PROGRAMME for 2026–2027

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
Thursday, October 6, 2026	Professor Rachael Mulheron BCom LLB (Hons) LLM (Adv) DPhil (Oxon), Professor of Tort Law, Civil Justice & Honorary King’s Counsel – Fellow of the British Academy	President’s Address – What do Roe, Bolam & Bolitho have in common?
Thursday, November 12, 2026	Professor James Owen Drife MD FRCOG FRCPEd FRCSEd FCOGSA FFSRH, Former Vice President RCOG	What Happened to Britain’s Maternity Services?
Thursday, December 10, 2026	Professor Steven Gunn MA DPhil FRHistS FHA, Later medieval & early modern historian (Merton College)	Tudor coroners and accidental death
Thursday, January 14, 2027	Mr Nick Deal, Barrister & Senior Trainer – Bond Solon	Navigating through litigation – how experts, lawyers and judges help or hinder each other
Thursday, February 11, 2027	Mr Rodney Peyton OBE BSc(Hons) MSc(Educ) MD FRCS(Eng, Ed, Glasg & I) FRCP(Lond) PGDL, Consultant Trauma Surgeon	Artificial Intelligence: Practical Developments in Orthopaedic Surgery
Thursday, March 14, 2027	Ms Maryam Syed KC, Barrister, 7BR	The Art and Tools for Effectively Dealing with a Vulnerable Client/Witness
Thursday, April 8, 2027	Dr Grace Spence Green, Doctor, disability campaigner & podcaster	To Exist As I Am
Thursday, May 13, 2027	Charles Bagot KC, Barrister, Gatehouse Chambers
Thursday, June 10, 2027	Professor Tom Fahy MB BS MD FRCPsych, Former Professor of Forensic Psychiatry – IOPPN	Adventures in Kazakhstan and other challenges in medicolegal work