Dr Nireeja Pradhan is a renowned independent expert witness Consultant Psychiatrist who has earnt a strong reputation for her clear and robust expert witness reports assessing mental health and psychiatric injuries for 15+ years.

She is a NHS Consultant Psychiatrist based in Birmingham with a nationwide accredited psychiatric report expert witness service.

A top level recommended APIL expert and medical negligence expert psychiatrist with extensive experience in assessing psychiatric injuries in fast track and multi-track cases.

She is regularly instructed as a panel expert in group litigation actions providing medico-legal expert witness psychiatric reports by defendant and claimant lawyers. Dr Nireeja Pradhan was awarded best Consultant Psychiatrist in the Expert Witness Awards 2017.

Dr Pradhans’ expertise includes serious injury, employment (stress/DDA), mental fitness, conduct, regulatory, family (HNW), child psychiatry, criminal, RTA’s, victims of abuse, sexual harassment, secondary victim assessments, PTSD, anxiety and depression.

She also is a special report provider in CICA claims.

Dr Pradhan has undertaken training in expert report writing and court room skills and attended court on numerous occasions. She has been commended by judges for her clarity in complex and contentious cases.

Dr Pradhan usually completes reports within 1 – 2 weeks from assessment and travels across the UK to assess clients.

Dr Pradhan provides free medico-legal advice to lawyers and is able to make referrals to experts in all medical specialities. References from leading lawyers across all areas of law available upon request. Flexible and deferred payment terms are available to lawyers.

Dr Pradhan is available to provide reports in the following areas.

Personal Injury & Medical Negligence Cases
• Victims of Abuse including childhood abuse
• Road Traffic Accidents
• Workplace Accidents
• Trauma Sequelae
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Psychosomatic Disorders/ Munchausen / Malingering – fraudulent simulation or exaggeration of symptoms assessments
• Psychopathology / Psychiatric Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders / Depression / Stress Disorders
• Psychiatry Injury due to Medical Negligence / Clinical Negligence
• PTSD,  Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Birth Injuries
• Victims of Abuse including childhood abuse
• Employment Tribunals / Equality Act / DDA
• Medical Negligence / Clinical Negligence Inc. catastrophic injuries
• Fitness to work/ Return to Work
• Sexual Harassment, Bullying, Racial Discrimination
• Psychiatric Injury ; Depression, Anxiety , enduring personality change
• Trauma Sequelae
• Psychosomatic Disorders/ Munchausen / Malingering
• RTA’s and Accidents at work
• Psychopathology / Psychiatric Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders / Depression
• Psychiatric Injury / Stress Related
• Medical Negligence / Clinical Negligence
• Military Claims: PTSD , Bullying , Abuse
• Catastrophic Injuries
• Assessment of Adults who suffered Childhood Injury

Criminal Law
• Pre-sentencing reports
• Fitness to Plead and Stand trial
• Risk assessments including Arson
• Pre-sentencing Reports
• Suggestibility
• Loss of control
• Hospital Orders
• Diminished Responsibility / Intent
• Sexual / Violent crime
• Parole Board Assessments
• Mental Health Review Panels
• Personality Disorders
• Personality Disorders/Psychoses
• Dangerousness/Risk Assessment⎫
• Violence/Self Harm/Suicide⎫
• Offender Assessment
• Witness Assessment/Testamentary Capacity
• Abnormal Behaviour
• Mental Disorders
• Psychiatric Rehabilitation
• Rape / Sexual abuse
• Crime Victims / Torture Victims
• Child Abuse
• Section 18 ,  Section 37
• Arson Cases
• Murder Cases

Employment Law
• Work Related stress
• PTSD
• Fitness to Work / Return to Work
• Employment Tribunals / DDA
• Psychiatric Injury:  Depression ,  Anxiety
• Sexual Harassment
• Bullying
• Racial Discrimination

Family Law
• Assessment of parents in child contact and custody cases
• Parental Psychiatric assessments
• Risk Assessments / Domestic Violence
• Mental Capacity Assessments

Immigration & Asylum Cases
Mental Capacity Assessments
Psychiatric Assessments in affects of abuse and removal

Housing Matters
Psychiatric Assessments involving tenants

REGULATORY & FITNESS TO PRACTICE

Tel: 0800 161 3395 or email info@drpradhan.co.uk with your letter of approach. Please note Dr Pradhan only accepts instructions from legal professionals.