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OBA issues very severe criticism of the LSO’s Response to the CEOSS and Benchers hold their Third Secret Meeting about the O’Connor Report – March 26 2025

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

The LSO leadership’s delay on the O’Connor report undercuts the profession’s credibility | Canadian Lawyer https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion/the-lso-leaderships-delay-on-the-oconnor-report-undercuts-the-professions-credibility/391904 LSO to hold special meeting as benchers, legal orgs mount pressure to release CEO pay report https://www.lawtimesnews.com/news/general/lso-to-hold-special-meeting-as-benchers-legal-orgs-mount-pressure-to-release-ceo-pay-report/391905

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Law Society of Ontario benchers call for release of retired judge’s report on ex-CEO’s near-$1M contract – Betsy Powell in the Star March 27 2025

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

You can read her latest piece here https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/law-society-of-ontario-benchers-call-for-release-of-retired-judge-s-report-on-ex/article_5176a863-4e1b-4339-aeff-e6d9587e0253.html In an open letter, seven current directors of the LSO’s governing board are calling for the “immediate full public disclosure” of a report on ex-CEO Diana Miles’s contract, which was bumped by … Continue reading →

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Courage in Women

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

A complete answer to everything.

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Lawyer organizations must meet this moment | Anita Szigeti – Opinion Piece Law360 March 26, 2025

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

My current opinion on the LSO CEOSS appeared today in Law360 and you can read it here:  Lawyer organizations must meet this moment | Anita Szigeti Lawyer organizations must meet this moment | Anita Szigeti By Anita Szigeti · Listen … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Older Women – where will all the mentors have gone? A crisis of epic proportions is brewing….

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

It suddenly occurred to me the other day that I have been spending more time with older women colleagues – and I mean older than me – wherever possible lately. I tried to ask myself why I’m gravitating toward these … Continue reading →

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LSO vs LawPro – Service Providers running the gamut

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

This week appears to be one during which the profession is rightfully reflecting on how our Law Society of Ontario is serving the public and/or enhancing access to justice or providing services to its 75 thousand+ licensees as members. Everything … Continue reading →

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LSO’s Second In Camera Meeting on the CEO Salary Scandal (CEOSS) March 20 2025 – in Law Times

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

Reporting by Jessica Mach for Law Times suggests Benchers last night gave the impression the CEO compensation matter is largely closed and the focus is moving forward. Personally I’ve never heard so many members so incensed. I think perhaps disclosure … Continue reading →

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LSO Treasurer’s Message to Members on the CEOSS March 20 2025

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

Treasurer Wardle addressed the members late in the evening on Thursday March 20, 2025 after Convocation held yet another in-camera meeting to address the CEOSS (pronounced “chaos”). Oddly, I did not receive the email that should have gone and I … Continue reading →

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First episode psychosis Not a Basis for a CTO – Important Judgment out of the Court of Appeal for Ontario – Naus v. Kennedy, March 20, 2025

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

Proud of the work of our firm on this important case out of the Court of Appeal yesterday. I found it a challenging appeal to argue because our position was that both the tribunal and the lower Court on the … Continue reading →

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Law Society Holds Another In Camera Meeting on the CEO Scandal – reports Robyn Doolittle in the Globe March 19 2025

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

Another important piece in the Globe and Mail by Robyn Doolittle on the Law Society of Ontario CEO Salary Scandal – or what I now like to call the CEOSS – pronounced “chaos” (I’m very good at this – see … Continue reading →

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