The Changing Role of the Expert – June 2025 Scientific Meeting & Cocktail Event

The Medico-Legal Society of NSW invites you to our upcoming Scientific Meeting and Cocktail Event on:

🗓 Wednesday, 18 June 2025
📍 Makinson d’Apice Lawyers
Level 33, 201 Elizabeth Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Join us for an insightful and engaging evening as we explore “The Changing Role of the Expert” with our expert panellists, psychiatrist Dr Lisa Thompson Brown, upper gastro-intestinal and general surgeon Dr Arthur Richardson, and barrister Manal Hamdan.

This event will delve into the evolving challenges and responsibilities facing medico-legal experts today, including:

• The decline in expert participation and difficulty attracting new talent

• Limited training in expert report writing

• Rising costs and the impact of remote assessments

• Recording of consultations and the impact of AI on expert evidence

• Reduction in conclaves and court appearances

• The expanding role of expert providers

After the event, join us for networking with drinks and canapes.

Event Schedule:

6:00pm – Arrival, drinks and mingling
6:15pm – Scientific Meeting begins
7:30pm – Networking with drinks and canapés

We look forward to welcoming you to this important evening of professional insight and connection.