Approved. He obtained his Cardiff University Expert Witness Certificate in 2014.
Awards
- Best Expert Witness Services Provider - 2024 - RSW Medico-Legal Ltd - UK
- Global 100:Best Expert Witness Services Provider - 2024 - RSW Medico-Legal Ltd - UK
- Leaders in Law: Orthopaedic Therapy Expert of the Year UK 2023
- Advisory Excellence – Certificate of Excellence 2023
- Global 100. Orthopaedic Therapy Expert of the year UK 2023
- Corporate International Orthopaedic Therapy Expert Witness of the Year in the United Kingdom - 2023
- Leaders in Law Global Awards 2022 Orthopaedic Therapy Services Expert of the Year in the UK
- Advisory Excellence Orthopaedic Therapy Expert England. 2022
- Leaders in Law - Orthopaedic Therapy Expert of the Year UK 2022
- Global 100. Orthopaedic Therapy Expert Witness of the Year – England. 2022
- Lawyer Monthly. 2021 Orthopaedic Therapy Services winner UK.
- Corporate Intl Orthopaedic Therapy Expert Witness of the Year in the United Kingdom - 2022
- Leaders in Law - Orthopaedic Therapy Expert of the Year UK 2021
- M&A Global Awards Orthopaedic Therapy Expert Witness England 2021
- Global Law Experts. Orthopaedic Expert Witness England 2021
- Gamechangers 2021. Best Practice Operator of the Year UK (Health Care Expert Witness)
- Global Business Insight: Most Outstanding Expert Witness Services Provider 2021/2
- Advisory Excellence Orthopaedic Therapy Expert England. 2021
- Orthopaedic Surgery Expert Witness of the Year - 2021 - Mr Richard Scott-Watson
- Corporate America Today.Orthopaedic Surgery Expert Witness of the Year - 2021 - Mr Richard Scott-Watson, RSW Medico-Legal Ltd – UK
- Corporate America Today. Best Expert Witness Services Provider - 2021 - RSW Medico-Legal Ltd - UK
- 2020 – Global 100. Orthopaedic Therapy Expert Witness of the Year - England
- 2020 - ACQ5- the United Kingdom Best Practice operator of the Year (Healthcare Expert Witness)
- 2020 Orthopaedic Expert Witness law position England. The Lawyer Network
- Leaders in Law Global award 2020.
- 2020 Corporate Intl Magazine Global Award: Orthopaedic Therapy Expert Witness of the Year in England – 2020
- M&A Global Awards – Best Expert Witness Service Provider 2020 – RSW Medico Legal Ltd
- Numerous previous industry awards ofr many years
- Forensic and Expert Witness E Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award receiver for Trauma & Orthopaedics.
- 2014. Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate.
- MEOL Accredited Expert.
- Fully trained in CPR and in LVI cases.
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Clinics in Stourbridge, Birmingham, Coventry, Bristol, Swindon and Oxford. Waiting list 4 - 6 weeks. Home and prison visits undertaken.
Reporting since 1990. Over 23,000 reports.
https://rswmedicolegal.forensicandexpertwitness.co.uk
