There has been so much talk of this case lately and I am glad.
Here is the link to the Judgment:
https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2064/index.do?q=starson
It was a landmark decision. I had the privilege of being appointed Amicus Curiae in the Supreme Court.
While there were no webcasts available then, I do have the VHS tapes!!
While we look into converting those to a computer friendly movie file format, here is a link to the full transcript from oral argument.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16DijIRqPEFDAA12ekU40KYkBRZuwtJ-V/view?usp=sharing
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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