This week the Court of Appeal absolutely discharged Quentin Carrick. This was this gentleman’s fourth attempt to obtain his freedom while detained through 11 years under the Ontario Review Board’s jurisdiction. It is a great honour and privilege to represent vulnerable clients in cases like this. Occasionally, I am able to make a real difference. Days like this may be few and far between but are worth the wait and the fight.
#whatlawyerslivefor #freedomfinally #relishthemoment #victory #stayinthefight
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About Anita Szigeti
• Called to the Bar (1992)
• U of T Law grad (1990)
• Sole practitioner (33 years)
• Partner in small law firm (Hiltz Szigeti) 2002 - 2013
• Mom to two astonishing kids, Scarlett (20+) and Sebastian (20-)
• (Founding) Chair of Mental Health Legal Committee for ten years (1997 to 2007)
* Founding President of Law and Mental Disorder Association - LAMDA since 2017
* Founder and Secretary to Women in Canadian Criminal Defence - WiCCD - since 2022
• Counsel to clients with serious mental health issues before administrative tribunals and on appeals
• Former Chair, current member of LAO’s mental health law advisory committee
• Educator, lecturer, widely published author (including 5 text books on consent and capacity law, Canadian civil mental health law, the criminal law of mental disorder, a law school casebook and a massive Anthology on all things mental health and the law)
• Thirty+ years’ experience as counsel to almost exclusively legally aided clients
• Frequently appointed amicus curiae
• Fearless advocate
• Not entirely humourless
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