Spinal injury & its consequences
Spinal column injuries, symptoms following trauma and the relationship between injury and pre-existing disease.
Personal Injury expertise →Personal Injury · Clinical NegligenceSpecialist spinal expertise.
Specialist spinal expertise.
Independent opinion.
Expert witness services for solicitors from Honorary Professor Tony Bateman, Consultant Spine Surgeon.
Clinical insight grounded in more than 20 years of clinical, research and leadership experience, with specialist expertise across the whole spine.
Reports from £2,000
Usual report turnaround: 4–6 weeks, subject to agreed scope and receipt of required records and assessment.
Double fellowship trained
CUBS Expert Witness Certificate · 2025
Derby · Lincoln · Nottingham · Virtual
A clear clinical perspective
Evidence that helps you understand the spinal issues.
Professor Bateman accepts instructions in Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence cases involving spinal conditions, injury, surgery and injections.
Each proposed instruction is considered individually to establish the questions, relevant expertise and records required. Opinions identify limitations and any need for another specialist.
Explore areas of expertise →Spinal diagnosis & treatment
Clinical questions concerning assessment, surgery and injections, including cervical myelopathy and cauda equina syndrome.
Clinical Negligence expertise →Clinical experience. Expert witness training.
A practising spine surgeon with a wider perspective.
Fellowship training at Frimley Park Hospital and the University of Toronto, alongside surgical quality, risk and governance experience.
View professional backgroundWhole-spine practice
Degenerative, traumatic and metastatic disease, from occiput to sacrum.
Academic & leadership experience
Honorary Professor at Nottingham Trent University.
Formal expert witness training
Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate, 2025.
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