expert witness service
expert witness testimony in domestic care quantum and staff placement
for solicitors on matters of personal injury and medical negligence
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attain the maximum for your client
The Bunbury Agency has been providing Domiciliary Quantum and Staff Placement Reports to Solicitors on Personal Injury cases for the past twenty five years.
As experienced consultants in the care industry, our knowledge and experience give us the unique advantage of assessing in depth the client's domestic capabilities and requirements.
We have advised on a wide range of personal injury and medical negligence cases involving paraplegia, cerebral palsy, schizophrenia, asbestosis and the demise of a parent as well as less serious cases, which only require daily domestics/housekeepers.
We are registered with the Society of Expert Witnesses, APIL and the UK Directory of Expert Witnesses. Our report writer has a Cardiff University/Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate and all reports are written in accordance with the Civil Proceedure Rules Part 35 and Practice Direction 35.
our expertise
For over 40 years we have specialised in providing daily and residential Domiciliary Care nationwide. We place every level of domestic staff from Nannies, Mother's Helps, Maternity Nurses and Au Pairs to Cooks, Housekeepers, Gardeners and in particular Carers and Companions for the elderly or infirm.
For many years, it has been an integral part of our service to find appropriate staff for clients, who have either suffered the loss of a parent/spouse or have physical/mental injuries.
background
Leila Potter our founder, established the Agency in 1968 and until recently was the Agency’s Expert Witness in report writing on Domiciliary Care requirements and costs in personal injury claims.
Sarah Green, her daughter has assisted her in the last five years in her report writing. She has now qualified through Bond Solon to become a Cardiff University accredited Expert Witness in our specialist field of Domiciliary Quantum and Staff Placement.
Sarah is registered with The Care Quality Commission (CQC) as the Care Manager of the Bunbury Agency and a Director of the Agency. She is also responsible for the management of the Agency and has gained considerable knowledge and understanding of our clients’ needs and requirements.
“I started my working life as a Stage Manager, working in Theatre and Opera around the country as well as touring abroad. I then set up my own Interior Design business, which I ran from home whilst my children were small. A few years later I established a new family businesses, renovating and letting holiday properties in France. In 2000, we expanded our portfolio into Spain and became part of an International Property Company. As UK Managing Director, I was responsible for the setting up and running of their new office and showroom in Cardiff Bay. After my third child was born I decided to take a career break and returned to Cheshire to be nearer my family. I soon became involved with the Bunbury Agency, initially assisting my mother with her Expert Witness reports. Now as a Director and Co-owner I am the the driving force for the next generation!
As a result, I have plenty of experience in business management, having run my own businesses for over twenty years. I am committed to ensuring the highest standards of service to our clients. Together with my experienced and dedicated team, our knowledge of the Domiciliary Care Industry is now considerable, enabling us to assess and calculate a client’s domestic requirements with precision and without bias”.
in my opinion
There is a growing indication that the cost of replacing the services of a family member, who has suffered personal injury or indeed death, is not always specifically calculated in a personal injuries claim.
The cost of employing a substitute parent for example, could be as much as £25,000 per annum.
A client who has been permanently disabled due to an accident or medical negligence may need their own full or part time personal care, but it also needs to be considered if their dependants will need some sort of domiciliary assistance in order for their relative to remain in their own home.
For example, an elderly gentleman who relied upon his wife for all domestic duties and transportation, and due to her accident was no longer able to cook, clean or drive for him; a father whose wife had been killed in a road traffic accident and was the principal carer of his children as well as being responsible for all domestic duties in the house.
A recent case claimed that the mother died due to medical negligence. The cost of caring for the two young children, who had substantial health complications, until they reach the age of eighteen, was in excess of £400,000. In another case, there was an eleven year old boy whose parents were separated so he lived with his mother until she was killed in a car accident. The cost of providing the equivalent care for him was approximately £70,000.
...so that you can deliver the best to your client.
For more information contact Sarah Green at the Bunbury Agency on 01829 730 201 or email
expertwitness@bunburyagency.com
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