Our Experts

Mr Robins has extensive experience in the assessment and psychological treatment of adults and young people with mental health problems, intellectual disability (formerly learning disability) and neurodevelopmental conditions, including: specific learning difficulties (SpLD, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia), ADHD and autism spectrum conditions. He provides expert reports in relation to post-sixteen assessments for further and higher education and Disabled Student Allowance claims. He also provides reports of neurodevelopmental conditions in adults in relation to employment issues.

Mr Robins provides a full range of expert Psychological, Parenting, Capacity and Forensic assessments and reports in Criminal, Family and Civil cases. He offers psychological assessments for Tribunals and for Medico-Legal Actions and Negligence Claims. For over 15 years he has been instructed in Family, Civil and Criminal cases and he has given expert oral evidence in Family and Crown Courts and the High Court since 2001.

Mr Robins has previously held the position of Head of Psychology at an independent low secure hospital. He has also been the Head of a Learning Disability service and a Challenging Behaviour service in the NHS. He has extensive experience working with mentally disordered offenders, adult mental health psychology, alcohol and drug addictions and as a Court diversion specialist. Mr Robins started his career as a Youth Worker with a Local Authority on projects for supporting and developing the skills of disadvantaged children. He also worked with Mencap with children with severe and profound learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorders and challenging behaviour.

Mr Robins has also provided training and workshops to professionals such as: Occupational Health, Social Work, Nursing, Medical Specialisations, Management and Administration, with training ranging from half day introductions to topics, to more in-depth practical training in specific skills in a range of settings including: Local Authorities, Universities and Colleges, Private Companies, Charities, and the NHS. He has provided lectures and workshops in his areas of experience such as: Attachment, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Autism Spectrum Conditions, Bereavement and Loss, Managing Change, Mindfulness in the Workplace, Motivational Interviewing in the Workplace, CBT and Psychosis, Suicide and Self-harming, Counselling and Communication Skills, Risk Assessment and Management and Mental Capacity. He also provides training in forensic topics such as: Violence Risk, Sexual Offending Risk, Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence and Personality Disorders. 

Mr Robins has wide-ranging specialist training including:

EMDR training to advanced level

Certified in the risk assessment of sexual and violent offending

Certified in the assessment of Psychopathy

Certified in the assessment of Attachment Disorders

Bond Solon training in Court and legal practices including Family Procedure Rules for Expert Witnesses Certificate.

Advanced training in the assessment of mental capacity (Mental Capacity Act)

Child and Adult Safeguarding

Mental Health Act 1983 and as amended 2007

Extended Community Based Assessment for Family Proceedings

Applied Behavioural Analysis

Professor Fox is interested in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychiatry of the Elderly, Psychological problems in trauma, interface between mental illness, addiction in parenting, anger, depression, anxiety and memory problems. He is interested in and undertakes research in medication and psychological approaches to mental health.

Professor Fox is a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of East Anglia. He is Head of Undergraduate Psychiatry at a regional medical school and is engaged in international and national research on the themes of NHS care and patient safety. He has worked for the NHS as a Consultant in Psychiatry since June 2001. Prior to this Professor Fox worked for the Ministry of Defence for 10 years and was involved in managing and assessing psychological injury patients as well as undertaking research. He has formally served on Royal College of Psychiatrists committees.

Professor Chris Fox's extensive Medico -Legal experience includes:

Preparation of psychiatric medico-legal reports for civil and employment cases.

Fitness to practice assessments for health professionals.

Criminal fitness to plead and risk assessments for prosecution and defence cases - 50%/50%.

NHS external and internal investigations into NHS care and provides expert reports defending the NHS in negligence claims and also for patients pursuing damages for poor care.

Quality assessment of local authority reports into care.

Production of reports arising from psychiatric injury as a result of medical negligence and/or bullying and harassment.

Production of civil Medico-Legal reports and reports for employment cases, for the defendant, claimant and joint.

Production of reports related to immigration.

Regular Mental Health Review Tribunal attendance and report production

Witness experience in Magistrate, County and Coroners Courts

Expert discussion on case outcomes

Listed in the Law Society Directory of Expert Witnesses for approximately 9 years

Attended Bond Solon training courses in court appearance and report writing. Bond Solon Cert MR-part 1 June 2013

Attendance at seminars in both 'Psychiatric Report Preparation' and 'Courtroom

involvement in guideline setting regionally, nationally and internationally. 

He has further co-written two book chapters and has published more than 70 scientific publications.  He is a peer reviewer for 5 international journals, Cochrane, and edit a speciality journal. 

MRCPsych (1997)

Mmedsci Behavioural Sciences (1999) - distinction in thesis on psychological injuries

Certificates of Completion of Secondary Training (CCSTs) in both General Adult Psychiatry and Old Age 

GMC Specialist Register - General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry

Section 12(2) Approved