WiCCD held another truly hybrid event on Oct 26 2023!
Justice Brock Jones and Emma Rhodes, with an expert from CAMH, were a great panel educating us on Youth Criminal Justice, serious violent offending, the YCJA and sentencing.
Maya Shukairy hosted this special episode of Who Cares? – the first in person session of WiCCD’s hugely popular YouTube series.
Some of us even got in some social time at the Duke across from the 10 Armoury New Courthouse!
Lovely to see so many colleagues, defence and Crows alike at this special event! Thanks to all!!
• 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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