Professor Tony Elliott, Director
MBChB, FRCPsych, Msoc Sci (Dist), FRSH
Professor Tony Elliott is an Independent Consultant Psychiatrist and the Director of the UK Centre for Medico-Legal Studies. He was Clinical Director of the NHS Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust from 1996 to 2020, for which he received an NHS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatry and a Member of the Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry.
Medico-Legal Expertise
Professor Elliott has wide-ranging experience in preparing medico-legal reports and giving evidence in court as an Expert Witness.
His particular areas of interest are mental disorders arising from personal injury, including but not limited to PTSD, factitious disorders, work-induced or stress-related psychological disability, and depression. He has also provided assessments for cases of negligence arising from direct clinical care or from other psychological reactions.
His Expert Witness work has involved providing pre-sentencing reports, mental capacity assessments, parental assessments for Family Court, reports on sexual offences, assessments of fitness to plead, and more.
Professor Elliott has given evidence in Magistrates, County, Family, Crown and High Courts in Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Mold, Telford, Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham, Newcastle, and London.
Over the last two years, Professor Elliott has provided, on average, 100 medico-legal reports per year, including 15-20 medical negligence cases and 80 civil cases.
Claimants 80% / Defendants 15% / Joint 5%.
Testimonials
“Please thank Professor Elliott for me. He was punctual, polite, persuasive and very learned. A very impressive witness.”
“Thank you to Professor Elliott, a really detailed and helpful report, as always… very much appreciated.”
“I found the assessment very detailed and the service generally was very good. I would certainly use Professor Elliott again.”
“We thought the report was excellent. No-one challenged the conclusions and no-one felt the need to seek further clarification.”
“May we thank you and Professor Elliott for stepping in at such short notice. The judge was impressed with the report.”
“I have found his reports to be extremely comprehensive and he has clearly taken time to understand the context of the case at hand before preparing his report. His opinions are always well qualified, and I have been particularly impressed with his ability to explain and reinforce his opinions when challenged on them. All client feedback I have received regarding his assessments has been positive. I understand that he has a professional yet relaxed manner, helping the client feel at ease and comfortable discussing very personal and difficult issues.”
Contact
Consulting Rooms
In line with other experts, Professor Elliott undertakes his assessments predominantly by video.
Professor Elliott also has access to clinics in London Liverpool and Shrewsbury. He is also able to see clients by individual negotiation in other locations nationally, using the offices of relevant solicitors.
GMC Specialist Status
Dual accreditation for Adult Mental Health and Old Age Psychiatry
Member of the Faculty of Forensic Psychiatrists
Indemnity Insurance MDDUS Ref: M247875
Professional Memberships
UK Register of Expert Witnesses
Society of Expert Witnesses
Member of the Faculty of Expert Witnesses for Doctors