8:30am
Registration, tea and coffee
9:00am
Welcome and introduction
- Dr Neil Munro, Consultant Neurologist and Sleep Physician, Guy’s Hospital Sleep Disorders Centre
Session 1: The science
- Chair: Professor Adrian Williams, Professor of Sleep Medicine, Kings College London
9:10am
Of mice and men: The neuroscience of normal sleep and the phenomenon of local sleep
- Professor Vladyslav Vyazovskiy, Professor of Sleep Physiology, University of Oxford, and Vice-President, European Sleep Research Society
9:20am
The neurological basis of sin: The implications of local sleep and wake on sleep behaviours
- Professor Guy Leschziner, Consultant Neurologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Author, “Seven Deadly Sins” and others
9:40am
Consciousness in sleep: Perceptions, intentions and recall in non-REM parasomnias
- Professor Francesca Siclari, Professor of Sleep Medicine University of Lausanne and Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam
10:00am
Panel discussion
Session 2: Forensic sleep
10:15am
Sleep-related sexual behaviours
- Professor Matthew Walker, Professor of Neurology, University College London
10:35am
Sleep related violence
- Dr Christopher Idzikowski, Visiting Fellow, Open University Law School and Director, Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service
10:55am
Panel discussion
11:10am
Tea and coffee break
Session 3: The evidence
- Chair: Professor Guy Leschziner
11:30am
Forensic guidelines on evaluative reporting: Heuristic and analytic approaches
11:50am
Do Sleep Studies have a role?
- Dr Zenobia Zaiwalla, Consultant in Clinical Neurophysiology, Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
12:10am
Panel discussion
12:30pm
Lunch
Session 4: The law
- Chair: The Honourable Mr Justice Peter Charleton, Director of Judicial Studies, The Supreme Court
1:20pm
Practical challenges defending sleep-related automatisms
- Ms Allison Summers KC, Head, Drystone Chambers
1:40pm
Where are we going with parasomnias: Policy and the law – a defence, mitigation or just an excuse?
- Mr Andrew Campbell-Tiech KC, Barrister, Drystone Chambers
2:00pm
Discussion
2:20pm
Tea and coffee break
Session 5: Dissociative amnesia and dissociative automatism
2:40pm
Hypnosis and dissociative disorder
- Dr Quinton Deeley, Consultant Psychiatrist, Maudsley Hospital, and Senior Lecturer in Developmental Neuropsychiatry, Kings College London
3:00pm
Sleep-related dissociative disorder
- Dr David O’Regan, Consultant in Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine, Guys’ and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer, King’s College London
3:20pm
UK vs Canada: Contrasting legal approaches to dissociation and other psychological blows
- Ms Ramya Nagesh, Barrister, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square and Author, “A Practical Guide to Insane and Non-Insane Automatism in the Criminal Law”
3:40pm
Panel discussion
4:00pm
Closing remarks
4:05pm
Close of meeting
