Clarity Genetics provides independent medical examination and medico-legal reporting in clinical genetics. Reports are prepared for solicitors, insurers, courts and other instructing parties who require specialist genetic opinion. Assessments are conducted by a specialist clinical geneticist, and reports are independent, impartial and prepared in accordance with the relevant expert witness requirements.
Legal and insurance matters increasingly involve questions of a genetic nature, from inherited conditions and genetic test interpretation to causation and prognosis. Clarity Genetics offers specialist medico-legal services that bring clinical genetics expertise to these matters, providing instructing parties with a clear, evidence-based and independent opinion.
Clarity Genetics provides a range of medico-legal services in clinical genetics, tailored to the needs of the instructing party and the requirements of the matter. The scope of each engagement is agreed in advance.
Services may include:
Each matter begins with a discussion of the questions to be addressed and the materials available, so that the scope of the assessment is clear from the outset. Where an examination is required, it is arranged at a time and location suitable to the matter and may be conducted in person in Sydney or by telehealth, where appropriate.
A written report is then prepared to address the specific questions raised by the instructing party. Reports are structured, evidence-based and written in clear language, with technical genetic concepts explained so that they are accessible to a non-specialist reader. Reports are prepared independently and in accordance with the relevant expert witness codes and requirements.
Medico-legal matters may involve any area of clinical genetics. Clarity Genetics provides broad-based clinical genetics opinion across the lifespan, including inherited conditions, genetic tests and genomic sequencing interpretation, and questions of diagnosis, inheritance, causation, prognosis and recurrence risk.
Where a matter falls outside the available expertise, this is identified early so that the instructing party can make appropriate arrangements. The aim is always to provide an opinion that is within one’s expertise, clearly reasoned, and genuinely useful to the matter at hand.
Clarity Genetics accepts instructions from solicitors, insurers, government bodies and other parties requiring specialist genetic opinion. New matters can be discussed directly with the practice, including the questions to be addressed, the required materials, indicative timeframes, and the basis for fees.
Engaging on a matter early allows the scope to be clearly defined and the assessment to be planned around the matter’s requirements. To discuss a potential engagement, please contact the practice.
Independent medical examinations are available in person in Sydney. Where a matter allows, assessment or consultation via telehealth can be arranged, which can assist when parties are located outside Sydney or timeframes are limited.
The most suitable arrangement is confirmed when a matter is first discussed, taking into account the nature of the questions and any requirement for examination.
