The Law Society of Scotland - Directory of Expert Witnesses entry for Bisbey Ltd
 










 Bisbey Ltd

Chartered Psychologist
Contact: Dr Lori B Bisbey
PO Box 311
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 9EQ
Tel: 0845 370 7757
Fax: 0845 280 2266
Mobile: 07770 858219
Email: loribisbey@mac.com

Experts in branch
Dr Lori B Bisbey

Specialist areas of work

PSYCHOLOGY
  clinical psychology
  child psychological assessment
  occupational stress
  trauma (psychology)
  post-traumatic stress disorder (psychology)
  forensic psychology/investigative psychology
  documentary material (psychological analysis)
  offender assessment (psychological)
  serious offender assessment (psychological)
  criminal responsibility (psychological assessment)
  fitness to plead (psychological assessment)
  abnormal behaviour (psychological assessment)
  mental disorder (psychological assessment)
  witness assessment (psychological)
  psychological testing

FAMILY/CHILD ISSUES
  child protection/risk assessment
  child custody/access/residence/contact
  parenting assessment/fitness to parent

Experience of
Clinical negligence, Personal injury, Giving evidence in court

Types of work - instructions/reports/court appearances
Average number of instructions per year: 50 to 90
Number of court appearances in the last three years: 70
Number of reports in the last three years: 150

Trained
In the legal aspects of report writing and giving evidence in court

Geographical areas of work
Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland

Professional qualifications and accredited experience

Dr Lori Bisbey: BSc (1984), MA (1988), PhD (1995), CPsychol (1993), CTS (1993), DipFMSA (1998)

Membership of other professional bodies
British Psychological Society, Forensic Science Society, British Academy of Forensic Science, Expert Witness Institute, Institute of Directors, European Association of Counselling Psychology

CHARTERED PSYCHOLOGIST
US-trained PhD. Specialism in psychopathology (psychological, psychiatric diagnosis). Considerable experience detecting malingering (psychological, psychiatric symptoms) in personal injury and criminal cases. Practice in UK for 17 years. Has given oral evidence in US and UK courts. First book Brief Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Wiley and Sons (1998).