About
Verity Medico-Legal is a company established for a single, focussed, purpose. That purpose is to provide the highest quality, independent, psychiatric examinations and reports.
Our Mission
The founder of the company is Dr J.A.G. (Andrew) Shaw, a psychiatrist experienced in both medico-legal work and clinical private practice. Oxford educated and with a background in neurobiological research and publications in peer-reviewed journals, Dr Shaw insists on an evidence-based approach to medical assessment.
To be robust and defendable, expert opinions have to be supported by clinical evidence. Independent medical examinations and reports lacking such an approach, lead to opinions which are unsupported assertions and do a disservice to the client and their representatives.
Dr Shaw is passionate about medio-legal work and has given talks on psychiatric independent medical examination, including managing bias, to legal bodies, including the Queensland Law Society.
In order to ensure the highest quality assessments and reports, the Verity Medico-Legal panel of medical experts, is kept to a relatively small number of experienced and skilled psychiatrists. Quality will never be compromised and trust from the briefing law firm will be honoured.
