Current Practice

Mr Stone has been engaged in medico-legal practice for ten years and has a special interest in clinical negligence work.

Mr Stone receives around 100 new instructions per year from a variety of sources including independent solicitors, secondary care NHS Trusts and the NHS Litigation Authority.  Appointments are usually available for clients requiring a condition and prognosis report in Exeter, London or Cardiff within two weeks of instruction. A completed report is returned within a further two weeks, although a faster turnaround time can be accommodated where necessary. Clinical negligence (breach and liability) reports are completed within a similar time frame. Mr Stone is also happy to provide a screening report prior to engagement as a Part 35 Expert.

• Experience in giving evidence at court,  the Coroner’s court and at Fitness to Practise hearings.
• Instruction work ratios (personal injury): claimant 60%; defendant 30%; single joint expert 10%.
• Instruction work ratios (clinical negligence): claimant 60%; defendant 40%.

Publications

Christopher Stone. Scar revision costs (2011) Personal Injury Law Journal 15.

Training

• LLM (legal aspects of medical practice) 2012, with distinction, Cardiff Law School
• Advanced Medico-legal Report Writing
• Foundation Course (AoE)
• Expert Determination (AoE)
• Into Court (AoE)
• Procedure Rules (AoE)

Academy of Experts Registered Qualified Expert Determiner

Memberships

• The Academy of Experts (MAE)
• The Expert Witness Institute (MEWI)
• The Medico-Legal Society
• Devon & Exeter Medico-Legal Association (Committee Member)

Registries

• UK Register of Expert Witnesses (vetted entry)
• The Expert Witness Directory (Sweet & Maxwell)
• avma
• ExpertWitness.co.uk
• Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
• Medical Experts Online