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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

Media Coverage Jacques Gallant Toronto Star – Lawyer organizations call for independent investigation – Jan 28 2026

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Anita Szigeti

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/claim-durham-cops-violently-assaulted-lawyer-inside-oshawa-courthouse-sparks-calls-for-independent-investigation/article_8855974a-e424-4e61-97e6-d8a1ef8cfbaa.html Gta Claim Durham cops violently assaulted lawyer inside Oshawa courthouse sparks calls for independent investigation Lawyer Sudine Riley, a Black woman who wears a headscarf, alleges Durham officers slammed her head on a desk inside the courthouse, put their … Continue reading →

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Teaching Schedule for the next few Weeks – New Content on my CV Jan 2026

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Anita Szigeti

A wide variety of topics to be discussed at upcoming guest lectures! Anita Szigeti – CV January 2026

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Law360 (Previously Lawyers’ Daily or Lawyers’ Weekly) Media Consolidation – Anita Szigeti – Articles, Opinion Pieces and News coverage – All topics (2017–2026)

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Anita Szigeti

There are nearly 50 results of articles in which I am quoted or pieces I have contributed. Grateful for Peter Carter, our Editor at Law360 and their exceptional Legal Media coverage. You can search for what I’ve said about a … Continue reading →

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Are Women Safe in Our Courthouses? Law360 Opinion piece on Sudine Riley and Oshawa Courthouse Incident – Jan 27 2026

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Anita Szigeti

I wrote about this horrific incident in Law360 on Jan 27 2026 You can find my piece: Are Women Safe in Our Courthouses? here https://www.law360.ca/ca/criminal/articles/2434488/are-women-safe-in-ontario-s-courthouses- Are women safe in Ontario’s courthouses? By Anita Szigeti · Listen to article Law360 Canada … Continue reading →

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MEDIA COVERAGE – SUDINE RILEY AND OSHAWA COURTHOUSE – CBC – JAN 27 2026

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Anita Szigeti

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/lawyer-claims-drps-assaulted-her-in-oshawa-courthouse-9.7063334 Lawyer alleges Durham Region police violently assaulted her, dragged her to cells in Oshawa courthouse DRPS says it has initiated an investigation into allegations Christian D’Avino · CBC News · Posted: Jan 27, 2026 3:17 PM EST | Last … Continue reading →

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Media Coverage of the Oshawa Courthouse and Sudine Riley – Toronto Star – Jan 26 2026

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Anita Szigeti

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/lawyer-alleges-durham-police-slammed-her-head-into-table-physically-dragged-her-to-cells-inside/article_7b26c021-c99f-451f-98ec-a7e3d58876db.html Lawyer alleges Durham police slammed her head into table, physically dragged her to cells inside Oshawa courthouse Sudine Riley “committed no offence other than being a Black woman practising law,” reads a statement from her lawyer. Jan. 26, 2026 … Continue reading →

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STATEMENTS ON THE OSHAWA COURTHOUSE INCIDENT AND SUDINE RILEY – JAN 23 2026

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Anita Szigeti

By January 28 2026 the number of Statements in Support of Ms. Riley and opposing violence against lawyers, defence counsel, women who work in the justice system, Black and racialized legal professionals, had grown such that cataloguing photos of the … Continue reading →

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BLACK LAWYERS SPEAK OUT ABOUT EVENTS AT THE OSHAWA COURTHOUSE

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Anita Szigeti

HERE IS AN ARTICLE SHARED ON LINKEDIN BY Lavinia Latham https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sudine-riley-cost-litigating-while-black-lavinia-latham-y5ozc/?trackingId=3ecKK6dETSe6ET9%2FU2AzNw%3D%3D Counsel Sudine Riley and the Cost of Litigating While Black. Lavinia Latham Partner at Alphonse Latham LLP | Employment & Human Rights Lawyer | Workplace Investigator | Corporate Trainer … Continue reading →

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CBC Covers Government Proposal to Eliminate Mandatory Coroner’s Inquests in Favour of Reviews — Jan 20 2026

Posted on January 22, 2026 by Anita Szigeti

The CBC has done a really good job of covering this issue over the last week during which written submissions were received by the Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN) and the Office of the Chief Coroner (OCC). LAMDA’S AND … Continue reading →

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Ontario Court of Appeal offers patient ‘glimmer of hope’ after 25 years of seclusion

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Anita Szigeti

John Hill covered the ONCA Judgment of Jan 9 2026 regarding my client Camelott Hamblett in Law360 here https://www.law360.ca/ca/articles/2428885 By John L. Hill · Listen to article Law360 Canada (January 12, 2026, 10:33 AM EST) — John L. Hill In … Continue reading →

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