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For over 25 years, Somek and Associates have been providing Dependency and Loss of Service reports in Fatal Accident claims. We currently have approximately 30 care experts (occupational therapists and nurses) who have been trained by specialist...

On 18th May 2020, the Prime Minister announced revised lockdown restrictions which permitted those people who need to enter someone’s home to do their job, to do so. He made it clear however that the homes of those people who are shielding or...

Jessica Thurston, Chief Operating Officer at Somek and Associates, has recently had an article titled ‘Do virtual assessments via online platforms have a role as an alternative to face to face assessments in quantum cases?’ published in Lawyer...

Somek and Associates remains very much open for business, with all staff now working at home using a secure remote connection. Senior managers and team leaders are in constant contact with staff and associates via various technologies, including our secure...

Covid-19 and Service Delivery Somek and Associates remains very much open for business, with some staff working on-site and some off-site at home using a secure remote connection. There will always be an on-site senior manager presence who will also hold...

Somek staff have been busy baking and today we brought in our baked treats. We've been enjoying everything from delicious cup cakes, chocolate cake and cheesecake to brownies, blueberry muffins and banana cake to raise funds for our nominated...

I attended this one-day training course run by trainers Sue Inker, lawyer, and Max Duddles, solicitor, on the 8th of November 2019. The course was designed for health and social care professionals experienced in undertaking NHS continuing healthcare...

On the 8th of December 2019, I attended Irwin Mitchell’s “Mock Southwest Trial” in Bristol. This featured a mock judge, claimant and defendant barristers, and a case manager. We were treated to a mock cross examination of the case manager...

Somek & Associates is recruiting in the following areas and would love to hear from you… As part of our recruitment drive we currently have vacancies in the following specific areas: Paediatric Occupational Therapists Spinal Injury...

                                                      EWI is delighted to announce that Somek & Associates have been...

The Benefits of Instructing Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Experts in these cases - By Speech and Language Therapist BSc (Hons) and expert witness Sadia Hussain Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) experts can provide quantum, liability and advisory...

Save the Date! Somek and Associates' Alison Somek, CEO & Occupational Therapist and Care Expert, will be presenting at Peartree Rehab's 'A specialist approach to community neurological rehab' event on Wednesday the 26th of February...

There are times when our experts suddenly or unexpectedly have immediate availability to take on a new case at very short notice. For example, an expert may have a case settle the day before trial or a case may be withdrawn or delayed at the eleventh hour,...

Somek and Associates have nominated Bliss, dedicated to helping babies born prematurely and/or sick and their families in the UK, as their nominated charity for the next 12 months. One of the main reasons for choosing this important charity is that...

1) How did you get into this field of work? Until I started working as an expert witness, my sum total of legal experience was half a law A-level back in the 1990’s. During my nurse training, I was always very interested in the legal and fitness to...

Article by Sadia Hussain, BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy, published in the October edition of Expert Witness Journal Claimants diagnosed with brain injuries, without physical disability and who retain subtle cognitive communication difficulties...

Nicola Heaps, one of our nursing experts, appeared in court in July this year. The case related to injuries suffered by a 65 year old woman who fell out of bed while an in-patient on a hospital ward. In a nutshell the issues were to do with whether or not...

Article by Alison Somek, which featured in the Summer 2019 Edition Of Expert Witness Journal Background Somek & Associates is experienced in providing Expert Witnesses for clinical negligence and personal injury litigation, but also in other areas...

Somek & Associates is recruiting experienced nurses in the following clinical specialisms and would love to hear from… A&E Nurses Mental Health Nurses Tissue Viability Nurses Practice Nurses - Sexual Health Health Visitors ...

Massive congratulations to Jill Whibley, Somek and Associates’ expert witness and registered nurse, who recently won Employee of the Year at Kent Community Health NHS Trust. What an amazing achievement! Jill has also been shortlisted for the NHS...

1. How did you get into this field of work? Having worked in the NHS in various settings, for over ten years, I was finding myself more and more involved in investigating complaints as part of my role. Whilst this was not what I trained for, I found I...

Congratulations to Somek and Associates’ physiotherapist expert witness and associate trainer, Sara Dickinson, who has had the following article published in Your Expert Witness magazine (issue no. 49): Many experienced physiotherapists undertake...

How did you get into expert witness work and what attracted you to the role?  I can’t actually remember how I got involved in Expert Witness work as it was quite a long time ago now, but I must say that I’m so glad I did! It has enabled me...

Somek and Associates is one of the biggest providers of expert witnesses in the UK and we pride ourselves on maintaining a very balanced claimant / defendant portfolio. We are renowned for listening to and responding to our clients’ ever evolving needs...

Somek & Associates prides itself on the integrity of the service it provides. Here is just a tiny fraction of the fantastic feedback we’ve received from grateful Clients over the years: “Please thank the team for being so helpful and...

The Inns of Court College of Advocacy has written guidance for barristers to promote reliability in Expert Evidence.   https://www.icca.ac.uk/images/download/expert-evidence/Expert-Guidance-final-copy-with-cover-2019.pdf It is interesting to see...

Somek & Associates is recruiting in the following areas and would love to hear from you… As part of our recruitment drive we currently have vacancies in the following specific areas: Paediatric Occupational Therapists Spinal Injury...

We have just hired our first Prosthetist!! We are thrilled to announce that we now have a Prosthetist preparing quantum reports. Dr John Head qualified as a Prosthetist in 1988, and has experience in prosthetics rehabilitation, education and research. To...

We can now confirm an exciting addition to the exhibition and conference programme for the Somek & Associates Annual Conference 2018. Dorset Orthopaedics   will be presenting a parallel session on the latest in orthotics and...

Another great speaker added to the Somek & Associates Annual Conference programme for 2018. We are pleased to confirm a presentation by Specialist Physiotherapist, Louis Martinelli from Hobbs Rehabilitation , who will be presenting to our associates...

Congratulations to Dr Caz Lyall (Care & Occupational Therapy expert) for her contribution to the 1st Edition of Brain Injury Claims. The text examines the legal and clinical aspects of brain injury litigation. The 1st Edition is...

An article published in the most recent edition of the Expert Witness Journal by Alison Somek and Nick Deal (Expert Witness Trainer, Bond Solon), looks at the recent study carried out by the Civil Justice Council and the recent experience of a Somek &...

We are very pleased to announce we have been named as Occupational Therapy Expert Firm of the Year for 2017 by Lawyer Monthly magazine. With over 80 occupational therapists completing care and occupational therapy reports for clinical negligence and...

Important News – Change to Expert Witness’ Declaration with immediate effect With immediate effect, changes have been made to the wording of the declaration on expert witness reports used in criminal cases. The change has been made to...

The Somek & Associates Annual Conference is taking place on the 8 th May at Latimer Place in Chesham, Bucks. As we celebrate our 20 th year, this conference is set to be our best yet. We have listened to the feedback of our associates, and have now...

The new process that all nurses and midwives in the UK will need to follow to maintain their registration with the NMC. revalidation.nmc.org.uk ...

As a care and occupational therapy expert I have had many experts’ meetings, pursuant to CPR 35.12, over the past 15 years. We have nearly 200 associates from health profession backgrounds, and experts’ meetings are not an infrequent activity. ...