Independent neuropsychological assessment for personal injury and capacity matters

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25 years’ clinical experience | Neuropsychology endorsement | ~500 medicolegal reports since 2011

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I accept instructions from plaintiff and defendant solicitors, insurers and statutory schemes alike. My opinion is formed on the evidence and does not vary with the party instructing me. Where the evidence does not support the proposition I have been asked to consider, I will say so.

Matters I accept

  • Transport Accident Commission (TAC) matters

  • WorkCover and WorkSafe matters

  • Common law damages claims

  • Medical negligence

  • Public liability

  • Testamentary and financial capacity

  • Decision-making capacity and guardianship or administration matters

Validity of findings

Every assessment I conduct includes validity measures, integrated throughout the battery rather than added at the end.

My reports state plainly whether the results are valid, invalid or indeterminate, and set out the basis for that conclusion. Where validity is compromised, I explain what can and cannot be said on the available data, and what alternative explanations — including genuine impairment, pain, fatigue, medication effects, psychological factors and effort — have been considered. I do not treat a failed validity indicator as proof of deliberate exaggeration, and I do not quietly report scores I know to be uninterpretable.

    • Independent medical examinations (IMEs) — full neuropsychological assessment and report

    • Joint medical examinations (JMEs)

    • File and records reviews where examination is not required or not possible

    • Critiques and responses to another expert's report

    • Supplementary reports addressing further questions on an existing matter

    • Expert conclaves

    I do not accept instructions in matters where I have previously had a treating relationship with the person to be assessed.

  • Traumatic brain injury, including mild TBI and questions of persisting cognitive symptoms. Stroke, tumour, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease and other neurological illness. Mild cognitive impairment and the dementias. Functional neurological disorder. Hypoxic and toxic brain injury. Intellectual disability, ADHD and autism where relevant to the matter. Psychiatric conditions and substance use where these bear on cognitive presentation.

  • Reports are provided within two to three weeks of assessment as standard, once all relevant records have been received.

    Where a hearing or conference date requires it, expedited reporting is available by arrangement. If you have a deadline, tell me at the point of instruction and I will confirm whether I can meet it before accepting the brief.

  • To brief me effectively, please provide:

    1. A letter of instruction setting out the specific questions you want addressed. Broad instructions produce broad reports. Precise questions — about causation, capacity for work, prognosis, or the reliability of a prior opinion — produce a report you can actually use.

    2. Relevant records. At minimum: ambulance and emergency department records, imaging reports, treating specialist correspondence, and any prior neuropsychological or psychological assessments. Prior test results are especially important, as repeat administration within a short interval affects interpretation.

    3. Any deadline, including listed hearing dates.

    4. Interpreter requirements, including language and dialect.

    5. Contact details for the person to be assessed, and confirmation they have been advised of the appointment and its purpose.

    Instructions and records can be sent to bridget.regan@neuroinsight.com.au

  • Assessment takes 4 to 6 hours, including a clinical interview and formal cognitive testing, with breaks as needed. It is not physically demanding and involves no medical procedures.

    Your client should bring their glasses and hearing aids if they use them, a list of current medications, and any assistive devices they normally use. They should take their usual medication as prescribed.

    Assessments are conducted at Wantirna South and Melbourne CBD (both wheelchair accessible). Interpreters are engaged where required, and I ask that a family member not act as interpreter.

    Where a support person attends, they may be present for parts of the interview but not for formal testing, as the presence of others affects test validity and the standardisation on which the norms depend.

  • Current fees are set out on the Fees page.

    Non-attendance and cancellation within 3 business days of the appointment is charged at 30% of the assessment fee, as the time cannot be reallocated at short notice. Please let me know as early as possible if an appointment will not proceed.

  • My reports are prepared in accordance with the Expert Witness Code of Conduct and are structured so that the basis for each opinion is set out explicitly including the data relied on, the reasoning applied, and the limits of what the data can support. Where an opinion depends on an assumption, the assumption is identified.

    Reports are provided in PDF format, and I am available to discuss the report with instructing solicitors once it has been delivered.