Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
Expert witness assessments and medico-legal reports by Dr Mehdi Veisi, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist.
For criminal proceedings, civil claims, parole, family matters and tribunals.
For solicitors, legal teams and other instructing professionals.
Availability, fees and the reporting timetable are confirmed for each instruction.
Areas of work
We prepare independent reports that connect the clinical findings with the specific questions before the Court or tribunal.
This service provides independent medico-legal expert reports for solicitors, barristers, courts and other instructing professionals. Reports draw on the relevant records and psychiatric assessment to provide expert evidence for the questions in the instruction. The reporting service does not provide medical testing, patient treatment, legal advice or legal representation.
Fitness to plead and stand trial, capacity to form intent, insanity, diminished responsibility, sentencing and psychiatric disposal. Assessment of vulnerability and adjustments for participation in proceedings.
Discuss an instructionPsychiatric reports addressing mental health, progress in custody, treatment, risk and plans for release or transfer. Opinions are informed by the dossier and relevant clinical evidence.
Discuss an instructionPsychiatric injury, causation, condition, prognosis and treatment needs. Assessment of capacity to litigate and other decision-specific capacity questions within psychiatric expertise.
Discuss an instructionIndependent opinions on mental disorder, treatment needs, risk and the clinical considerations relevant to continued detention, discharge and community arrangements.
Discuss an instructionAssessment of adult mental health, its effect on day-to-day functioning and the psychiatric issues identified in the instruction. Relevant treatment needs, prognosis and limitations are explained clearly.
Discuss an instructionPsychiatric assessment of mental illness, trauma, vulnerability and suicide risk. Opinions address the clinical implications of the proposed arrangements and remain within the psychiatric remit.
Discuss an instructionDr Veisi has more than 15 years of medico-legal experience. His work includes criminal and civil court reports, parole assessments, capacity opinions, family proceedings, mental health tribunals and extradition cases.
He has held senior clinical and medical leadership roles in NHS and independent mental health services, including Chief Medical Officer at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust.
His approach is concise, objective and grounded in the available evidence. Reports distinguish the individual's account, the documented history and the findings of assessment, before answering the questions in the letter of instruction.
Approach to expert evidence
Assessment considers the relevant mental health, substance use, cognitive and neurodevelopmental history, together with the person's current presentation and ability to function.
Opinions draw on assessment and the available records. Inconsistencies and gaps in the evidence are identified, and the basis for each conclusion is explained.
The purpose of the report is to assist the Court or tribunal. Conclusions follow the psychiatric evidence, with legal findings left to the decision-maker.
Where relevant, the report addresses treatment, prognosis, vulnerability and adjustments for proceedings. Questions requiring another discipline are identified.
For instructing professionals
Send a brief enquiry with the report required and the relevant deadline. We can then establish the scope, availability and assessment arrangements.
Include your firm, the type of proceedings, the psychiatric questions, the assessment location or custody setting, the report deadline and funding arrangements.
Availability, fees and delivery dates are agreed before work starts. Once the instruction is accepted, provide the letter of instruction, relevant case papers and medical records.
The assessment and evidence review inform a report structured around your instructions. Further records or specialist input are identified where they are needed.
For an urgent report, state the hearing date and required delivery date at the outset. Please keep your initial enquiry brief and avoid including names of clients, medical records or detailed case histories. Arrangements for confidential records can be agreed once the instruction is accepted.
Before you instruct
For a case-specific question, please contact us with a brief outline of the instruction.
Email us with the type of proceedings, the questions to be addressed, assessment arrangements, funding and deadline. We will confirm whether the instruction can be accepted and what information is required.
The timetable depends on availability, the assessment arrangements, the volume of material and receipt of relevant records. The delivery date is agreed for each instruction. Please identify any urgent court deadline in your first enquiry.
Please state whether the instruction is privately funded, Legal Aid Agency funded or subject to another funding arrangement. We can confirm the proposed fees and any funding requirements for the particular instruction.
Prison video link and other assessment arrangements can be discussed when you enquire. The appropriate format depends on the clinical questions, communication needs and practical arrangements in the particular case.
Yes. Email us to request Dr Veisi's professional CV and discuss whether his expertise is appropriate for the questions in your case.
Make an enquiry
Contact us for availability, fees or a professional CV. Include your firm or organisation, the type of report required, the relevant deadline and your professional contact details.
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Please do not include medical records, client names or identifying case details in your initial enquiry.
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Last updated: 29 September 2026.
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