Clause01
Fee schedule
Charging is time-based, with time recorded in six-minute units. A minimum of one unit applies to any piece of work undertaken. All fees are exclusive of VAT unless otherwise stated.
Professional time
Review, opinion, reporting, correspondence, conference
£400 / hr + VAT
Minimum time unit
Six-minute unit · rounded up
£40 + VAT
Court attendance
Per day, inclusive of 8 working hours & reasonable travel
Set daily rate · quoted
Travel & disbursements
Billed at cost · itemised
At cost
Administration charge
Applied to each invoice — file handling, secure transmission, archiving
+ 5% on invoice
A written fee quotation is provided on instruction where scope is defined. For ongoing matters, fees are billed monthly in arrears.
Clause02
Cancellation & postponement
Court attendance and conferences are charged at full rate if cancelled within 24 hours of the listed commencement, and at 50% if cancelled within the preceding four weeks. Reports in preparation are charged for time expended to the point of cancellation.
Clause03
Payment terms
Invoices are payable within 30 days of issue. Interest and reasonable recovery costs are chargeable on overdue balances in accordance with the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 and subsequent regulations.
Payment is not contingent on the outcome of the case. Nothing in these terms entitles the expert to a share of any settlement or damages.
Clause04
Scope of instruction
Instructions are accepted in the clinical fields of reproductive medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology. Work is undertaken for claimant, defendant and single-joint-expert instructions on equal terms.
- Causation, breach of duty & condition-and-prognosis reports
- Review of existing expert evidence & joint statements
- Conference with counsel; expert meetings
- Oral evidence at trial, inquest & tribunal
Clause05
Independence & duty to the court
Reports are provided on the basis that the expert's overriding duty is to the court, in accordance with CPR Part 35 and the equivalent Scottish duties. Opinion is given without regard to whether it assists the instructing party, and conflicts of interest are disclosed at the earliest opportunity.
Clause06
Confidentiality & data
All case materials are held in confidence. Medical records and case papers are stored on encrypted systems, retained for the period required by professional and regulatory obligations, and then securely destroyed. DRSMN Ltd processes personal data in accordance with UK GDPR.
Clause07
Indemnity & limitation
Professional indemnity is held through the Medical & Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS). Liability under any instruction is limited to the level of indemnity in force at the date of the instruction, save where liability cannot be limited at law.
Clause08
Governing law
These terms are governed by the law of the jurisdiction in which the primary instruction is given — Scotland, or England & Wales — and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of its courts in respect of any dispute.
Clause09
Instructing DRSMN Ltd
Initial enquiries, letters of instruction and supporting papers should be directed through the main site. A scope and fee estimate will be returned before substantive work commences.