- What role does forensic psychiatric assessment play in criminal proceedings and what is at stake? - Impact, problems and controversy surrounding clinical assessment at the various stages in legal proceedings - What changes should be made to forensic psychiatric assessment practices? - What ethical and deontological code should govern forensic psychiatric assessment practices? - How can the quality of assessment by improved? A panel of experts has aimed to answer these questions followed by a jury which synthesised their works, combining it with open discussions and data in the literature.