www.eopinex.com
www.mrmikehart.com
Mr Mike Hart
BSc(Hons) MBChB AHEA PhD FRCSEd(NeuroSurg) FEBNS
Senior Lecturer & Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr Mike Hart undertakes expert witness instructions with Eopinex. His aim is to provide specialist information in a clear and timely manner in order to produce the highest standard of court-compliant reports.
Mr Hart's clinical work comprises a busy NHS practice in one of London's main university teaching hospitals. This involves a broad scope of practice including general neurosurgery and spinal cases in both elective and emergency settings. Furthermore, he has a specialist practice in functional neurosurgery as well as a busy private neurosurgery and spinal surgery practice. Overall, he performs over 250 operations, sees over 1,500 people in clinic and takes over 2,000 on-call referrals.
His formal training as an expert witness includes successfully completing the Cardiff University Bond Solon Civil Expert Witness Certificate in 2025. This included five days of training and three assessments with modules in: Excellence in Report Writing; Courtroom Skills; Cross Examination Day; and Civil Law & Procedure.
Additionally, he actively participates in regular formal training from certified providers to keep up to date, as per guidance from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (2019). Furthermore, he has references from instructing solicitors and his redacted reports have been independently appraised.
Mr Hart has been working as an Expert Witness since 2022 and produces between 10-20 reports per year in: Breach & Causation; Condition & Prognosis; Personal Injury; Fitness to Practice (GMC).
The majority of his work is for the claimant, but he also works for the defendant and as a single joint expert. He is happy to have preliminary discussions regarding suitability of cases and offer pro bono opinions. He offers a fast and reliable turnaround, producing reports in under four weeks in cases relating to his specialist areas of expertise. These include:
General neurosurgery
Spinal neurosurgery
Functional neurosurgery
Mr Hart is a member of the Expert Witness Institute (EWI) and the Faculty of Expert Witnesses (FEW). He is on the UK Register of Expert Witnesses. His professional memberships include: BMA, GMC, BSSFN, EANS, ESSFN, ILAE, INS and NSUKI.
Mr Hart takes on Legal Aid cases at fixed fees.
