Pelvic Mesh Litigation
An online, interactive two-hour webinar for legal professionals with Dr Wael Agur and Mr Gurion Taussig on consent, liability, and causation in pelvic mesh litigation, including the McCulloch test for informed consent.
Dr Wael Agur and Mr Gurion Taussig
Hosted by: PEERs (Professional Expert Empowerment and Resources), Spotlight Publishing Ltd
An online, interactive two-hour webinar for legal professionals. Dr Wael Agur, Consultant Urogynaecologist, and Mr Gurion Taussig, Barrister, unpack how pelvic mesh cases turn on consent, liability, and causation - covering the range of mesh devices, the reasonable alternatives a patient should have been offered, the legal tests for informed consent following McCulloch v Forth Valley Health Board, and the causation analysis that decides these claims.
Event details
- Starts
- 17 September 2026 at 19:00 BST
- Ends
- 17 September 2026 at 21:00 BST
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Price
- £97
- Host
- PEERs (Professional Expert Empowerment and Resources), Spotlight Publishing Ltd
- Speaker
- Dr Wael Agur and Mr Gurion Taussig
What we'll cover
18:55
Welcome and Housekeeping
19:00
Overview of Pelvic Mesh Procedures: Dr Wael Agur
Mesh Devices for Incontinence and Prolapse, Symptom and Quality of Life Questionnaires, Urodynamics, the Prolapse Quantification System, Intraoperative Technique, and Surgical Standards
19:15
Consent - The Reasonable Alternatives: Dr Wael Agur
Physiotherapy, Medical treatment, and Pessaries, Native Tissue Surgery, and Urethral Bulking Agent (UBA) Injections
19:30
Legal Issues as to Liability: Mr Gurion Taussig
Informed consent, McCulloch v Forth Valley Health Board [2023] UKSC 26, NICE Guidelines, and Proof/Documentation
19:50
Q&A
20:00
Break
20:05
Consent - Communicating Risks: Dr Wael Agur
Knowledge Evolution (1998-2018), Royal College Consent Advice, and National Guidelines
20:20
Legal Issues as to Causation: Mr Gurion Taussig
The 'But For' Test, Material Contribution, Factual Causation, and the Counterfactual
20:50
Q&A
21:00
Finish (Flexible)