The Medico

Legal Report
Louie gy Daquel
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Definition of Medico-
Legal Report (MLR)
• Document written by a doctor in the role of a
medical expert witness in a medicolegal case.
• Requests of MLR originates from a variety of
sources such as police employers, prosecutors,
lawyers, courts, insurance companies,
administrative agencies of the patients
themselves.

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(MLR) Rule 21, Section
10
• Rule 21, Section 10 provides: Exceptions –
The provisions of section 8 and 9 of this rules
shall not apply to a witness who resides more
than 100 km from his residence to the place
where he is to testify by the ordinary course of
travel, or to a detention prisoner if no
permission of the court in which his case is
pending was obtained.

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(MLR) – Assessments MLR
ASSESSMENTS
Reports
• Psychiatrist or a Clinical
Psychologists undertake Forensic
Psychological (Psycho-Legal or Criminal Matters Civil Matters
Civil Matters Family Matters
Medico-Legal) assessments of
clients, usually on request of an - Focuses on
- Focuses on measuring the
attorney or third party to ensure that - Relate to bail measuring the - Concern the psychological imp
all legal elements of issues are application, psychological impact child’s living an accident or trau
an accident or trauma may have upon a
considered. mental may have upon a arrangemenrs person’s psycholo
impairment, person’s psychological and issues related state and the
sentencing and state and the to risk factors associated effect o
associated effect of this on the person’
rehabilitation this on the person’s
and associated daily functioning.
daily functioning. with parents.

• Criminal matter
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• The facts being what was seen or done and the
opinion being what was inferref or aassume.
• Formulation of Opinion – maintain
impartiability and objectivity.
• All medical experts must understand their duty
to the court and that they are reporting to the
court on matters within their medical specialty
training and expertise.

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Medico-Legal Report
(MLR) – Assessments MLR
ASSESSMENTS
Reports
• Psychiatrist or a Clinical
Psychologists undertake Forensic
Psychological (Psycho-Legal or Criminal Matters Civil Matters
Civil Matters Family Matters
Medico-Legal) assessments of
clients, usually on request of an - Focuses on
- Focuses on measuring the
attorney or third party to ensure that - Relate to bail measuring the - Concern the psychological imp
all legal elements of issues are application, psychological impact child’s living an accident or trau
an accident or trauma may have upon a
considered. mental may have upon a arrangemenrs person’s psycholo
impairment, person’s psychological and issues related state and the
sentencing and state and the to risk factors associated effect o
associated effect of this on the person’
rehabilitation this on the person’s
and associated daily functioning.
daily functioning. with parents.