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

Canadian Anthology on Mental Health and the Law (CAMHL) Finally Arrives – a BIG Success Story — Out in Print Friday September 27, 2024

Posted on September 29, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Taking its rightful place amidst the building Szigeti library here at the house, it really must be front and centre as the absolutely biggest of them all, and without a doubt the most comprehensive. NOTHING, but NOTHING, could have made … Continue reading →

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New Content Released on my CV — September 2024

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

A lot of speaking engagements and conferences planned already for fall, winter and spring of 2025 are not even on this version yet, but the next few weeks bring such a flurry of activity, it was necessary to update the … Continue reading →

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Canadian Anthology on Mental Health and the Law is Finally Out – somewhere on delivery trucks shipping out!

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Here is a link to this lovely full page ad in the September 27 2024 Edition of the Ontario Reports https://images-cdn.dashdigital.com/ontarioreports/20240927/data/imgpages/mobile3/0027_nofbch.jpg?lm=1727302152000

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Coroner’s Inquest into the Death of an “Unidentified Male” concludes with 10 Recommendations – September 24 2024

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

A week long inquest into the death of an individual who remains unidentified concluded today with the Jury’s Verdict and 10 recommendations. This was an extremely difficult inquest in many ways. Out of respect for the deceased, the process adopted … Continue reading →

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Some Good News For Law Students and Professors about CAMHL and LMHC: Cases and Materials – our law school texts for graduate and undergraduate studies

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Our two latest textbooks, co-authored with Dr. Ruby Dhand and others, are now available at a much lower cost for students and teachers of the law. The Canadian Anthology on Mental Health and the Law is just published – on … Continue reading →

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I’m officially the WiCCDest Woman Ever – Anita receives WiCCD’s One of a Kind Award for 2024

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Having handed out the three Awards to our amazing WiCCD Woman (Genevieve Eliany), WiCC ALLY (Nader Hasan) and the inaugural WiCCD Administration of Justice Awards (The Honourable Brock Jones), I realized Cassandra DeMelo was still talking. And I was very … Continue reading →

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WiCCD’s First Big Conference – on Bail – A resounding Success!! It’s also WiCCD’s Awards Season with some Surprises!! – September 14, 2024 at the TMU campus

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Thanks to the incredible efforts of WiCCD’s Education Director and Associate Secretary Maya Shukairy and His Honour Justice Brock Jones of Toronto’s OCJ, WiCCD hosted our first large scale hybrid conference on Bail at the TMU Student Centre’s Tecumseth Auditorium … Continue reading →

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Our Article about the Faqiri Inquest opens up the CLA For the Defence Magazine’s August 2024 Issue – Vol. 44 No. 3 dedicated to Mental Health and the Criminal Law

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

COVER ART Courtesy of Gabe Ramos If you’re a CLA member and have access to the FTD magazine, I highly recommend this Edition. With your password ID etc you can access it here for free: https://criminallawyers.wildapricot.org/forthedefence This Edition has a … Continue reading →

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ORB Appeal on the Issue of Significant Risk Allowed – Manrique Sept 3 2024

Posted on September 8, 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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Menopause – the last Taboo in the Legal Profession?

Posted on September 7, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Women’s gender-related health issues when coupled with aging are the last taboo in some ways. So taboo, we can barely say it out loud. How often have you heard the words “menopause” or “perimenopause” uttered in the context of any … Continue reading →

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