Dr Avin Partavian
HCPC-registered Counselling Psychologist specialising in objective medico-legal psychological assessment and the preparation of CPR Part 35-compliant expert witness reports for UK legal proceedings.
Clinical & Legal Integration
Clinical Foundation
With extensive clinical experience across private practice and trauma-focused psychological services, Dr Partavian provides structured and evidence-based psychological assessment of complex trauma presentations. Clinical work has a strong focus on road traffic accident-related psychological injury, workplace trauma, and long-standing experience supporting refugees and asylum seekers affected by war-related and displacement trauma. This foundation ensures that assessments are clinically robust, contextually informed, and relevant to medico-legal instruction.
Expert Witness Practice
All expert witness reports are prepared in accordance with Civil Procedure Rules, including CPR Part 35. The practice prioritises clinical objectivity, clear analysis of causation, and evidence-based prognosis formulation. Reports are structured to meet the requirements of solicitors, insurers, and courts, with a focus on clarity, impartiality, and legal admissibility.
Professional Standards
Direct verification of professional registration, expert witness training, and diagnostic frameworks used in the preparation of medico-legal psychological reports.
HCPC Registration
Bond Solon Training
Clinical Frameworks
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Counselling Psychologist (PYL041156), maintaining full adherence to statutory professional and ethical standards governing psychological practice in the United Kingdom.
Formal training in expert witness practice through Bond Solon, including report writing, court procedures, and the duties and responsibilities of an independent expert witness in civil proceedings.
Specialist assessment of PTSD, complex trauma, and psychological injury using DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, supported by validated clinical and psychometric assessment tools to ensure structured and evidence-based formulation.