Programme 2019–2020
IMPORTANT NOTICE – CORONAVIRUS – future meetings and events
Members of the Society and visitors to this Website will understand that we have had to cancel some forthcoming events. Please visit this page before attending any event.
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| Event | Why is it so difficult for Doctors to be Honest? — Minty Lecture |
| Date | 10th October 2019 |
| Speaker | Mr Henry Marsh CBE, FRICS, Neurosurgeon |
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| Event | When Dental Implants go Wrong |
| Date | 14th November 2019 |
| Speaker | Dr Michael Norton BDS, FDS, RCS (Ed) |
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| Event | With the End in Mind |
| Date | 12th December 2019 |
| Speaker | Kathryn Mannix — Palliative Care Doctor |
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| Event | Capacity, Conflict & Compensation |
| Date | 9th January 2020 |
| Speaker | Clem Maddock, Consultant Psychiatrist |
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| Event | The Penal System — a Suitable Case for Treatment |
| Date | 13th February 2020 |
| Speaker | Frances Crook, Chief Executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform |
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| Event | The Importance of the Medico-Legal Relationship in Immigration Law |
| Date | 12th March 2020 |
| Speaker | Bahar Ata, Director of Public Law & Immigration, Duncan Lewis, Solicitors |
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| Event | Rumours, Myths and Realities CANCELLED |
| Date | 9th April 2020 |
| Speaker | Christopher P Dorries CBE, HM Coroner for South Yorkshire (West) |
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| Event | Air Pollution — The Greatest Public Health Risk of our Time CANCELLED |
| Date | 14th May 2020 |
| Speaker | Professor Stephen Holgate CBE,Clinical Professor of Immuno-pharmacology, Medical Research Council |
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| Event | The importance of a transparently independent and professional investigation when things have gone wrong or accusations made PLEASE AWAIT NEWS OF WHETHER THIS MEETING CAN TAKE PLACE |
| Date | 11 June 2020 |
| Speaker | Tom Kark QC, QEB Hollis Whiteman Chambers |
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| Event | Annual Dinner at The Apothecaries Hall, Black Friars Lane, London EC4V 5EJ CANCELLATION LIKELY BUT PLEASE WATCH THIS SPACE |
| Date | Monday 22nd June 2020 |
| Speakers | The Rt Hon Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws QC FRSA will propose the Toast to Medicine
Professor Iain Hutchison BDS MB BS FRCS (Eng + Edin) FFDRSCI FDSRCS will propose the Toast to The Law |
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Attendance at meetings is limited to Members of the Society and their guests. However, if you would like to come to one meeting as a “Taster” before joining, please contact the secretary Sandra Marcantonio at lecullus@aol.com or any other member of the Society’s Council.
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.
With the exception of the Annual Dinner, or unless otherwise stated, all meetings take place at 7 pm at:
The Medical Society of London
Lettsom House
11 Chandos Street
Cavendish Square
London
W1G 9EB
See below for a map.
Meetings are followed by a drinks reception.
If you have any queries, please contact us.
