Clinical negligence & personal injury · UK & Republic of Ireland
Dental expert evidence, written for litigation.
Dr Alexander Michael has been in general dental practice since 2002 and holds a Master of Laws in Medical Law, bringing clinical reasoning and legal understanding to each report. UK and Republic of Ireland instructions are welcomed, with selective international work by agreement.
BDS · LLM · DLM · MFDS · Dipl.MFGDP(UK) · AssocFCGDent · CUBS · FRSA
GDC 80782
Services
Four ways the evidence assists your case
Formal reports for England and Wales civil proceedings comply with CPR Part 35. For other jurisdictions, the applicable rules and report requirements are agreed before acceptance. Each report is structured around the issues in your letter of instruction.
Screening & early case input
A focused preliminary review before you commit to full expert evidence: the key issues, the evidential gaps, and a clear view on whether the case merits proceeding.
Breach of duty & causation
Opinion on the standard of care, alleged breaches and what flowed from them clinically, separating negligent outcomes from recognised complications of properly performed treatment.
Condition & prognosis reports
Assessment of dental injury, treatment to date, current condition, future treatment needs, timescales, costs and functional impact. The evidence that underpins valuation and settlement.
CPR 35 questions & joint statements
Replies to Part 35 questions, conference input with counsel, and joint expert discussions and statements, delivered within the litigation timetable.
Full detail, including the range of case types covered: Services · Case types
Why instruct Dr Michael
Experience and expertise behind your report
Current clinical experience
Opinions on records, consent, treatment planning and prognosis are grounded in current clinical experience and supported by clear reasoning.
Legal and expert witness training
An LLM in Medical Law, a Diploma of Legal Medicine and Cardiff University Bond Solon expert witness training inform a structured approach to the questions in dispute, the evidence and the expert’s responsibilities.
Independent opinion
Instructions accepted from claimant and defendant solicitors and as a single joint expert. Opinions are based on the available evidence, with assumptions, uncertainties and the limits of expertise made clear.
Working with instructing parties
What you can rely on
- Clear fees. Scope and cost agreed in writing before work begins.
- Deadlines agreed and honoured. Timescales confirmed at instruction and built around your directions timetable.
- Plain-English opinion. Readable by solicitors, insurers, counsel and the Court.
- Available after delivery. Part 35 questions, conferences and joint statements handled by the same expert who wrote the report.
- Honest early views. If the evidence does not support the case, you will be told at screening, not after a full report fee.
- Examinations where needed. Clinical examinations can be arranged across the UK, with suitable venues agreed for each instruction; records-based opinion where examination is not required.
How to instruct
From enquiry to report in three steps
Send the case outline
Brief details of the matter, jurisdiction, country of treatment, issues to be addressed, key deadlines and whether examination is likely to be required. Suitability and availability are confirmed before instruction.
Agree scope, fee and timescale
The letter of instruction, records, radiographs and any existing reports are reviewed to confirm suitability. A written fee estimate and delivery date follow before work begins.
Receive the report
A report prepared for the agreed jurisdiction, including CPR 35-compliant reports for England and Wales, with continued availability for questions, conferences and joint expert work.
Full guidance on instructing, including what to send: How to instruct
Jurisdictions
UK, Republic of Ireland and selective international instructions
Enquiries are welcomed from England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Selective international instructions are considered by agreement, subject to clinical expertise, conflicts and local requirements.
Previous instructions include the Republic of Ireland, Jersey, the Isle of Man and the Cayman Islands. Reports distinguish clinical opinion from matters of local law; procedural requirements, declarations and attendance arrangements are confirmed with the instructing legal team.
Experience and qualifications · How to instruct from your jurisdiction
Enquiries
Discuss a case
Enquiries are typically answered the same business day or within one working day.
Send the key details and any deadline. There is no charge for an initial view on suitability.