Dr Nireeja Pradhan MBBS MRCPsych MA(Medical Law & Ethics)
Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr. Pradhan is regarded as a leading Expert witness in Psychiatry by many lawyers and barrister and assists lawyers nationally with free expert medico-legal advice and by making referrals to fellow high-quality psychiatrists and other medical specialty experts based on draft letter of instructions. Dr Pradhan Psychiatry Partners assess clients nationally and normally provide expert witness psychiatric reports one to two weeks from assessments (urgent reports in 2 -5 days).
Please email letters of approach / anonymised draft letter of instructions to info@drpradhan.co.uk to obtain appointments and quotes or call 0800 161 3395.
Dr Pradhan has extensive experience in provision expert witness reports across all areas of law for over 15 years and works with an established team of accredited psychiatrists she has mentored to provide a nationwide service for psychiatric reports across all areas of law.
Dr Pradhan was also awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists for her expert witness services and excellence in psychiatry and has been awarded Consultant Psychiatrist of the Year at Expert Witness Awards 2017 & 2019, Expert Witness of the Year 2017 at the Mental Health Awards and Consultant Psychiatrist Expert of the Year 2019 at the global awards.
She has earnt a strong reputation with leading barristers for her comprehensive reports and court attendances and has vast experience in Fast Track and Multi-Track Personal Injury cases involving assessing psychiatric injuries in historic child abuse, clinical negligence Inc. Birth Injuries, personal injury cases Inc. catastrophic RTA’s, complex cases and equality act assessments.
Working in the inner-city area of Birmingham as the lead Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Pradhan has extensive clinical experience in patients with a range of complex mental health issues often precipitated by social factors. This highly relevant clinical expertise ensures that she is considered an appropriate psychiatrist to assess the General Adult population who may have suffered from sudden or past traumatic events whether mental, physical or emotional in civil and criminal matters.
Dr Pradhan has been appointed on numerous panels in high profile cases as an expert and in high value and contentious cases involving numerous experts and court attendances and where clients had been awarded record compensation.
Expert Witness Training: Dr Pradhan has completed a comprehensive professional course in Medical Report Writing and Giving Expert Evidence in Court.
References from lawyers in Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Abuse, Employment Family Cases available upon request.
Call: 0800 161 3395 for a copy of Dr Pradhan’s current for CV, appointments and quotes.
Areas of Experience:
PERSONAL INJURY & MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CASES
CRIMINAL LAW
EMPLOYMENT LAW
FAMILY LAW
IMMIGRATION & ASYLUM CASES
Training
Extensively trained and experienced in CPR quality Expert Witness Reports, Expert Training, Expert Witness Training
Membership
Sweet & Maxwell Checked, Expert Witness Institute, Society of Expert Witnesses, Medico-Legal Society and APIL, Member of European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
