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Christopher Melton KC to speak at Securing the Future conference on catastrophic child injury

24th November 2026

Christopher Melton KC will chair and speak at Securing the Future: Evidence in Catastrophic Child Injury and its Lifelong Impact, a medico-legal conference hosted by Maggie Sargent & Associates.

The conference takes place on Tuesday 24thNovember 2026 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Sheffield.

Chris’s session, “How recent judgments shape childhood catastrophic injury cases and expert evidence”, will look at how recent case law and judicial criticism of expert evidence are affecting paediatric catastrophic injury claims.

The day follows a single realistic case scenario of a catastrophic child injury claim. It starts with the early legal issues, then moves through whole-life care, rehabilitation, education, nutrition, family support and long-term outcomes.

Legal, clinical, care and rehabilitation experts will explain how evidence is built, tested and applied in complex child injury litigation.

The programme includes: