# Catch a conflict before you offer the date

> Tick the structural facts. Get a red, amber, or green verdict and a disclosure paragraph for the file.

Source: https://imecore.com/tools/conflict-of-interest-checker

This tool runs entirely in the browser. Nothing is uploaded and no account is needed.

## How to use it

1. **Tick the facts you know.** Prior treatment, a prior report, a contract, co-authorship, or a financial interest.
2. **Add a redacted note if you need to.** Roles and years only. No names.
3. **Read the verdict.** Red means do not book. Amber means disclose and decide. Green means no structural flag.
4. **Copy the disclosure.** Paste it into the file. Confirm the facts before you send a booking.

## The conflict that shows up after the exam is the expensive one

Counsel will ask whether the examiner ever treated the person. They will ask whether the examiner is on a standing contract with the insurer. They will ask whether two experts on the file wrote a paper together. If the answer is yes and nobody wrote it down, the report is a problem. You find this out on a Tuesday afternoon, after the slot is used. Checking this list before you offer a date is dull. Checking it after the exam is a wasted slot.

## Red is structural. Amber is a conversation.

Prior treatment, employment with a party, and a financial interest are red. The examiner is not independent on that file. A prior report for a party, or co-authorship with the other expert, is amber. Some files still proceed. They proceed only after someone accepts the disclosure in writing. Green means this list is clear. It does not mean the examiner has no other problem. Confirm against the examiner's own list.

## You do not need names in the tool

The checker is structural on purpose. Tick boxes. Write a role-only note if you must. The disclosure paragraph repeats the flags, the verdict, and your note. Keep names on the instructing letter, not in this browser. A coordinator who types a claimant name into a free tool has already made a second copy of the file. If the facts are messy, the right move is still the same. Do not book, or disclose and wait.

## Questions people ask

### What makes a red verdict?

Prior treatment of the examinee, employment or a contract with a party, or a financial interest in a party or the outcome.

### What makes an amber verdict?

A prior report for either party, or co-authorship with a party's expert. Disclose it and get a written decision before you book.

### Is a green verdict a clearance?

No. It means none of these flags are marked. Confirm the facts with the examiner.

### Why does it refuse names?

The file already has names. This tool runs in your browser and should not collect them. Use roles, dates, and yes or no.