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Mental Health of the Legal Profession and the LSO – May 6, 2025

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

The obligatory LinkedIn Preamble: Today, as I have done every year for five years running now, I attended the Law Society of Ontario‘s Mental Health Summit, pioneered and co-Chaired by my cherished colleague Beth Beattie and former Treasurer @Teresa Donnelly. … Continue reading →

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WiCCD reaches new milestone – 700 STRONG!!

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WiCCD WOMEN DEFENCE LEGAL PROFESSIONALS WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN IN JUST A SHORT 3 YEARS 40 months into our young organization’s existence we are suddenly 700 members strong!! I couldn’t be more proud of The Amazing … Continue reading →

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LAW SOCIETY OF ONTARIO – CEOSS UPATES, PODCASTS AND MOTIONS AT THE AGM THURSDAY SEPT 18 at 5:15 pm

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

For those following the fallout from the LSO CEOSS – pronounced CHAOS – stands for CEO Salary Scandal, there are some recent podcast / video interviews that may be of interest. Obviously, the opinions expressed by the people appearing and … Continue reading →

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Ontario’s proposed involuntary treatment of drug users – my comments in the Globe and Mail May 1 2025

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontario-mulling-involuntary-addictions-treatment-for-people-involved/ Ontario mulling involuntary addictions treatment for people involved in corrections Colin Freeze Jeff Gray Queen’s Park Reporter Toronto Published Yesterday 4 Comments Listen to this article The Ontario government says it will explore whether it can impose mandatory drug … Continue reading →

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Justice in Pieces – The Law Society CEO Salary Scandal April 30 2025

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

Thank you to J.P. Rodrigues, host of the podcast program Justice in Pieces for hosting lawyer Michael Cochrane and me to discuss the recent scandal at the Law Society of Ontario regarding the CEO’s compensation and the resulting fall-out, including … Continue reading →

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LAMDA and WiCCD’s First Mental Disorder and the Criminal Law Conference April 26 2025 a HUGE SUCCESS!!

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

Thank you to our amazing panelists, wonderful volunteers, my co-Chairs, and the co-hosting organizations, WiCCD and LAMDA, for creating this exceptional opportunity for us all, including for law students, articling students and the newest members of our legal professions, lawyers … Continue reading →

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The State of Emergency Medical Care at one of Toronto’s Busiest and Best Hospitals – my admission and experiences at Mt. Sinai’s Emergency Department – April 2025

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

Late last Thursday evening I found myself alone at Mt. Sinai’s ER. I had been running a low grade fever for about a week and I also knew something else was desperately wrong but was frankly afraid to have it … Continue reading →

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WiCCD Presents Dr. Ruby Dhand and Anita Szigeti discussing Upcoming Mental Health Law Resources – CAMHL and WiCCD / LAMDA Mental Disorder conference April 2025

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

This is a very short video in which Ruby and I discuss our new book and how it supports the conference Description on WiCCD’s YouTube Channel This week we are joined by Anita Szigeti and Dr. Ruby Dhand to talk … Continue reading →

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Hansell Report on Governance Issues at the Law Society of Ontario

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

On April 16 2025 Hansell McLaughlin Advisory Group released a report on this scandal. This firm is one of Canada’s top governance advisors. Their report broadly supports the concerns I have expressed elsewhere on this blog and LinkedIn including on … Continue reading →

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Business Law Clinic Class TMU April 9 2025

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

Thanks to my friend Omar Ha-Redeye for including me in this wonderful program The students were engaged and had insightful questions!

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