BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1000101@hsla.org.uk DTSTART:20260604T160000Z DTEND:20260604T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260519T153717Z URL:https://hsla.org.uk/events/hsla-event-in-partnership-with-alder-a-uniq ue-perspective-of-a-parent-legal-accountability-after-family-loss/ SUMMARY:HSLA event in partnership with Alder: A unique perspective of a par ent: Legal Accountability after Family Loss DESCRIPTION:HSLA event in partnership with Alder: A unique perspective of a parent: Legal Accountability after Family Loss\n \;\nIN-PERSON\nTimin g:\nThursday 4 June – in-person and ZOOM online\n5-5.30 – Registration \n5.30-6.30 Seminar\n6.30-8pm – Networking and Refreshments\n\nVenue: \ nShoosmiths\, 1 Bow Churchyard\, London\, EC4M 9DQ\n\nIn this session Rich ard speaks as a parent and draws on his deeply personal experience in work ing to secure accountability and systemic change in the NHS and government following the loss of his son\, Matthew\, in 2020 during a mental health crisis.\n\nHis experience highlights how vital it is to balance the legal requirements of an investigation with clear\, humane and empathetic commun ication with families.\n\nTo understand more about Matthew’s story\, you can find extensive reporting in the public domain.\n\nThis session will c over:\n•    The NHS Trust's handling of the initial news of death\;\n •    The Priory's Serious Incident Report\;\n•    His own investig ations and use of FoIs and SARs\;\n•    The fight to get an independen t investigation\;\n•    The CQC response\;\n•    Inquest strategy of my legal team v the Priory: expert witness challenge\, jury conclusion options and PFD\;\n•    His push for criminal prosecution and how he s ettled the civil litigation\; and\n•    What lawyers representing heal th bodies can do better.\nSpeaker:\nRichard Caseby\n\n\nRichard is former Managing Editor of The Sunday Times and was a board director of Times News papers Ltd for over a decade.\n\nHe led teams of lawyers during the worst corporate crisis in News Corporation history\, was a consultant to the Dir ector of the Serious Fraud Office and both Houses of Parliament and has gi ven evidence in person to select committees and other government inquiries .\n\nAs Director of Communications for Whitehall’s largest department\, the DWP\, Richard led national policy campaigns for five Secretaries of St ate. He later worked as Middle East Communications Consultant for the UK P rime Minister’s Office and Cabinet Office\, advising ministers and Royal Offices in Jordan and Oman.\nHost:\nTim Toulmin\nTim founded Alder 15 yea rs ago and provides strategic communications support across a wide range o f complex issues\, including sudden incidents and fatalities\, criminal in vestigations and trials\, civil litigation\, inquests\, employment dispute s\, and EDI-related concerns.\n\nBefore founding Alder\, Tim was Director of the Press Complaints Commission\, where he dealt daily with the media\, government and senior lawyers on matters of press regulation\, privacy an d ethics.\n\nHe serves as a trustee of several educational and campaigning organisations and works closely with our lawyer partners.\n\nYou can read more about Tim through his Chambers &\; Partners profile by clicking h ere\n\nZOOM BOOKING FORM VIA THIS LINK CATEGORIES:Lecture LOCATION:Shoosmiths\, 1 Bow Churchyard\, London\, EC4M 9DQ\, United Kingdom GEO:51.513519;-0.093966 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1 Bow Churchyard\, London\, EC4M 9DQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Shoosmiths:geo:51.51 3519,-0.093966 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR