Author Archives: Anita Szigeti

28 years practising law – most days are spent hanging with the clients in the hospitals and before various tribunals. Not next week. In addition to launching pre-sales of our new text on criminal law and mental disorder, I have … Continue reading →

INTRODUCING: “A Guide To Mental Disorder in Canadian Criminal Justice” June 2020 Publication Date – Lexis Nexis Meaghan McMahon and Jill Presser together with our colleague Michael Davies (Ottawa) and I have written this text book on fitness, NCR and … Continue reading →

It’s that time again folks – the FAMOUS – Annual Mental Disorder in Criminal Justice Conference. A fabulous day of excellent speakers with a mock hearing you won’t soon forget to top it all off – Come and SEE this!! … Continue reading →

Honoured to be elected tonight to the Board of Directors of Pilot Place, a housing provider for clients with serious mental health issues. A place that really cares about the clients. Home

Received word that my client the Empowerment Council – advocates extraordinaire – has been granted leave to intervene in a case I’ve been committed to ensuring justice is done for over a decade – G v Ontario – the case … Continue reading →

Very excited to reunite with LEAF after 30 years. Honoured to be part of this distinguished panel of fabulous women lawyers. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cuts-to-legal-aid-how-can-the-legal-profession-help-tickets-88068064953?ref=estw Here is an article setting out the impetus for the event https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/business/articles/17561/leaf-to-host-panel-on-what-lawyers-can-do-to-help-legal-aid

A very important case. I was counsel to Mr. Gajewski, the Respondent in the motion by the Victim seeking to intervene in this criminal appeal. https://lnkd.in/g36JnFE

From Anna Mehler Paperny’s New Book “Hello I want To Die: Please Fix Me” – an important read. Among other things, this is her take on me. I’ll take it. Thank you Anna.

Then Come to Portland Oregon October 28-31, 2020 and become a leader who gives a talk on mental health and the law.  Come and find out whether Portlandia lives in the real world, if you like the show – which, … Continue reading →

Finally – a well-written thoughtful much-needed piece on the Not Criminally Responsible (NCR) designation and the horror-show that is the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health right now for clients as a result of irresponsible hysterical fear-mongering including by people … Continue reading →