For Clinicians
Become an expert witness
EWI works with medical, psychological and behavioural specialists undertaking independent medico-legal work for Australian courts, tribunals, law firms and insurers — with structured instructions, court-aligned templates, and internal quality review supporting every report.
Disciplines we engage
Medico-legal and psych & behavioural specialists across the disciplines courts ask for.
Medico-Legal
- General Practice
- Occupational Medicine
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Neurology
- Pain Medicine
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Anaesthetics
- Radiology
- Cardiology
- Respiratory Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- Endocrinology
- Oncology
- Forensic Pathology
Psych & Behavioural
- General Psychiatry
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Old Age Psychiatry
- Addiction Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
- Forensic Psychology
- Neuropsychology
- Counselling Psychology
The work
What medico-legal practice looks like with EWI.
Independent Medical Examinations
Face-to-face or telehealth assessments where you examine the claimant and prepare a report addressing the instructing party's questions.
Causation Reports
Desk-based opinions, often on the papers, addressing whether and how a presenting condition relates to the index event.
Impairment Assessments
AMA Guides or jurisdiction-specific assessments (e.g. NSW SIRA, Comcare, ICRS) leading to a percentage whole-person impairment.
File & Record Reviews
Review of clinical records, imaging and prior reports to comment on standard of care, prognosis or treatment reasonableness.
Conferences with Counsel
Pre-hearing conferences to refine opinions, address joint expert questions and prepare for cross-examination.
Court & Tribunal Attendance
Oral evidence in courts and tribunals across civil, criminal, workers compensation, CTP and family law jurisdictions.
Who we look for
Specialists with the experience the courts expect.
EWI engages clinicians who meet the baseline expected of an independent expert in Australian proceedings — both in qualification and in their capacity to produce reports that withstand scrutiny.
- —Current AHPRA registration without conditions relevant to expert practice
- —Specialist Fellowship (or equivalent recognised qualification) in your discipline
- —Typically a minimum of five years post-Fellowship clinical experience
- —Capacity to produce reports that meet the harmonised expert witness code
- —No adverse regulatory, tribunal or court findings bearing on independence or competence
- —Professional indemnity insurance covering medico-legal work
What EWI provides
The infrastructure of an independent medico-legal practice, without building it yourself.
Structured instructions
Each matter arrives with a clear letter of instruction, the relevant materials indexed, and a defined scope. No chasing solicitors for missing radiology.
Report scaffolding
Discipline-specific templates aligned to the Federal Court Practice Note GPN-EXPT and the harmonised code of conduct. You write the opinion; the structure is handled.
Internal quality review
Reports are reviewed against EWI standards before they leave. You retain authorship and final say on every opinion.
Conflict & independence checks
Every brief is screened for prior treating relationships and conflicts before it reaches you.
Scheduling & secretariat
Bookings, claimant communication, room hire, billing and follow-up are handled by EWI's secretariat.
CPD-aligned development
Ongoing guidance on report writing, cross-examination, jurisdictional updates and emerging case law to support your continuing professional development.
Duty to the court
Your paramount duty is to the court.
Every EWI expert practises under the Harmonised Expert Witness Code of Conduct (Annexure A to Federal Court Practice Note GPN-EXPT) and the equivalent state rules. Your opinion is yours; it is not influenced by the party who retains you, and it is given to assist the court — not to advocate.
We brief every new expert on these duties and on the disclosure obligations that apply to reports, assumptions, methodology and conflicts of interest.
Common questions
Becoming an expert witness, answered.
Ready to work with EWI?
Create your expert profile, tell us about your discipline and experience, and choose the medico-legal work you want to undertake.