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Clare Garside's Résumé
In addition to her extensive experience she has undertaken formal Expert Witness training and is a member of the Society of Expert Witnesses. She holds Professional Indemnity insurance to the value of five million pounds. Clare prepares reports for
both claimant and defendant to inform litigation.
She prepares some 30 assessment reports a year, and is well
experienced in taking instruction as a single or as a joint expert and
appears in court to give expert testimony as required.
The current balance of work is 70% claimant, 20% defendant and 10%
Single Joint Expert. Clare provides functional assessment reports in the following types of cases: · Personal injury – e.g. care, equipment and rehabilitation; well evidenced and fully costed ·
Clinical negligence ·
Child custody – e.g.
physical capability to care for children ·
Court of Protection –
e.g. necessary adaptations
Clare gained the Diploma of the College of Occupational Therapists in 1976, and continues to maintain clinical contact on a contractual basis. She currently discharges a freelance part time contract with the Wheelchair Services Department of an NHS primary care trust, undertakes other ad-hoc clinical assessment and therapy, and has experience of case management. Clare contributes as an
occasional Mobility Therapist within the charity Whizz-Kidz and is also
practised in the provision of advisory reports for Benevolence Fund
expenditure; work which has a similar structure to personal injury
reporting. In conjunction with this the company holds a debt counselling
licence. Previous employment has
been with the Royal Air Force and the National Health Service in the
assessment and rehabilitation of clients with physical and psychiatric
disabilities. Clare reached Clare maintains a
professional development portfolio and in addition to reading relevant
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