Orthopaedic surgeons may be called to assist courts and tribunals in various legal proceedings. This book is an authoritative resource manual enabling them to be more confident in assisting courts and tribunals as expert witnesses. Covering the entire orthopaedic expert witness journey, content includes training, negotiation of instructions, medicolegal assessment, report preparation, experts' meetings and joint statements. Introductory and closing chapters include essential information on the law of expert evidence, the different procedures in the criminal, civil, family and coroners' courts in all eight jurisdictions of the British Isles and going to court. Specialist chapters cover initial management of injuries, the orthopaedic subspecialities and paediatric orthopaedics. Supported by illustrative cases, and supplemented by online letters, forms, a report template and other documents which can be downloaded from Cambridge Core, this is an essential resource for orthopaedic surgeons fulfilling their duty to provide objective, impartial and independent expert evidence.