We always knew this paper would be popular, but we had apparently under-estimated the number of times it would be downloaded and cited.
On December 15th, 2020, LAMDA members Dr. Ruby Dhand, Maya Kotob, Michael Kennedy, Rebecca Ye and I published “Litigating in the Time of Coronavirus: Mental Health Tribunals’ Response to COVID019”
Today we got word that our paper is recently listed on SSRN’s Top Ten download list for: AARN: Psychological Disorders & Psychology in Practice (Topic), CJRN: Other Correlates of Crime (Topic), CJRN: Specialty Courts (Topic), Disability Law eJournal and Psychological Anthropology eJournal.
The Abstract has been viewed 180 times, with 24 downloads and 26 references.
Not bad for under 3 weeks.
Congrats to my LAMDA-grown team.
Couldn’t have asked for a more wonderful author group – wonderful to work with and the end product is smashing!!
• 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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