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7 firms listed for medico-legal agencies and expert-witness registers covering all of England and Wales · details as published on their sites, September 2026.
Instructions not tied to a single region usually come through an agency or register matching a case to an expert wherever the parties and court sit, since HM Courts and Tribunals Service administers civil, family and criminal courts as one system across England and Wales rather than separate regional jurisdictions. Under Civil Procedure Rules Part 35, an expert’s duty to help the court overrides any obligation to the instructing party, and the court can direct a single joint expert where more than one party wants evidence on the same issue; family rules in Practice Direction 25A require the court’s permission before any psychiatric or psychological evidence, and before a child is examined for that purpose. The Court of Protection sits at regional hubs, including Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle, as well as in London.
Remote participation is built into the system: HMCTS guidance on the Cloud Video Platform covers telephone and video hearings, so an expert can give evidence by video link where the court permits it. The Legal Aid Agency administers civil and criminal legal aid nationally, including funding for expert reports in eligible cases.
Tips for Nationwide agencies and registers
- Confirm whether the case calls for a single joint expert under CPR Part 35 or Practice Direction 25A before instructions are drafted, since the rules differ between civil and family proceedings.
- Court of Protection cases are heard at regional hubs, including Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle, as well as in London, so confirm the hearing centre early.
- HMCTS’s Cloud Video Platform supports remote video evidence; check the receiving court’s equipment and booking process rather than assuming every venue is set up the same way.
- Legal Aid Agency funding for a report is assessed against the individual client’s eligibility and the case type, not against a fixed regional budget.
medico-legal agency
Concise Medico
personal injury · clinical negligence · family and care proceedings · criminal and forensic · psychology reports
concisemedico.co.uk
medico-legal agency
MEWA LLP
family and care proceedings · criminal and forensic · personal injury · employment and stress · psychology reports · clinical negligence
mewa.org.uk
expert witness register
Academy of Experts
personal injury · clinical negligence · family and care proceedings · criminal and forensic · capacity assessment · employment and stress
academyofexperts.org
expert witness register
Expert Witness Institute
personal injury · clinical negligence · family and care proceedings · criminal and forensic · capacity assessment · employment and stress · expert witness training
ewi.org.uk
Clarity Expert Services
psychology reports
clarityexpertservices.co.uk
Forensic Defence
forensicdefence.co.uk
The Forensic Psychologist Service
psychology reports
forensicpsychologist.co.uk
Other towns
East of England Kent and the South East London Midlands North West South West and Wales Yorkshire and the North East
Listing is free and is not an endorsement. Details come from each firm's own website and may change; to be added or corrected, email [email protected]. See also the guides on psychiatric expert evidence.