Expert. noun a person who is very skilled in a particular area

Qualifications

  • Doctorate Nutritional Biochemistry (PhD)(University of Southampton)

  • Masters Nutrition Science (MSc)(University of Liverpool)

  • Masters Food Law (LLM) (De Montfort University)

  • Masters European Law (MA)(Kings College London)

  • Intellectual Property Law (PgDip)(University of Oxford)

Expert Witness Training*

  • Academy of Experts

  • Expert Witness Institute

  • Bond Salon

*Training includes CPR (Part 35), Report writing & Single & Joint expert work

Past Cases

  • Can Shilajit be considered a food?

  • Are botanical sources of melatonin considered medicinal?

  • Is Spirulina a novel food within the European Union?

  • Scientific and regulatory opinion on the meaning of ‘Raw Honey’

  • Is Valerenic acid from Valeriana officinalis toxic? Is it a risk for those taking prescription medications without adequate label warnings?

Commendation by the courts:

In contrast…I found Dr Tallon’s evidence to be carefully constrained to matters upon which he was able to point to justification for his opinion, and to be clearly referenced.”

Judge Neville, Odessa Ltd v London Borough of Waltham Forest 2024

Dr Mark J. Tallon, LLM MA PhD FRSB FRSM FIFST Food Lawyer & Nutritional Biochemist