Singapore Psycho-Legal Service
Our Psycho-Legal Services
Supported by an in-house legal counsel, our psychologists provide an evidence-based, neutral and professional psycho-legal (sometimes known as medico-legal) service with a reasonable degree of psychological certainty.
Our Experiences
Our psychologists have experience in assisting the Singapore Courts (Family Justice Courts of Singapore, Syariah Courts) and foreign Courts, family and divorce lawyers, plaintiff lawyers, plaintiffs and defendants, patients and their families.
Our psychologists have experience in evaluating and assessing the following:
Ψ Psychological Reports / Impact Reports assessing impacts of Road Traffic Accidents (RTA), Personal Injury Claims, medical negligence, resulting in DSM-5 mental disorders such as anxiety, post-traumatic stress and depression;
Ψ Custody Evaluation Reporting
Ψ Psychological Evaluation and Therapy for Child Protective Service (CPS)
Ψ Psychosexual evaluations/child pornography/Sexual Offences
Ψ Mental Capacity assessment
Ψ SAF/Military Enlistment and Adjustment Issues
Ψ Intellectual Disability / Disability Evaluation
Ψ Evaluation of psychological trauma caused by abuse or physical injuries such as disfigurement, mental impairment, disability or brain injury
Our Value Add Services
In addition to acting as expert witnesses in forensic matters, early instruction of a psychologist allows us to provide behind-the-scenes expert advice on approaching and dealing with claims and defences involving a psychological element.
Our Value Add Service Include (only on psychological matters):
Ψ Commenting on reports prepared by other medical or mental health professionals (Psychiatrists, General Practitioners, Psychologists);
Ψ Explaining best practices in jurisdictions where the practice of psychological is regulated under national law (i.e. Australia - AHPRA);
Ψ Consultation on strengths and weaknesses of opposing counsel’s case theory, psychological test data and expert witnesses;
Ψ Supervised/Facilitated Access at any of our clinics conveniently located in Novena, Newton and Thomson.
Ψ Prognosis and management plans;
Ψ Pre-litigation consultation;
Ψ Guiding clients on available public, community and private psychological resources.
Psychological impacts do not disappear following resolution of the legal suit.
Our psychologists will make suitable referrals to the client to ensure that a therapeutic environment that is safe, neutral and non-judgmental is available to help the client work through the impact and trauma during and after the litigation process.
Commencing a Psycho-Legal Instruction
A psycho-legal instruction is commenced by your solicitor in order to prepare a medico-legal report as part of your claim.
Ψ With your consent, your solicitor will issue direct instructions to us to provide a psychological assessment and/or report. We will advise costs and other matters to your solicitor at this stage.
Ψ We will follow up with you and explain next steps. At your first appointment, our Psychologist will explain the way the interview will be conducted, perform a psychological intake assessment, and will take notes while discussions are taking place.
Ψ Following completion of intake (which might take between 2 - 4 sessions depending on complexity), we will prepare a medico-legal report which may include a review of your medical notes if appropriate.
Instructions to Lawyers
Please use this form below to submit a non-obligatory evaluation consultation (not exceeding 30 minutes) to discuss and evaluate potential next steps in assisting you and your client.