Medicolegal Services
Ormond Neuroscience provides independent neuropsychological assessments and expert reports for medicolegal matters involving brain injury, neurological illness, and neuropsychiatric conditions.
Digby Ormond-Brown is a senior neuropsychologist with extensive experience in personal injury and medical negligence litigation. He acts for both plaintiff and defendant and is known for objective, methodologically sound opinions grounded in contemporary neuroscience.
Scope of work
Medicolegal services include:
- Independent neuropsychological assessment
- Causation analysis (incident-related vs pre-existing factors)
- Functional impact on daily life, work capacity, and employability
- Prognosis and long-term implications
- Critical review of existing diagnoses and opinions
- Court-ready expert reports and joint minutes
- Expert testimony where required
Reports are structured, evidence-based, and written to withstand scrutiny in adversarial settings.
Types of matters
We are instructed in a wide range of medicolegal contexts, including:
- Road Accident Fund (RAF) claims
- Personal injury litigation
- Medical negligence matters (including hypoxic-ischaemic injury)
- Occupational and insurance disputes
- Complex causation and quantum cases
The level of assessment and reporting is tailored to the complexity and value of the matter.
Objectivity and independence
Ormond Neuroscience is independent of insurers, attorneys, and claimants. Opinions are based on clinical findings, validated assessment methods, and established scientific knowledge. We do not advocate for either party.
Collaboration with legal teams
We work closely with instructing attorneys to clarify the clinical questions that require answering, identify evidentiary strengths and limitations, and ensure that reports address the legal issues relevant to the matter.
Where appropriate, preliminary opinions can assist with early case decision-making before incurring unnecessary costs.
Instructing Ormond Neuroscience
Attorneys wishing to instruct Ormond Neuroscience are welcome to make contact to discuss the matter, scope of work, and timelines.
