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 Health here:
As each panel is rolled out you’ll find them here:
For those who have missed WiCCD’s first hybrid conference, video recordings of our BAIL conference held last fall are available here:
Loads of other fabulous free content on this award-winning channel.
We welcome your subscriptions to the Channel, likes, comments and engagement!
And if you’re still considering buying some Mental Heath Law text books, sale associated with this conference is extended until May 30 – using WICCD20 at checkout on the LexisNexis website
In particular these two publications are on their last few copies of this print run
• 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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