Overview
Dr Hammond is a Consultant Rheumatologist with extensive medico-legal experience, having acted as an expert witness since 2016. He holds the Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate, demonstrating his commitment to the highest standards of expert reporting and court testimony.
He is regularly instructed in both personal injury and clinical negligence matters and accepts instructions from both claimants and defendants. Dr Hammond is happy to opine on breach of duty, causation, liability, and condition and prognosis.
Throughout his time as an expert witness, he has covered the full breadth of Rheumatology, completing reports on fibromyalgia, Lupus, and industrial injury such as tendonitis. He has particular specialist knowledge of the interventional management of spine and joint pain.
Dr Hammond has built a reputation for his detailed approach to his reports, and he combines his ongoing clinical practice with his medico-legal work, ensuring his opinions are grounded in current, real-world clinical expertise.
Dr Hammond has appeared in Court on multiple occasions and is well-versed in giving oral evidence.