Our Mission
Pathway Expert Chambers was established in response to persistent challenges in medico-legal practice, including variability in report quality and delays caused by over-reliance on a limited number of leading experts. Fundamentally, Pathway exists to support the courts and legal practitioners with expert evidence that is delivered timeously as well as being complete, fully reasoned, carefully expressed, and capable of withstanding scrutiny.
Lawyers and insurers know all too well that injury litigation faces increasing friction, resulting in delay and increased costs, due to the limited capacity of established and trusted experts in both catastrophic injury and clinical negligence litigation. Pathway aims to address that challenge through our founding expert mentors providing leadership, mentorship, and professional oversight within each specialism to facilitate an increase in the number of medico-legal experts available to provide reports, whilst preserving the integrity of the litigation system by ensuring the highest standards of quality, independence, and judgment. This is all with the oversight of both leading medicolegal experts and barristers within Pathway who can ensure the quality of the expert evidence from every specialism.
Chambers will be administered through a Senior Clerk with leading IT standards. This includes easy uploading of imaging and medical records to Pathway’s portal, chronologising of those records, and two factor authentication to facilitate seamless sharing of these documents as well as imaging through a PACs system. In addition, Pathway has access to additional imaging services that enables it to facilitate the provision of required imaging to avoid unnecessary delay and the provision of complete expert reports from the outset. Provision of these crucial additional services means Pathway will lead the field in both quality and speed of expert evidence provision.
Our Team
Keri Ford
Managing Director
Ellie Brand
Senior Clerk
Sally Sloan
Clerk
Tobias Unwin
Director of Operations
Georgia Collins
Clerk & Marketing
Lynda Baldelli
Clerk
Ieuan Hughes
Technology & Support
Liz Arnott
Accounts
Amanda Wood
Office Director
Phil Wood
Radiology Lead
Diversity & Inclusion
Pathway recognises that the quality and credibility of expert evidence is strengthened when it reflects the breadth of professional experience within modern medical practice. Historically, medico-legal work has not always drawn from the full range of talent within the medical professions, with capable female and under-represented backgrounds having faced structural barriers to entry and progression.
Pathway is committed to addressing this imbalance through structure, mentorship, and opportunity. Our focus is on identifying clinical excellence wherever it exists and providing the professional framework, training, and support required for all experts to develop sustainable medico-legal practices. This commitment operates at every level of the chambers.
Diversity within the expert community is not treated as an end in itself, but as a means of strengthening the integrity, relevance, and robustness of expert evidence. A wider range of perspectives, clinical experiences, and professional pathways enhances the ability of the courts to receive clear, balanced, and well-reasoned expert opinion.
Pathway remains committed to building an expert community that is inclusive, professionally rigorous, and reflective of the medical professions it serves, while maintaining the highest standards of independence, competence, and integrity.
Get in touch
Contact us for extra information, support or to learn how you can
become a member of Pathway Expert Chambers