Medicolegal Terms and Conditions

Professor Ian Kinsella Walsh, MB BCh BAO MD MSc FRCSGlasg FRCSI FRCSUrol SFHEA MIPM

Consultant Urologist

These terms and fees apply to all UK medico-legal instructions accepted by Professor Walsh unless otherwise agreed in writing.

A summary of our medicolegal terms and fees is provided on this website for information purposes. Our full Terms and Conditions of Instruction, including the applicable fees, are provided directly to instructing solicitors for review and agreement before proceeding with an instruction.

Please contact us to request the full document or to discuss a potential instruction.

TERMS

All medicolegal Consultations are undertaken via secure audio-visual telemedicine link.

Reports are provided within 6 weeks of Consultation, upon receipt of fee payment (including legal-aid funded cases). 

Reports generated from documentation review without Consultation may take up to 6 weeks from the date of accepting Instructions.

For reasons of Governance and Data Protection, only electronic forms of clinical and medicolegal documentation are usually accepted.

FEES

Professor Walsh’s current hourly rate for medico-legal work is £400 per hour. This rate applies to:

• Review of medical records and documentation
• Preparation of expert reports
• Meetings with solicitors and counsel
• Virtual meetings
• Review of documentation
• Preparation of supplemental reports
• Joint expert meetings
• Preparation for court attendance

Telephone consultation with client is charged at £400. Consultation non-attendance without 72h notification carries a £120 fee.

INITIAL REPORTS

Fees will be charged according to the time spent reviewing documentation, preparing and generating the Report. Upon receipt of records, an estimate of anticipated fees can be provided on request.

COURT ATTENDANCE

Fees for court attendance, including any applicable booking fee, will be agreed in advance with the instructing solicitors. Any additional preparation time required prior to trial will also be discussed and agreed with the instructing solicitors. Cancellation fees apply.

Cancellation fees will apply. Where preparation work has already been undertaken, this will remain chargeable, irrespective of cancellation.

TRAVEL

Travel time will be charged at £220 per hour. Reasonable travel expenses, accommodation costs, parking charges, and subsistence expenses will be charged in addition to professional fees.

INVOICING AND PAYMENT

Invoices will be issued upon report completion or court attendance.

Payment is due within 30 days of the Invoice date. Payments requiring telephone verification or generated via cheque carry a 7.5% Admin surcharge.

Invoiced payments outstanding at 30 days will be reissued with a 7.5% interest rate applied. Invoices remaining unpaid 30 days thereafter will be passed on to Medserv Medical Account Services with an additional 7.5% interest rate applied. These additional rates also apply to Legal Aid funded cases.

Professor Walsh reserves the right to suspend work on any matter where invoices remain unpaid beyond the agreed payment period

DOCUMENT RETENTION

Records and correspondence relating to instructions may be retained in accordance with professional and legal requirements. Files will be securely destroyed after an appropriate retention period.

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

Instruction of Professor Ian Walsh constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions unless alternative arrangements have been agreed in writing prior to commencement of work.

Professor Ian K Walsh

Consultant Urologist

Professor Ian Kinsella Walsh, MB BCh BAO MD MSc FRCSGlasg FRCSI FRCSUrol SFHEA MIPM

Consultant Urologist

These terms and fees apply to all Republic of Ireland medico-legal instructions accepted by Professor Walsh, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

A summary of our medicolegal terms and fees is provided on this website for information purposes. Our full Terms and Conditions of Instruction, including the applicable fees, are provided directly to instructing solicitors for review and agreement before proceeding with an instruction.

Please contact us to request the full document or to discuss a potential instruction.

TERMS

All medicolegal Consultations are undertaken via secure audio-visual telemedicine link.

Reports are provided within 6 weeks of Consultation, upon receipt of fee payment (including legal-aid funded cases). 

Reports generated from documentation review without Consultation may take up to 6 weeks from the date of accepting Instructions.

For reasons of Governance and Data Protection, only electronic forms of clinical and medicolegal documentation are usually accepted.

FEES

Professor Walsh’s current hourly rate for medico-legal work is €400 per hour.

This rate applies to:

• Review of medical records and documentation
• Preparation of expert reports
• Conferences with solicitors and counsel
• Telephone consultations and virtual meetings
• Review of additional documentation
• Preparation of supplemental reports
• Joint expert meetings
• Preparation for court attendance

Telephone consultation with client is charged at €400. Consultation non-attendance without 72h notification carries a €120 fee.

INITIAL REPORTS

Fees will be charged according to the time spent reviewing documentation, preparing and generating the Report. Upon receipt of records, an estimate of anticipated fees can be provided on request.

COURT ATTENDANCE

Fees for court attendance, including any applicable booking fee, will be agreed in advance with the instructing solicitors. Any additional preparation time required prior to trial will also be discussed and agreed with the instructing solicitors. 

Cancellation fees will apply. Where preparation work has already been undertaken, this will remain chargeable, irrespective of cancellation. Cancellation fees apply.

TRAVEL

Travel time will be charged at €220 per hour. Reasonable travel expenses, accommodation costs, parking charges, and subsistence expenses will be charged in addition to professional fees. 

INVOICING AND PAYMENT

Invoices will be issued upon report completion or court attendance.

Payment is due within 30 days of the Invoice date. Payments requiring telephone verification, or generated via cheque, carry a 7.5% Admin surcharge.

Invoiced payments outstanding at 30 days will be reissued with a 7.5% interest rate applied. Invoices remaining unpaid 30 days thereafter will be passed on to Medserv Medical Account Services with an additional 7.5% surcharge applied. These additional rates also apply to Legal Aid funded cases. 

Professor Walsh reserves the right to suspend work on any matter where invoices remain unpaid beyond the agreed payment period.

DOCUMENT RETENTION

Records and correspondence relating to instructions may be retained in accordance with professional and legal requirements. Files will be securely destroyed after an appropriate retention period.

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

Instruction of Professor Ian Walsh constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions unless alternative arrangements have been agreed in writing prior to commencement of work.

Professor Ian Kinsella Walsh

Consultant Urologist