Independent expert evidence on employment, employability and loss of earnings

Doherty Stobbs provides specialist independent expert evidence on employment, employability, earning capacity and loss of earnings for courts, tribunals and legal teams. Our expert witnesses are Occupational Psychologists by professional background, bringing additional expertise in understanding people, work, employers, careers and vocational issues.
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Employment evidence in personal injury and clinical negligence claims
UK and Ireland
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Our expert-witness work is undertaken by Paul Doherty, Mark Cheesman, Rachel Frost and Alyson Hollway, all Occupational Psychologists. Christine Stobbs, the Managing Partner, is the person to contact about new instructions, availability and fees. She also undertakes career-related work, training and vocational rehabilitation but that is separate from expert witness work.

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Paul Doherty
Principal Employment Expert Witness and Occupational Psychologist
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Christine Stobbs
Managing Partner and Business Psychologist
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Mark Cheesman
Employment expert, occupational psychologist and health psychologist
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Rachel Frost
Employment expert witness, occupational psychologist and coaching psychologist
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Alyson Hollway
Occupational Psychologist, Employment Expert and Neurodiversity Specialist
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Monica Bloomfield
Labour Market Research Specialist
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Sarah Baden
Practice support and administration
Expert witness services

Specialist independent employment evidence for courts, tribunals and legal teams.

Employment prospects and loss of earnings
Current and future employment, earning capacity and career trajectory.
Career progression and earning capacity
Promotion, professional development and future career potential.
Employment implications of injury, illness and disability
How identified functional difficulties may affect work in practice.
Employment implications of neurodivergence
Employment, training, career progression and reasonable adjustments.
Return to work, vocational rehabilitation and job retention
Sustainable employment, return to work and workplace adjustments.
Retraining and alternative employment
Transferable skills, retraining and realistic alternative careers.
Labour market evidence
Earnings, vacancies, entry routes, progression and regional opportunities.
Claimants with limited work histories
Future career and earnings where there is little employment history.
Specialist careers and employment disputes
Complex careers, unusual earnings patterns and workplace issues.
About Doherty Stobbs

Doherty Stobbs was founded in October 2003 by Paul Doherty and Christine Stobbs, respectively experienced occupational and business psychologists.

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Awards and professional recognition

Doherty Stobbs and individual members of the team have received a number of awards and recognitions for the quality of expert witness work.

Areas of expertise

Employment-focused evidence on career prospects and earning capacity in cases involving injury, illness, disability, neurodivergence or workplace events.

Brain injury
Executive function, fatigue, behaviour, judgement and realistic work capacity.
Spinal and orthopaedic injury
Physical restrictions, pain, mobility, attendance and retraining.
Chronic pain and fatigue
Sustainable work, pacing, reliability and work patterns.
Mental health
Stress vulnerability, confidence, functioning and work retention.
Dyslexia and neurodivergence
Dyslexia assessment and evidence on the employment impact of neurodivergence, including workplace functioning, retraining and reasonable adjustments..
Clinical negligence
Loss of career, acquired disability and rehabilitation needs.
Employment disputes
Bullying, stress, reasonable adjustments, promotion and selection.
Claimants injured when young
Educational history, career potential and future work pathways.
Specialist careers
Professionals, senior staff, self-employment and unusual occupations.
Labour market research
Pay, vacancies, entry routes, progression and regional evidence.
Other Professional Services
A range of workplace support services, including vocational rehabilitation, job retention, career coaching,workplace support relating to neurodiversity, recruitment and selection advice, and resilience training. Our services support individuals and employers with workplace wellbeing, performance, inclusion, development and sustainable employment.
Our approach

Structured, evidence-based and proportionate assessment.

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Clarify questions
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Review documents
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Interview and assess
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Use testing where relevant
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Labour market research
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Integrate evidence
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Report clearly
Doherty Stobbs awards and accreditations