Psychiatrist | Forensic Psychiatrist · South Africa
Independent forensic psychiatric opinion for the South African courts.
Dr NS Puzi provides evidence-based psychiatric evaluations and medico-legal opinion to the legal fraternity, the bench and insurance bodies — instructed as an independent expert, not an advocate for either side.
15+ yrs
Post-qualification clinical & forensic experience
SASOP
Former Deputy President; Eastern Cape Secretary
Public & Private
Former Head of Clinical Unit, Cecilia Makiwane Hospital
HPCSA
Registered specialist psychiatrist
About
A measured voice at the intersection of mental health and the law.
Dr Puzi's practice is grounded in rigorous diagnostic standards, cross-cultural psychiatric assessment and ethical integrity in medico-legal reporting. The objective is not advocacy, but a reliable factual and clinical foundation upon which the trier of fact can rely.
Instructions are accepted from both plaintiff and defendant attorneys, the State, defence, the Office of the Family Advocate, insurers and the HPCSA.
Services
Areas of medico-legal practice
Criminal Forensic
Criminal Forensic Assessments
Independent psychiatric evaluation of accused persons to assist the court on questions of capacity at the time of the offence and ability to participate in trial.
Read more →Civil Forensic
Civil Forensic Assessments
Capacity and competence opinions for civil matters where a person's mental state determines legal standing, autonomy or care arrangements.
Read more →Litigation & Liability
Litigation & Liability
Quantification of psychiatric sequelae arising from personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, occupational events and alleged medical or psychiatric negligence.
Read more →Regulatory & Ethical
Regulatory & Ethical Consultations
Advisory opinions on the boundary between psychiatric practice, patient rights and statutory obligations.
Read more →Instruct
Considering an independent psychiatric opinion?
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