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Expert PAUL DOHERTY BSc(Hons) MSc C.Psychol AFBPsS MAE
MEWI
Principle Occupational Psychologist

Address 8 Burford Avenue
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP2 8AG
UK
Telephone 01722 340337
Fax 01722 340337
e-mail Paul@PaulDohertyAssociates.co.uk

Occupation Experience Employment consultant; Loss of earnings; Quantum; Residual earnings; Lost career; Vocational rehabilitation; Re-training potential; Careers guidance; Psychometric assessment; Occupational psychology; Personality assessment
Career Paul Doherty is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist and for over 10 years has specialized in the assessment and development of individuals at work, particularly for people with health problems or disabilities. He has been giving expert witness testimony as an employment consultant in loss of earnings litigation since 1993.
Mr Doherty is fully conversant with the Civil Procedure Rules, and is experienced in writing ‘Joint Statements’ and preparing Single Joint reports.

The balance of Mr Doherty’s work between Claimant and Defendant has been 55% to 60% Defendant over the past four years. Increasingly his work is on the basis of Single Joint Instructions. He is on the Treasury Solicitor and APIL approved expert witness panel. He is listed in the Law Society Directory of Expert Witnesses.
In terms of expert witness experience, between 1994 and 1999, Mr Doherty was an associate, later senior associate, of Veronica Wood Associates Limited. Between 1999 and 2002, Mr Doherty was a partner in Carson Dawkins Doherty. In August 2002, Mr Doherty set up Paul Doherty Associates, a firm of occupational psychologists focusing on providing expert witness advice / reports in vocational assessment, rehabilitation & loss of earnings.

Since January 1994, Mr Doherty has also worked as a freelance occupational psychologist, specialising in the assessment of the employment capabilities of people with disabilities and health problems. In 2001, he was acting Managing Psychologist to Coutts Consultants Ltd, where he assisted (and still does) in the career development of senior managers.

Between 1991 and 1994, Mr Doherty was the head occupational psychologist at the Hobbs Unit (part of Wiltshire Social Services), a vocational assessment and rehabilitation service for individuals with disabilities. His work encompassed careers guidance, work preparation and job retention services to employers.

Between 1986 and 1991 he worked as an Experimental Psychologist for the Ministry of Defence where he specialized in the assessment of human performance under stress and researched into computer based training methods. In addition, he was responsible for initial interviews on the university "milk round" of applicants to scientific and engineering posts in the MoD.

In the mid 1980's Mr Doherty worked as a recruitment consultant in the Midlands, specialising in executive and professional recruitment.

Qualifications: Professional Qualifications Chartered Occupational Psychologist 1994
Chartered Psychologist 1990
Licensed to use Psychometric Tests with the British Psychological Society (level A & B - Full)
Professional Memberships Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
Member of the Academy of Experts
Member of the Institute of Expert Witnesses
Academic Qualifications MSc. in Industrial Psychology. Distinction awarded.
Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational
Psychology
BSc. (Hons) in Psychology with
Occupational Psychology
Combined Certificate in Counselling (CSCT)