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78 Medico-Legal J. 1 (2010)

handle is hein.journals/medlgjr78 and id is 1 raw text is: Medico-Legal Journal (2010) Vol. 78 Part 1, 1. DOI: 10.1258/mlj.2010.010005 ( Medico-Legal Society 2010 EDITORIAL Changing Times and People Diana Brahams Editor There is a much-cited old Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times. These days we do here in Britain, what with uncertain house prices, the banking crisis, recession, rising unemployment, massive public debt and a general election round the comer. Also interesting, but in a positive way, perhaps of more concern to our Journal subscribers and Members of the Society than the public at large, is the fact that we have now successfully com- pleted a whole year (plus one late issue) of publish- ing the Journal with the Royal Society of Medicine Press (RSM Press). RSM Press gallantly stepped in at very short notice and did a great job into the bargain. This year, readers may notice some minor improvements to the Journal's presentation (but no prizes will be awarded for spotting them), which have been suggested by the RSM's experienced edi- torial and design team and gratefully approved by the Editors. It is at this point that I want to thank Dr Martin Mansell for all his help and input for the 10 years he spent as deputy editor and it was with great reluc- tance that I and the Society accepted his resignation, which was prompted by his very heavy work com- mitments. In the next breath, I am delighted to welcome Dr Daniel Haines who has agreed to take over this post. Dr Haines has by any standards enjoyed an un- usually varied and interesting professional career, both in Britain and around the world. He made a con- ventional start reading Dentistry at Guy's Hospital, but while still a student he became involved in the dental identification of air disaster victims. Having qualified in Dentistry he was invited by Professor Camps to read Medicine at the London Hospital. There he embarked on a career in forensic pathology but after two years of corpses and body fluids for company, he and his wife, Hilary, took off for 10 years of general practice with the FCO in the Cayman Islands, Swaziland and the Falkland Islands. Caught in the Argentine invasion of the Falklands, where he was the Senior Medical Officer, he had some amazing medical and surgical experiences, followed by seven weeks in an Argentine prison (see his book, A Dangerous Practice - Falkland Islands GP (Memoir Club, 2005)). Since returning to London where he now lives, Daniel divides his time between general practice and police surgeon work, with a little forensic dentis- try to add diversity. He is also a bee-keeper and together with his wife Hilary he records, photographs and reports on the butterflies of North Cyprus and maintains the national collections. Daniel was made a Deacon in the Anglican Church in Swaziland and ordained Priest at Southwark Cathedral and is honorary Assistant Chaplain at HM Tower of London. He has served 45 years in the Territorial Army, served in the First Gulf War and was awarded the TD soon after return from the Falkland Islands. We also welcome another new recruit to the honor- ary officers' team as Sophie Pownell will be our acting Legal Secretary while Tania Francis (so won- derfully efficient and a hard act to follow) is spending six months in Australia with her husband and family. The Society's Council, presided over by Dr Robin Moffat, who organised an outstanding series of lectures last year (which included two joint conferences held with the RSM's Sections of Clinical Neurosciences and Psychiatry on the subject of major and minor head injury), have followed this with an excellent pro- gramme for this year, including the annual elegant dinner (arranged by Dr Neville Davis) due to take place on 10 May 2010.

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