Medico-Legal Examinations & Reports · Gauteng

Independent medical opinion,
written for the court.

Dr Sarah Gerber is an HPCSA-registered general practitioner conducting medico-legal examinations and preparing reports on attorney instruction. Objective, thorough, and delivered to deadline, for plaintiff or defendant.

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01 — The practice

Clinical judgment, applied to legal questions.

Dr Gerber brings seven years of post-qualification clinical experience across oncology, general practice, and medical aesthetics, including a Medical Officer post in a specialist oncology unit. That breadth supports careful assessment of injury, causation, prognosis, and functional impact.

Every report is prepared on the understanding that the expert's duty is to the court. Opinions are independent of the instructing party, grounded in the records and the examination, and confined to matters within her competence as a general practitioner.

01

Independent

The same standard whether briefed by plaintiff or defendant.

02

Thorough

Systematic examination, full review of records, reasoned conclusions.

03

On time

Predictable turnaround once a complete file is in hand.

02 — Instructions accepted

The matters Dr Gerber is briefed on.

Instructions are accepted from attorneys only. Claimants are examined on the instructing attorney's brief, never directly.

Personal-injury matters

Motor vehicle accidents, public liability, slips and falls, occupational injury, and dog bites: nature and extent of injury, causation, and prognosis.

Road Accident Fund

RAF assessments, including the statutory RAF4 serious-injury assessment and narrative-test motivation where an injury is not on the prescribed list.

Disability & impairment

Disability and impairment assessments for insurers and schemes, measured against the applicable policy or scheme definition.

File-review opinion

Documentary opinion where no examination is required: analysis of records to answer a specific question posed by the instructing attorney.

03 — Report types

Each report, prepared to South African medico-legal standard.

A declaration of independence appears in every report. Fees are by complexity and time, quoted on request, invoiced to the instructing attorney, and not contingent on RAF recovery.

  1. R1

    General medico-legal report

    The core report: history, clinical examination, diagnosis, causation, prognosis, impairment and disability, and future medical needs relevant to quantum.

    Examination
  2. R2

    RAF4 serious-injury assessment

    The official statutory Serious Injury Assessment Report, completed in full, with Whole Person Impairment determined per the prescribed method where applicable.

    Examination
  3. R3

    Narrative-test report

    Reasoned motivation that an injury qualifies as serious under the narrative test. Often paired with a full report.

    Examination
  4. R4

    Disability / impairment assessment

    Functional-capacity assessment for an insurer or scheme, with an opinion measured against the applicable definition of disability.

    Examination
  5. R5

    Paper / file-review opinion

    A documentary opinion answering a specific question, with no in-person examination. Scheduled flexibly around the brief.

    No examination

Expert testimony in court is available by separate arrangement.

04 — How to instruct

A clear path from brief to delivered report.

1

Send the brief

A signed mandate, the question to be answered, and the available records: hospital, ambulance, treating doctors, imaging, and prior history.

2

Examination

The claimant is examined at rooms in Gauteng, or at the attorney's rooms by arrangement. File-review opinions need no examination.

3

Report

A structured, independent report is prepared, typically within two to three weeks of a complete file, with annexures attached.

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Invoice

The fee is invoiced to the instructing attorney by complexity and time, and is not contingent on RAF or insurer settlement.

POPIA-compliant

Claimant records are handled and stored securely throughout.

Indemnified

Covered for medico-legal examination and report work; member in good standing.

Objective

The expert's duty is to the court, stated in every report.

05 — Instruct

Brief Dr Gerber on a matter.

For a quotation or to send an instruction, contact the practice directly. Instructions are accepted from attorneys only.

Telephone
082 313 2316
Examination rooms
Pretoria, Gauteng. Attorney's rooms by arrangement.
Registration
HPCSA registered. Reg. no. on request.
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