Medicine
Infertility expert witnesses
Listed infertility expert witnesses address investigation of subfertility, assisted conception and the handling of gametes and embryos. The regulatory framework governing licensed treatment is often central to the instruction.
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The evidence
What an infertility expert witness is asked to determine
Fertility claims may concern investigation and diagnosis, the conduct of a treatment cycle, consent, or the storage and handling of material. Clinic records, consent documentation and laboratory records each answer a different part of the question. Age, ovarian reserve and the number of cycles already undertaken all affect what can properly be said about the prospects lost, and each should be addressed on the evidence.
- Whether investigation of subfertility was appropriate to the history recorded.
- Whether the treatment offered and the counselling given reflected the prospects documented.
- Whether consent was obtained and recorded in the form the treatment required.
- Whether ovarian hyperstimulation or another recognised complication was anticipated and managed.
- Whether laboratory handling, identification and storage followed the standards in place.
Practitioners are listed across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Location can be narrowed in the register’s location listings before an instruction is made.
Claim contexts
Claims that instruct this discipline
These links describe the question infertility evidence can answer. They do not prescribe the scope of an individual instruction.
Clinical negligence claims
Investigation, treatment and consent in assisted conception.
View claim type → 02Personal injury claims
Loss of fertility following injury or treatment.
View claim type → 03Court of Protection matters
Fertility treatment decisions where capacity is in issue.
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Reports prepared
Clinic, consent and laboratory records support a records review report. A breach and causation report then addresses the loss alleged.
Where the regulatory question is separate from the clinical one, both may need to be addressed. The report pages state what each of those routes covers.
Infertility expert witness evidence
A fertility expert witness separates the clinical question from the regulatory and laboratory questions, and answers each from its own record.
The listing shows discipline and location; conflicts and terms are addressed directly. See guidance from Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority alongside the case material.
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Questions answered
Frequently asked questions
Will an Infertility expert witness respond to Part 35 questions?
Yes - CPR 35.6 entitles the parties to put written questions on a report, and answering them is part of the expert's duty to the court. A Infertility report prepared for proceedings in England and Wales carries the Part 35 statement of truth, with equivalent duties applying in the other UK jurisdictions.
Can an Infertility expert act as a single joint expert?
Where the court directs a single joint expert under CPR 35.7, the instruction is agreed between the parties and put jointly - a routine basis of instruction in this field. Whether a particular practitioner accepts SJE appointments is confirmed with the practitioner at the enquiry stage.
Will the expert attend joint discussions or give evidence at trial?
Where the court directs discussions between experts under CPR 35.12, they meet and produce a joint statement of what is agreed and what is disputed; attendance at trial - in person or by video link - is likewise a matter of court direction. These commitments are confirmed with the practitioner at instruction.
Can I choose an Infertility expert of a specific gender, or one who assesses remotely?
Yes on both counts. Every listing displays the practitioner's gender, consulting locations and assessment types - face to face, remote or both - so sensitive-instruction preferences can be applied at the shortlisting stage, before any contact is made.