PROGRAMME for 2025–2026
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE
With the exception of the Annual Dinner, or unless otherwise stated, all meetings take place at 7 pm at
GRESHAM COLLEGE, BARNARD’S INN HALL, London EC1N 2HH (see map below)
but meetings will also be livestreamed and recordings made available.
Meetings are followed by a drinks reception.
If you have any queries, please contact us.
Membership is open to anyone interested in Medico-Legal matters. For membership details, see here. Students are welcome and may join at a reduced subscription.
| Date | Speaker | Event |
| 9th October 2025
The “Minty Lecture” |
Prof. Sir Chris Whitty KCB FRS FRCP FFPH FMedSci DSc MBA LLM Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government since 2019 | The role of the State in preventing disease |
| 13th November 2025 | Mr Robert Maurice-Williams MA MB FRCS FRCP Consultant Neurosurgeon | Litigation now has major implications for medical practice |
| 11th December 2025
Starts 6.30 pm |
Dr Andrew Johns BSc(Hons), MB BS, FRCPsych, DFP Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist & Dr Harry Brunjes, CBE, MB, BS, retired physician | Dial Medicine for Murder – a presentation of the lives, crimes and consequences of Dr Bodkin Adams and Dr Harold Shipman, two GPs accused of the serial murder of their patients. |
| 8th January 2026 | Dr Nancy Redfern BSc FRCA Dip Clin Ed Hon MRCP Hon FRCS Consultant Anaesthetist, Newcastle | The impact of staff fatigue on patient safety – managing the risk |
| 12th February 2026 | Dr Georgia Richards DPhil (Oxon) BSc(Hons) Epidemiologist and Health Scientist | Tracking coroner reports to inform public health and patient safety |
| WEDNESDAY 11th March 2025 | Sir Brian Langstaff Retired High Court Judge, Chair of Infected Blood Enquiry | The Infected Blood Inquiry |
| 9th April 2026 | Prof Guy Leschziner MA PhD FRCP Consultant Neurologist – Service Lead for Sleep Disorders GSTT | Seven Deadly Sins : The biology of Being Human |
| 14th May 2026 | Ms Lisa O’Dwyer Medical Legal Services Director – Action Against Medical Accidents & Mr Gary Walker, Solicitor, Partner Enable Law | Sexual impropriety in the NHS; duty of candour, litigation and lessons learnt |
| WEDNESDAY 10th June 2026 | Prof. Jan von der Thusen MD PhD | Artificial Intelligence in Medical Diagnostics: Who is responsible for the Correct Result? |
