Material Contribution Explained
Andrew Axon is among the very few barristers in the UK to be ranked within the category “Star Individual” for Clinical Negligence work. He is ranked as one of the…
The murder of Elsie Frost: the illusion of justice
Kevin McLoughlin has 40 years’ experience in the law. He practised as a barrister from chambers in London until his appointment as the Senior Coroner for the area covering Leeds…
It’s Heavy Work: Weight Loss Surgery in the Courtroom
Abeezar Sarela is a consultant in upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. His practice covers surgery for weight loss (bariatric surgery) and cancer of…
Dante’s Nine Circles of Hell
Professor Peter Sagar is a consultant colorectal surgeon in the John Goligher Department of Colorectal Surgery at St James’s University Hospital, and Professor of Surgery in the University of Leeds.…
From the Old to the New: How we got to Montgomery and Where we Might Go
Professor Jose Miola will be speaking about the issue of consent, how we have reached the current position and what future developments may look like. Professor Jose Miola joined the University…
Expressing Gender Diversity- a lifestyle choice or a fundamental right? Issues of capacity and consent
Dr Michael Shaw is a Consultant who specialises in Gender Dysphoria, and Rehab and Recovery. Dr Shaw completed his undergraduate training and pre-registration year in Yorkshire before moving to the…
Delay in Diagnosis in a Pandemic
Barristers Howard Elgot and Abigail Telford from Parklane Plowden Chambers will be discussing issues and cases relating to delay in diagnosis arising during and as a consequence of the covid-19…
Human Rights on the Battlefield
The Reverend Nicholas Mercer is currently the Rector of the Priory Church at Bolton Abbey. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1990 and joined the Army Legal Services in…
Issues Relating to Capacity
Barrister Anna Datta and Neurologist Sayan Datta will speak about medico-legal issues relating to capacity