Description
Book SynopsisThis accessible handbook focuses on the importance of neuropsychological evidence and the role of the neuropsychologist as expert witness in brain injury litigation.
This thorough, evidence-based resource fosters discussion between the legal profession and expert neuropsychological witnesses. The chapters reflect collaborations between leading personal injury lawyers and neuropsychologists in the UK. Key issues in brain injury litigation are addressed that are essential to an understanding of the role of the neuropsychologist as expert witness and of neuropsychological evidence for the courts. These include neuropsychological testing, assessment of quantum, vocational rehabilitation, mental capacity, forensic outcomes, the frontal paradox, mild traumatic brain injury and more.
Combining the scientific and legal background with practical tips and case examples, this book is valuable reading for legal professionals, particularly those working in pe
Table of Contents
- Introduction
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Phil S. Moore, Shereen Brifcani and Andrew Worthington
- Legal Principles in Litigation
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Henry F Charles and Ruth Johnson
Part 1: ‘But For’ The Brain Injury and Causation
- Premorbid Abilities: Cognition, Emotion and Behaviour
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Martin Bunnage with Marc Willems
- Neuropsychological Testing in Brain Injury Litigation: A Critical Part of the Expert Neuropsychological Examination
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Andrew Worthington and Phil S Moore
- Paediatric Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury: Social and Forensic Risk Management in Multidisciplinary Treatment Approaches
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Hope Kent, James Tonks and Huw Williams with Ian Brownhill
Part 2: Current Condition
- Effort Testing, Performance Validity, and the Importance of Context and Consistency
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Simon Gerhand, Chris A. Jones and David Hacker
- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Persistent Neuropsychological Symptoms
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Andrew Worthington and Phil S Moore
- The Frontal Lobe Paradox
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Sam Fisher-Hicks, Rodger Ll Wood and Bill Braithwaite
- Assessing Mental Capacity in Brain Injury Litigation
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Ian Brownhill
Part 3: Loss, Disability, and Impact
- Legal Principles of Quantum
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William Latimer-Sayer
- Practical Applications of Quantum Principles
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Andrew Worthington, William Latimer-Sayer and Andy Tyerman
- Conclusion: Formulating Neuropsychological Opinion in Brain Injury
Phil S. Moore, Shereen Brifcani and Andrew Worthington
