Dr Pavan Chahl MBBS MRCPsych CCT
Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr Pavan Chahl works as a consultant psychiatrist in locked rehabilitation psychiatry in the independent sector. He has previously worked in the NHS for 15 years.
Dr Chahl has a dedicated medico-legal practice and since 2010 has prepared an average of 50 medico-legal reports a year for civil, family and criminal courts. He has given evidence at over 100 Crown / Civil / Family Court, Mental Health Review Tribunals and Independent Hospital Manager’s Hearings.
His waiting times to see clients for a medico-legal report is approximately four weeks and once he has seen the client his turn around time is five to ten working days. His key areas of medico-legal expertise include:
PERSONAL INJURY
Psychiatric aspects related to personal injury – the medico-legal report would assess whether the personal injury had led to a psychiatric disorder.
CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE
Psychiatric evaluations relating to medical negligence. Negligence is the breach of a duty of care that leads to damage being caused to that person.
FAMILY LAW
Dr Chahl can provide medico-legal psychiatric and psychological assessments for all matters relating to child, adolescent & family law.
DANGEROUSNESS
Dr Chahl can provide assessments of dangerousness and risk of harm in criminal proceedings.
FITNESS TO PLEAD
Providing psychiatric evaluations of defendants in criminal proceedings to determine fitness to plead.
ASSESSMENT OF CAPACITY
Dr Chahl can write a thorough report to evaluate capacity of the defendant.
Dr Chahl can take instructions on behalf of either claimant or defendant or as a Single Joint Expert.
