June 2, 2020 is a Banner Day for Anita Szigeti Advocates with Two appeals in the Court of Appeal, “Courtroom 2” during COVID

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Anita Szigeti

Very proud of Maya Kotob who totally nailed her first outing in the Court of Appeal on Tuesday June 2, 2020. Not bad for not quite 2 years at the bar! It was our first appearance by video and it was fine although I miss the hallowed halls of Osgoode the Court house with my whole heart. Even weirder, I actually had another appeal being heard in the same “Courtroom” at the same time by the same panel. How you ask? In writing. COVID rules making it possible for me to multi-task by having two appeals heard at exactly the same time. And all from the comfort of my own couch.

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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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