Independent Old Age Psychiatry & Mental Capacity Expert Reports for Legal Professionals
Designed for solicitors, private client teams, contentious probate solicitors, Court of Protection solicitors, professional deputies, attorneys, local authorities and care-home providers.
Why Solicitors Instruct NMRS Medical Practice
Specialist Old Age Psychiatry Expertise
A specialist focus on older adults, dementia, cognitive impairment, fluctuating capacity and decision-specific mental capacity allows for clinically nuanced reports across private client, probate, Court of Protection, LPA and capacity-related matters.
Strong MCA & MHA Experience
Extensive experience in the Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, DoLS, Section 49 reports, testamentary capacity assessments, COP3 assessments and LPA evaluations — enabling us to address complex, overlapping cases.
Legally Structured Reports
Reports are prepared with attention to the relevant legal test, clinical evidence, collateral information, functional assessment and decision-specific capacity framework — with clear reasoning and transparent conclusions.
Domiciliary & Care-Home Assessments
Home visits and care-home assessments across Leeds, Harrogate, West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, allowing frail or vulnerable clients to be assessed in a familiar environment.
Senior Clinician-Led Service
All assessments are undertaken or supervised by senior clinicians with extensive experience in Old Age Psychiatry, dementia, mental capacity, Mental Health Act work, DoLS and complex clinical decision-making.
Timely Turnaround
Subject to receipt of the Letter of Instruction, relevant records, collateral information and access to the individual, we aim to provide completed reports within 10–14 business days of formal instruction.
What Our Reports Aim to Provide
- Clear clinical reasoning
- Transparent conclusions
- Balanced psychiatric opinion
- Identification of relevant uncertainties
- Practical assistance to solicitors and the court
- Reports suitable for legal, professional and court-related use
Fees typically range from £750 to £2,000+, depending on complexity, location, urgency, record volume and the nature of the assessment required — see our full fee schedule.
How Solicitors Instruct Us
Letter of Instruction
Send the specific decision or legal issue, relevant legal test, medical records and background chronology.
Conflict & Scope Check
We confirm the instruction is within our expertise and free of any conflict of interest.
Fee Agreement
A fixed fee or estimate is confirmed before the assessment is arranged.
Assessment & Report
Assessment is arranged, and a legally structured report is delivered within 10–14 business days.
Send a Formal Instruction
Formal instructions should be sent to admin@nmrs-medical.co.uk. Please do not send confidential medical records through the public website contact form.