Slips, trips and falls: expert witnesses

Fall claims range from a simple fracture to life-changing injury in an older claimant. The medical questions are mechanism, consistency with the account, and what the injury now prevents.

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The evidence

The disciplines this matter instructs

The register should be searched by the question a practitioner is asked to answer, not by a generic medical title.

Orthopaedic Surgeryfractures, fixation and outcome Trauma Surgerymulti-site and complex injury Foot and Ankle Surgerylower-limb injury and gait Geriatric Medicinefalls in older claimants and frailty Physiotherapymobility, recovery and treatment need Hip Surgeryhip fracture and replacement evidence Pain Managementchronic pain diagnosis and treatment routes Psychologypsychological injury and its treatment Occupational Therapydaily-living function and equipment needs

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Jurisdiction

The context behind the instruction

Occupiers’ liability rests on separate statutes in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the claim follows the procedure of its forum. The medical evidence addresses injury and consequence, not the occupier’s duty.

For nation-specific context, see expert evidence across the UK. The register does not determine legal issues or provide legal advice.

Report routes

Reports commonly considered

condition and prognosis reports address the injury, its treatment and its likely course; quantum reports address the losses that follow. Their scope should follow the issues, available records and the questions put to the expert.

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Questions answered

Frequently asked questions

Which disciplines are instructed in slip, trip or fall cases?

The discipline follows the question in issue - breach, causation, condition or future needs - and slip, trip or fall cases often need more than one to tell the whole story. This page maps the specialties most commonly instructed, each opening the register already filtered, so a shortlist is one click away.

Can one expert deal with both breach and causation in a slip, trip or fall case?

Sometimes, where both questions sit within a single specialty - but courts expect an expert to stay within their own expertise, so the two are often split across disciplines. The disciplines mapped above reflect the usual division of labour for this claim type.

What must a slip, trip or fall expert report comply with?

In England and Wales, CPR Part 35 and its Practice Direction: the expert's qualifications, the material relied on, the basis of each opinion, the range of reasonable opinion where it exists, and the statement of truth. The other UK jurisdictions impose equivalent requirements, and the report follows the forum it is written for - a CICA application, a redress scheme or the Court of Protection each expect their own format.

Can an addendum or supplementary report be requested as the case develops?

Yes - new records, Part 35 questions or a changed prognosis are routinely dealt with by addendum rather than a fresh instruction, and continuity with the original expert is usually the efficient route. The register's report-type pages cover the formats, from screening and records review through to joint statements and addendum reports.