Monthly Archives: July 2022

Ontario Court of Appeal Judgment in Barker v Barker upholds significant punitive & other damages for experiments conducted on Oak Ridge patients in 60-80s

https://www.ontariocourts.ca/decisions/2022/2022ONCA0567.htm Some excerpts: (ii)       Ontario’s position [57]        Ontario attacks the finding that it owed fiduciary duties to the respondents, making three central points. [58]        First, Ontario argues that the finding is based on a misinterpretation of the MHA. Properly interpreted, … Continue reading

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I Got a Rare Thursday feature as a Woman Lawyer Wednesdays’ Profile on Naomi Sayers’ Insta!!

I really do feel like I may have finally made it. I am in with the cool kids!! In all seriousness, this was a very moving and beautiful surprise, for which I am super grateful to my good friend and … Continue reading

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ONCA Releases Re Gibson Granting NCR Accused an Absolute Discharge After 16 years – Lawyer’s Daily

On July 13, 2022 the Ontario Court of Appeal Released this Judgment, granting Matthew Gibson an absolute discharge from the Ontario Review Board’s jurisdiction. The case is available here: And here: https://www.ontariocourts.ca/decisions/2022/2022ONCA0527.htm Lawyer’s Daily has covered the case available online … Continue reading

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LSO’s Professionalism and Practice Management Issues In Administrative Law 2022 – Oct 6, 2022 at noon

Register for the program here: https://store.lso.ca/professionalism-and-practice-management-issues-in-administrative-law-2022 I am really looking forward to this session and am honoured to be part of an exciting program looking at professionalism and practice management issues faced by those of us who practise in administrative … Continue reading

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New Mental Health Law Textbook Manuscript Headed to Publisher July, 2022 – A True Team Effort for Collaborative Excellence – Meet the Amazing Authors

A group of us began to discuss this in April and seriously put our collective minds to developing a Table of Contents on May 15, 2022. Two months later, our full manuscript is ready to submit to our incredibly supportive … Continue reading

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WiCCD celebrates SIX MONTH ANNIVERSARY with social media explosion and new Video Series “FIND YOUR NICHE” – Learn all about WiCCD here!

As many of you will know, I was among the founders of this new Association, the amazing group known as Women in Canadian Criminal Defence (WiCCD) – pronounced WICKED! Happy to celebrate our first half Anniversary on July 4, 2022 … Continue reading

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Three New Mental Health Law Books Coming in 2023!

This coming few months will feature the first time in my career I’ll have three books coming out back to back in the same year of publication. You will see the Halsbury’s Mental Health 2023 Reissue relatively soon. There’s the … Continue reading

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