Programme

By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. View our Privacy Policy for more information.

Preferences Deny Accept

Privacy Preference Center

When you visit websites, they may store or retrieve data in your browser. This storage is often necessary for the basic functionality of the website. The storage may be used for marketing, analytics, and personalization of the site, such as storing your preferences. Privacy is important to us, so you have the option of disabling certain types of storage that may not be necessary for the basic functioning of the website. Blocking categories may impact your experience on the website.

Reject all cookies Allow all cookies

Manage Consent Preferences by Category

Essential

Always Active

These items are required to enable basic website functionality.

Marketing

Essential

These items are used to deliver advertising that is more relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Advertising networks usually place them with the website operator’s permission.

Personalization

Essential

These items allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, a website may provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing data about your current location.

Analytics

Essential

These items help the website operator understand how its website performs, how visitors interact with the site, and whether there may be technical issues. This storage type usually doesn’t collect information that identifies a visitor.

Confirm my preferences and close

2026 Programme

8:45 am

Registration

9:30 am

Welcome and Introductions from the Master of Ceremonies

Professor Dominic Regan, City Law School, London. Legal Speaker, Writer and Broadcaster

9:40 am

Keynote Address:

Session details to be announced

10:05 am

Where Experts Go Wrong

Professor Dominic Regan, City Law School, London. Legal Speaker, Writer and Broadcaster

10:35 am

Addressing the Crisis in NHS Maternity

Miss Lorin Lakasing, Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London

11:00 am

Refreshments and Networking

11:20 am

Session details to be announced

Simon Hammond, Director of Claims Management, NHS Resolution

11:45 am

Allied Health Professionals in Primary Care

Dr Victoria Kerry, GP

12:10 pm

Gross Negligence Manslaughter

Clare Stapleton, Medicolegal Consultant, Medical Protection Society

12:35 pm

Collaborative Intelligence: How AI Augments Specialised Human Insight in Medico Legal Cases

António de Pinho, Minerva

1:00 pm

Lunch and Networking

2:00 pm

The Trials and Tribulations of Developing a Novel Medical Device

Patrick Axon, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHSFT

2:50 pm

Chronic Pain in Medicolegal Practice - A Pragmatic Approach

Dr Ben Huntley, Consultant in Pain Medicine, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

3:15 pm

Session details to be announced

3:40 pm

Refreshments and Networking

4:05 pm

Complaints and Mistakes and How to Handle Them

Dr Helen Winter, Medical Oncologist, University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS FT and Hon Associate Professor University of Bristol

4:30 pm

Session details to be announced

Gavin Rimmer, Managing Director, Medical & Legal Admin Services

4:50 pm

Is Your Expert Evidence Able to Withstand Legal Scrutiny?

Jessica Thurston, Managing Director, Somek and Associates

5:10 pm

Closing Comments followed by Champagne Reception

Professor Dominic Regan, City Law School, London. Legal Speaker, Writer and Broadcaster

6:00 pm