A special evening celebrating excellence in legal reporting – WiCCD and LAMDA bestow inaugural journalism awards on Jacques Gallant – November 2026

Posted on November 11, 2026 by Anita Szigeti

This special episode is available now to stream on WiCCD’s YouTube Channel, airing at 1 pm on Nov 11 – it was pre-recorded.

Just Some of the People with us to Surprise Jacques with The WiCCD Journalist Award and LAMDA’s Journalism Award

You can watch the entire episode here

The haul Jacques received — including letters, trophy and plaque — are collected here

That’s Me Struggling to get the Plaque Designed by my Daughter Scarlett into the Frame – risking injury!
That’s Cassandra holding the patented WiCCD Trophy Award – Guaranteed to Break as They All do but still Beautiful!
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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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