WiCCD is grateful for the immense pro bono contributions of our counsel team of Megan Stephens, Neha Chugh, Keara Lundrigan and Hamna Anwar on our third intervention in the Supreme Court of Canada!
You can watch their oral submissions at the hearing of the appeal on May 19 2026.
Here is the Live Webcast Link (which also has a link to all Scheduled Hearings of the Court)
https://www.scc-csc.ca/cases-dossiers/hearings-audiences/live-endirect
For other material and the weblink bookmark this page on the SCC’s Website
https://www.scc-csc.ca/cases-dossiers/search-recherche/41786
You can find our Factum posted there as well.
We are very proud of WiCCD’s intervention journey as we build our credibility and reputation with appellate courts.
Thanks to all who work so hard to make this program a success!
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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