Neuropsychological Aspects of Brain Injury Litigation

Phil S. Moore is a HCPC registered Consultant Neuropsychologist & Clinical Psychologist and Director of Medicolegal-Psychology-Neuropsychology Ltd. He has over twenty years’ experience of working clinically and previously worked for 15 years within the NHS. He has had over ten years’ experience of completing medicolegal expert witness work in brain injury. Shereen Brifcani is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, who has worked in the NHS and private sector healthcare since 2003. She continues to work clinically with people with various neurological conditions, has conducted medicolegal assessments since 2013, and provides psychological intervention for claimants with acquired brain injury.Andrew Worthington is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Clinical Psychologist with over 30 years’ experience in brain injury. He is honorary Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University, UK. An internationally recognized expert in neuropsychological rehabilitation, he has provided medicolegal services since 1995.

• IntroductionPhil S. Moore, Shereen Brifcani and Andrew Worthington Legal Principles in LitigationHenry F Charles and Ruth JohnsonPart 1: ‘But For’ The Brain Injury and Causation Premorbid Abilities: Cognition, Emotion and Behaviour Martin Bunnage with Marc Willems Neuropsychological Testing in Brain Injury Litigation: A Critical Part of the Expert Neuropsychological ExaminationAndrew Worthington and Phil S Moore Paediatric Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury: Social and Forensic Risk Management in Multidisciplinary Treatment ApproachesHope Kent, James Tonks and Huw Williams with Ian BrownhillPart 2: Current Condition Effort Testing, Performance Validity, and the Importance of Context and Consistency Simon Gerhand, Chris A. Jones and David Hacker Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Persistent Neuropsychological SymptomsAndrew Worthington and Phil S Moore The Frontal Lobe ParadoxSam Fisher-Hicks, Rodger Ll Wood and Bill Braithwaite Assessing Mental Capacity in Brain Injury LitigationIan BrownhillPart 3: Loss, Disability, and Impact Legal Principles of Quantum William Latimer-Sayer Practical Applications of Quantum Principles Andrew Worthington, William Latimer-Sayer and Andy Tyerman Conclusion: Formulating Neuropsychological Opinion in Brain Injury Phil S. Moore, Shereen Brifcani and Andrew Worthington