Monthly Archives: January 2021

The OBA Women Lawyers Forum (“WLF”) continues their 2020-2021 efforts to build inclusivity in the profession by hosting their very first Mentorship Week this January. The highlights of the Mentorship Week will be virtual speed mentoring sessions, a joint effort … Continue reading →

The Law and Mental Disorder Association (LAMDA) has arrived!! Just starting our 5th year of life, we are incredibly honoured to co-host a fabulous and timely event together with Crown Law Office Criminal (CLOC), affectionately known among the defence bar … Continue reading →

We are trying our best. Zoom is allowing us to connect. Then again I had 8 Zoom events in one day on January 18 2021 and that’s too much. Still, here we are enjoying ourselves.

This is going to be a fabulous, unique, informative and entertaining event. I expect we will get a lot of CPD bang for our buck. Check out the Agenda and Register here for $45 as a LAMDA or CLA member…., … Continue reading →

Tom Jones steakhouse. Throughout my articling year my mentor took me here and we had steaks and he had red wine almost every evening. He’d then go home to his family and I would work throughout most of the night, … Continue reading →

LAMDA member Dr. Ruby Dhand presented this amazing Webinar on “Mental Health & Specialized Courts in Canada: Access to Justice from the Perspective of Stakeholders” in December 2020 for NARPA. One of the best talks we’ve seen. Should be mandatory … Continue reading →

I can’t believe 100 people have signed up to hear me Answer Anything on Feb 12. So humbled to be the first presenter of this Series for the Women’s Committee of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association. I am trying to prepare … Continue reading →

I am growing weary of reviewing transcripts with open ended questions to testifying doctors, such as: “How would you describe my client’s symptoms of schizophrenia?” Here are some thoughts on how to cross-examine any witness. Goes equally for expert witnesses, … Continue reading →

Maya Kotob, Michael Kennedy, Dr. Ruby Dhand, Rebeccay Ye & I are thrilled to learn that: Our paper, “LITIGATING IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS: MENTAL HEALTH TRIBUNALS’ RESPONSE TO COVID-19”, made SSRN’s Top Ten download list in a new category: … Continue reading →

At our upcoming mental health law conference, all registrants will be automatically entered into a draw to win one of six copies of titles I co-author published by LexisNexis. 2 copies each of The Halsbury’s on Mental Health Law, the … Continue reading →