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Monthly Archives: May 2025
Pitfalls in tribunal adjudication of mental health matters: Issues identified by reviewing courts – Part One – Law360 May 28 2025
I recently wrote a two part series about two recent court decisions that directly impact this area of practice — in mental health or mental disorder law. However, as I point out in the pieces, the judicial considerations of proceedings … Continue reading
New Content Released on My CV – May 2025
It has been a busy few months since our last update, with teaching and publishing in high gear over the spring months. Tulip season this year was just kind of sad, I’m crushed to say, but there were still some … Continue reading
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Mental Health Adjudication and Entrenched Biases
In the course of reviewing articles related to issues I have been thinking about recently, I came across this coverage of a panel presentation at the Law Society from seven years ago. There are valuable comments by my cherished colleague, … Continue reading
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Law360 covers SCC Judgment in R. v. J.W. May 23 2025
Here is a link to the Law360 piece covering the Judgment in R v. J.W. from the Supreme Court of Canada Law360 Article on R. v. J.W. SCC Judgment Release May 23 2025 I’ve blogged about the Judgment release myself … Continue reading
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R v. J.W. Judgment Release (SCC) May 23 2025
The Supreme Court rendered their Judgment in this important case on sentencing issues and a host of considerations, including mental health concerns and cognitive impairment today. The case is now reported on CanLii here R. v. J.W. R. v. J.W., … Continue reading
A Brief History of Mental Disorder Law Conferences I’ve Hosted or co-Chaired Through Various Organizations Over the Course of a Quarter Century
There is not much in the way of a record of the very earliest years going back to 1999!! when the Law Society first hosted mental health law conferences I have co-Chaired over the last 25 years. However, there are … Continue reading
Mother Lawyering and Lawyer Mothering Survival Guide – Free and Worth Every Penny
With the constant stream of messaging from all angles, including our governing body, the Law Society of Ontario, on how to achieve the elusive “work-life balance”, draw your boundaries and protect your mental health, it’s time I weigh in. I’ve … Continue reading
Mental Health Law Text Book Sale Extended but only until May 30 2025
In conjunction with the WiCCD and LAMDA Mental Disorder and the Criminal Law Conference, LexisNexis offered a significant sale of 20% off that was initially to end on April 30. BUT….. BOOK SALE NOW EXTENDED TO MAY 30 – BY … Continue reading
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WiCCD’s Award Winning YouTube Channel Features Full Day Conferences on Bail and Mental Disorder Law
WiCCD has begun rolling out our Mental Disorder and the Criminal Law panels – each of the 8 will be uploaded and available, released on Sundays when we are not premiering other new content. Fist panel on Bail and Mental … Continue reading
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Common pitfalls in tribunal adjudication of mental health matters, part two: Potential solutions – Law360 May 29 2025
This is Part Two of the same series in which I unpack the concerns expressed by reviewing courts about Ontario’s mental health tribunals and offer some potential solutions. For the first part, you can check out my blog post here: … Continue reading →