Author Archives: Anita Szigeti

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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

LAMDA hosts Australian Law professor Sam Boyle presenting his Research on Ontario’s CTOs

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Dr. Boyle presents preliminary results of his Ontario Study on CTOs – he has interviewed participants to CTO proceedings of the CCB, including Board members, clients, lawyers and psychiatrists. Tuesday, October 29, 2024 6:00 – 7:00 PM EST Early registration … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER Open Letter to CAMH’s now $200 MIL donor – Bruce McKean – Oct 24 2024

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Bruce McKean sounds like a lovely, humble, well-meaning man. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-mystery-camh-donor-mental-health/ His latest $100 MIL will at least FINALLY result in a new building for the longest suffering patients detained at CAMH, those found unfit or NCR who were the only … Continue reading →

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The Legal Profession In Crisis – Reflections on Three Decades at the Bar put against this Snapshot Moment in Time – October 2024

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

The Legal Profession is in crisis. We all know the data. Mental health issues, drug use, dependencies and addictions including gambling – all rampant in the law and in criminal defence. Sexual harassment by male criminal defence lawyers is a … Continue reading →

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New Content Released on My CV – October 2024 – TEACHING, TEACHING, TEACHING the fall away

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

October of this year has meant teaching several times a week, including 8 solid hours at 3 different law schools in a 24 hour period on Oct 22 and 23 – that is a LOT of teaching – but I … Continue reading →

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Head shots – All taken on Just Two Days in Oct 2024

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

These photos were all taken in the span of a couple of days in the last week or so. I am having trouble deciding which to use for what purpose but I do like them all. So one thing to … Continue reading →

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World Mental Health Day Commemorated by Lexis Nexis

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Our publisher LexisNexis posted this message on their socials to mark World Mental Health Day – Oct 10, 2024. While World Mental Health Day was earlier this week, the message of prioritizing Mental Health in the workplace is always relevant. … Continue reading →

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Great Day in the Supreme Court of Canada on Bharwani — October 10, 2024

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

What an absolutely absorbing case. We must have spent six lawyer hours as a team drafting our 5 minutes of oral argument delivered absolutely flawlessly by the incomparable Sarah Rankin today. I couldn’t possibly be more proud of her and … Continue reading →

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Bharwani in the SCC Oct 10 2024 – All the Big-Ticket Items of Mental Disorder in Criminal Law Under Review

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

I am absolutely privileged to appear in the Supreme Court of Canada as often as I do – or have done anyway – representing various intervener organizations over the years. I have been counsel repeatedly for the Criminal Lawyers’ Association … Continue reading →

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The Szigeti LexisNexis Library Modeled Over the Years by One Very Special Person and Her Guests

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

I’ve begun referring to them as the Black Book, Blue Book, the Red Book, The Teal Book, and I guess the “CCB Guide” because it changes colour every year and in 2025 features the Anniversary banner in Gold and let’s … Continue reading →

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ONCA Reiterates Guidance on Significant Risk in Manrique – Sept 2024

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

The Court of Appeal for Ontario allowed Luis Fernando Manrique’s appeal and returned the matter to the Ontario Review Board for rehearing on the issue of whether or not he continues to pose a significant threat to the safety of … Continue reading →

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