PROFESSOR PAUL BRENNAN BMedSci (Hons) MB BChir (Cantab) PhD (Edin) FRCS (SN)
Medico-legalexperience
Iprovideexpertreportsforclinicalnegligenceandpersonalinjuryclaimsacrosstherangeof generalelectiveandemergencyneurosurgicalpractice.Ihaveparticularexpertiseinhead injuries,cervicalspinefractureandsurgicalneuro-oncology.
IhavereceivedcriminalandcivilinstructionsfromsolicitorsacrosstheUK,includingfrom theProcuratorFiscalandfromPoliceScotland.Ihaveattendedcourtasanexpert. Areasofmedico-legalexpertise
Adultelectiveandemergencyneurosurgery
Headinjury
Braintumourdiagnosisandmanagement
Caudaequinasyndrome
Medico-legaltraining
IIenrolledontheBondSalonExpertWitnessCertificatethroughtheUniversityofAberdeen. Thisincludes4daysoftraining,inExcellenceinreportwriting,CourtroomSkills,Cross ExaminationandLawandProcedure.
IattendedInspireMediLaw’stwodayExpertWitnessTraining(Dec2018)whichis accreditedbytheRoyalSocietyofMedicineandtopicscoveredincluded:
•ExpertEvidence:thelawandpractice
•ReportWritingandtheprocessofaclaim
•Dataprotectionformedico-legalexperts
•GMCworkshopon‘actingasawitnessinlegalproceedings’
•Addressingthelegalissues–breachofduty,causation,conditionandprognosis, medicaladviceandconsent.
•Theuseofevidenceingivingevidence
•ExpertwitnessmeetingsandCourtroomskills
Mobile: 07966 541 880
Email: paulbrennan@neurosurgicolegal.com
Alternate Email: paul.brennan@ed.ac.uk
MEDICO LEGAL AWARD FOR SERVICES TO NEUROSURGERY REPORTS 2025
PROFESSOR PAUL BRENNAN BMedSci (Hons) MB BChir (Cantab) PhD (Edin) FRCS (SN)
Website:www.neurosurgicolegal.com
Professor of Clinical and Experimental Neurosurgery, Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon, and Clinical Director of Neurosurgery
IamProfessorofClinicalandExperimental NeurosurgeryattheUniversityof Edinburgh,Honoraryconsultant neurosurgeonatNHSLothian,clinical directorofneurosurgery. Iprovideexpertreportsforclinical negligence,personalinjuryclaims,and criminalcasesacrosstherangeofgeneral electiveandemergencyadult neurosurgicalpractice.Ihavereceived instructionsfromsolicitorsacrosstheUK, andinternationally,fromlitigants, prosecutorsandthedefence.Ihave workedwiththeProcuratorFiscal,andam ontheNationalCrimeAgencyexpert witnessregister.Ihaveexperience attendingcourt.
MEDICO LEGAL AWARD FOR SERVICES TO NEUROSURGERY REPORTS 2025
PROFESSOR PAUL BRENNAN BMedSci (Hons) MB BChir (Cantab) PhD (Edin) FRCS (SN)
Website:www.neurosurgicolegal.com
Areasofmedico-legal expertiseinclude:
•Adultelectiveandemergency neurosurgery
•Headinjury
•Caudaequinasyndrome
•Braintumourdiagnosisand management
Medico-legaltraining
IenrolledontheBondSolonExpertWitnessCertificatethroughtheUniversityof Aberdeen.Thisincludes4daysoftraining,inExcellenceinreportwriting, CourtroomSkills,CrossExaminationandLawandProcedure.IattendedInspire MediLaw'stwodayExpertWitnessTraining(Dec2018)whichisaccreditedbythe RoyalSocietyofMedicine. Iunderstandtheneedtoprovideahigh-qualityreportexpeditiously.Iwillagree timescalesatthetimeofreceivinganinstruction.Iaimtohavemostreports completedwithin4weeksofreceiptofthenecessaryclinicaldocumentation.
