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

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

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

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

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

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

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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LAMDA Submission to the Office of the Chief Coroner Regarding Proposed Changes to the Coroner’s Act Eliminating Mandatory Inquests in Non-natural Custodial Deaths in Favour of a Coroner’s Annual Review System (Jan 14 2026)

The Law and Mental Disorder Association has made a Submission to the Office of the Chief Coroner regarding these Proposed Legislative Changes. Learn more about the proposals here on the government’s website. This is part of the Government’s Summary excerpted … Continue reading

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WiCCD’s Partnership with Emond Publishing – The Wonderful WiCCD Brew – available online

As we are about to serve up our second Edition of The Brew – piping hot – coming to your devices soonest, a reminder that our Newsletter is available on our Partner Page on Emond’s website. Our partner, Emond Publishing … Continue reading

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“I’m Camelott Hamblett’s Lawyer” – Metro Morning with David Common Jan 12 2026

I appreciated the opportunity to speak out about my client, Camelott Hamblett’s case on Metro Morning with David Common on Monday, Jan 12, 2026. Metro Morning with David Common Could change be on the way for a Toronto man who … Continue reading

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Toronto Star’s Jacques Gallant covers Release of the Judgment in Camelott Hamblett’s Seclusion Case Jan 9 2026

Toronto man held in psychiatric ‘seclusion’ for 20 years must be reassessed, court rules. ‘He’s still that same person inside,’ says his sister Camelott Hamblett is “not some monster,” his sister told the Star. “He just has a mental illness … Continue reading

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‘Every stone must now be overturned to find this man some hope’: Anita Szigeti to Court of Appeal (Hamblett)

Law360 Article by John Hill Jan 6 2026 on Camelot Hamblett By John L. Hill · Listen to article Law360 Canada (January 6, 2026, 10:26 AM EST) — John L. Hill An important case was argued before the Ontario Court … Continue reading

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