Following the very positive feedback received from the participants on the seminar “Medical Consent: Practical Implications for Hong Kong” delivered by Prof. Rachael Mulheron, Honorary King’s Counsel and Fellow of the British Academy, in April last year, we are honoured to have Prof. Mulheron deliver another lecture for us. This seminar, titled the “Seminar on Bolitho’s Complicated Impact, 70 Years On from Bolam”, is scheduled for 28 April 2026 (Tuesday), 6:00pm – 7:45pm.
This seminar will visit the cases of Bolam and Bolitho, focusing on Medical Negligence. Seventy years ago, Mr. Bolam’s filed his claim in negligence against his treating psychiatrist, where the case has come to govern the test of breach for medical negligence across the common law world. Since then, however, the case brought by Patrick Bolitho, and decided 40 years later in 1997, has had equally impactful consequences on medico-legal litigation. The interaction between the two cases in relation to claims and Bolitho’s impact upon Bolam continues to vex and develop. This seminar will examine and discuss its complicated and decades-long impact on medico-legal litigation.
Please find the event details, tentative programme and results of CME/CPD accreditation here.
Register now! In-person and online attendance are both welcome. Please register on or before 20 April 2026 (Monday).
We look forward to your participation in this seminar.
For any enquiries, please contact us at [email protected].