More Habeas Corpus for All – DIGGing Deeper – New WiCCD YouTube Webinar Release — Apr 25 2026

Posted on April 25, 2026 by Anita Szigeti

The first part of Women in Canadian Criminal Defence’s Habeas Corpus Series aired last Saturday, April 18th.

You can learn more about it here:

Habeas Corpus for All – New WiCCD YouTube Series Starts – April 18th 2026

Today Part II – DIGGing Deeper is available to complete this short series on this important and evolving area of the law.

She Cares #54 : Habeas Corpus Part II – Digging Deeper

In this Episode of She Cares, WiCCD’s Secretary Anita Szigeti hosts Nova Scotia lawyer Hanna Garson and Ontario lawyer Kate Mitchell to delve deeper into habeas corpus applications.

Kate Mitchell is a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto and a Trudeau Scholar. Her research focuses on developing a framework to better protect prisoners’ rights. She also serves on the executive of the Canadian Prison Law Association.
jackmanlaw.utoronto.ca/people/kate-mitchell/

Hanna Garson is a criminal defence lawyer and prison law litigator in Nova Scotia, working to support and protect the rights of accused persons and individuals in custody. Her work is strengthened by the guidance, collaboration, and advocacy of communities such as PATH Legal, East Coast Prison Justice Society, and the Canadian Prison Law Association.
http://www.hannagarsonlaw.ca/

In this Episode, Hanna and Kate discuss the evolving case law regarding habeas corpus applications. Habeas corpus is a powerful tool that is meant to be available to anyone experiencing a deprivation of liberty who questions the legality of their detention or restriction. It is often, though not exclusively, used by prisoners in litigating issues arising in the context of their detention, such as security levels. The Supreme Court of Canada has recently granted leave in Diggs v. AG (Nova Scotia) which considers when habeas corpus is available and what kind of remedies may be sought and granted. Both Hanna and Kate are experts on the law of habeas corpus and discuss the implications of the Diggs case coming up at the SCC.


Diggs on the SCC website: http://www.scc-csc.ca/cases-dossiers/search-recherche/41801/

Enjoy this latest WiCCD YouTube Release and Let us Know What you Think!

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About Anita Szigeti

• 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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