Dr Sabina Dosani

Psychiatry is often about sitting with someone’s pain, and helping them make sense of it. In my medico-legal practice, it is also about translating complexity—explaining mental health in clear, precise terms for judges, lawyers, and others who make life-altering decisions.

I provide Expert Witness opinions on:

• Specialist school & resource provision
• Education Other Than At School (EOTAS) assessments
• The relationship between neurodevelopmental conditions & educational needs

Expert Witness Training & Tribunal Roles

I have undertaken formal training in report writing and mock cross-examination with:

• The Royal Society of Medicine
• The British Medical Association
• The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
• The Grange Conference (2024) – Advanced Report Writing & Courtroom Evidence

Since 2013, I have also served as a Medical Member of the First-Tier Tribunal (Mental Health) for HM Courts & Tribunal Service, sitting on the CAMHS panel, but also on adult and restricted patient cases.

Feedback from Counsel

“I have worked with Dr Dosani in relation to SEND Tribunal Appeals concerning children and young people with complex special educational needs and mental health difficulties for over 2 years now. As an expert, I have found Dr Dosani’s assessments to be thorough and her subsequent reports to be of the highest standards. Dr Dosani’s ability to provide clear description of needs in the most complex of cases is brilliant. Dr Dosani’s ability to give live/oral evidence to the SEND Tribunal panel is also highly commendable. All of the cases I have worked with Dr Dosani on her evidence has been accepted and commended by the Tribunal, with a recent decision confirming the clarity and persuasiveness of the evidence provided. I recommend Dr Dosani to all parents I work with when complex mental health issues are/likely to be present.”

James Brown, Solicitor

“Dr Dosani’s evidence was thorough, clear, and decisive. Her expertise in neuropsychiatric conditions made a significant difference.“

Barrister, SEN Tribunal Case

“A highly knowledgeable and compassionate expert—her insights helped us secure the right educational provision for our client.“

SEN Tribunal Solicitor

“We found Dr Dosani to be a persuasive witness, and we accepted her evidence.“

“Overall, we place far more weight on the evidence and findings of Dr Dosani and accept her evidence in full. She observed X for longer than Expert Y, without apparent time pressures.“

“We found Dr Dosani’s evidence and explanation on this point compelling and, as a psychiatrist, we consider that she is better placed than Mr Therapist in terms of qualifications to provide an accurate picture of why B has difficulties with social communication and interaction.“

Feedback from Families

“We just wanted to let you know that we heard last weekend that the tribunal decided that XZ does require an extended day provision and that they agreed that XX School can meet his needs and have named XX and YY!
Thank you so much for your efforts both with your report and at the tribunal itself. The long-term impact for XZ, for us as a whole family, and the real chance he has at life now means that, for the first time, we’re all looking to the future with such a sense of hope and positivity – thank you for making this happen.
We don’t know if our solicitors have sent you a copy of the tribunal’s decision but have attached a copy just in case. We were going to highlight paras of particular relevance, but your evidence was referred to, and relied upon, in so many paras that it became a pointless exercise!!“

“We both wanted to contact you to express our sincere thanks for your support at the hearing yesterday.  The evidence you gave and the way you presented it was fabulous.  It was very apparent that you are an expert in your field, and we are so grateful to have had you on board.  
It will be a nerve racking few weeks whilst we await the outcome, but good to know that the panel received comprehensive answers to their questions.“