Orthotic expert witnesses
Impartial, evidence-based orthotic reports, delivered on time.
CPR Part 35 compliant reports on future orthotic needs and lifetime costs in personal injury and clinical negligence claims, from HCPC-registered orthotists whose opinions are grounded in current clinical practice.
Bond Solon accreditedCardiff University Civil Expert CertificateExpert witness reports
Independent orthotic opinion for solicitors and medicolegal agencies, across personal injury and clinical negligence. Each report is the personal work of the expert you nominate, who carries out every part of it themselves, from the records review and assessment to the final opinion, drawing on their full clinical experience.
How to instruct, fees and documents →- 01Future orthotic needs and lifetime costsClear recommendations with replacement intervals, costed in tables ready for the schedule of loss.
- 02Reports within two weeks of assessmentDelivered within two weeks of the assessment as standard, with court deadlines always met.
- 03Desktop reports where appropriateFor clearly defined, well-documented issues such as leg length discrepancy, without the need for an examination.
Our experts
Martin Middleton
Principal Orthotist · BSc (Hons)Thirteen years at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, as clinical lead for scoliosis and brachial plexus injury. More than 15 years’ medicolegal practice and over 1,400 cases.
Special interests: foot and ankle trauma, brachial plexus injury, drop foot, spinal cord and brain injury, partial foot amputation.
Clinics in or near Amersham, Birmingham, Cambridge and Stockport · home visits nationwide
Full profile and CV →Jamie Halliday
Associate Orthotist · MSciOver 14 years’ clinical experience, currently Senior Orthotist and Extended Scope Practitioner at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, and Clinical Director of Optimal Orthotics.
Special interests: complex foot and ankle injury and deformity, spinal cord injury, spinal orthoses, custom carbon fibre AFOs and KAFOs, paediatrics.
Clinic in central London · home visits considered case by case
Full profile and CV →Where we assess
Regular medicolegal clinics in five locations, with home visits nationwide, including Scotland, when a claimant can’t travel.
Full clinic addresses are confirmed when the appointment is booked.
Areas of expertise
Complex musculoskeletal and neurological cases, informed by current technologies including 3D scanning and printing, PDE and carbon fibre orthoses.
Musculoskeletal injury
Lisfranc and ankle fractures and fusions, complex foot and ankle deformity, knee instability, partial foot amputation, leg length discrepancy, and spinal orthoses after injury or surgery.
Neurological injury
Peripheral nerve injury including brachial plexus injury and drop foot. Spinal cord injury, cauda equina syndrome, and traumatic and acquired brain injury.
Paediatrics
Cerebral palsy and other neurological conditions, lower limb injury, spinal deformity and cranial remoulding.
Orthotic devices
Gait analysis, foot orthoses and specialist footwear, AFOs including PDE, 3D-printed and composite designs, custom carbon fibre AFOs and KAFOs including C-Brace, CAD/CAM design, spinal braces and upper limb orthoses.
What people say
From the solicitors who instruct us and the clinicians we have worked alongside.
“Excellent reports. Flexible and accommodating. A recent client couldn’t speak highly enough of his professionalism and empathy.”
“Friendly, professional and prompt to respond to referrals, Martin worked as an external contractor and integrated extremely well into the team. He worked with physio’s and OT’s to ensure clients needs were met, producing work of a very high standard. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending Martin for assessment and provision of Orthotic needs.”
“To tell the truth, I find no appropriate words to convey you, my personal or Hope Society’s feelings regarding the training project you conducted. Your inputs are historic and our staff, including myself, learned a great deal about latest materials, processes and procedures.”
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Also available
Clinical orthotic treatment
Martin Middleton also treats patients, adults and children, in Hertfordshire, alongside orthopaedic and neurorehabilitation teams. Case managers and rehabilitation providers can refer claimants for treatment during or after a claim, and patients and families can enquire directly.
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