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WiCCD’s CLAWBIE 2023 Award-Winning YouTube Channel has Amazing Programming – check it out and join us as a member if you’re eligible

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

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Court of Appeal Continues to Consider the Role of Gladue in Criminal Code Review Board matters – Cooper (Re) June 14 2024

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

There is a helpful jurisprudence building out of Ontario’s Court of Appeal, providing clear guidance to the Ontario Review Board on how, when and why Gladue Reports are to be obtained by the Board. Just last year, the Court released … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Obituary in the Canadian Jewish News for Peter Rosenthal June 11 2024

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

The Canadian Jewish News Lives, Obituaries Obituary: Peter Rosenthal, 82, a Toronto professor and lawyer who saw the beauty in both exploring mathematics and representing social-justice activists June 10, 2024 By Heather Ringel Peter Rosenthal, a mathematics professor who embraced … Continue reading →

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Important WiCCD YouTube Release Addresses Online Harassment of Women Colleagues by Male Lawyers – June 2024 – In Conversation with Natasha Calvinho

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

On June 9, 2024, WiCCD released an interview with Ottawa Criminal Defence Lawyer Natasha Calvinho, about her representation of Pat King in the context of proceedings arising from the trucker convoy situation. Here is the link: Natasha opens up in … Continue reading →

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U of T Faculty of Law Spotlights Anita June 5 2024

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

This was a very welcome surprise – I am genuinely moved by my alma mater choosing to profile my work this month in their Newsletter and on their online site here: https://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/alumni-spotlight-anita-szigeti-llb-1990 37 years ago very nearly now I entered … Continue reading →

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Canadian Anthology on Mental Health and the Law Available for Pre-Order Now in June and In Print by (Fingers Crossed) August!

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Our first look at what the Book is actually going to look like in 3-D fills me with immeasurable joy Canadian Anthology on Mental Health and the Law – affectionately known as “CAMHL” You can review the Full Detailed Table … Continue reading →

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Can Serial Killers be found NCR?? – CBC covers the Skibicki case in Manitoba – June 2, 2024

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

I spoke with CBC Reporter Caitlyn Gowriluk about this case. You can find her article here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/jeremy-skibicki-not-criminally-responsible-1.7219521 How Jeremy Skibicki’s ‘unusual’ defence compares to other serial killer cases Skibicki’s lawyers plan to argue he was suffering from a mental disorder … Continue reading →

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Testing the Reliability of Psychiatric Expert Evidence in the Wake of R v. Nettleton and R v. Hason – WiCCD’s Who Cares Series Explores the Issue — May 31 2024

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

In the last few weeks and months, two significant Judgments examining the reliability of forensic psychiatric evidence in the context of Dangerous Offender applications have been released. Both relate to reports and testimony of the same psychiatrist. To really get … Continue reading →

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Remembering Peter Rosenthal – Another Early Mentor, a Friend, and A True Warrior for Social Justice – May 25 2024

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

“To honour Peter’s life, please take a moment to delight in the beauty of mathematics, and speak out against injustice wherever you find it.“ Just on the heels of losing Judy Wahl, I found out on Sunday, May 26, 2024 … Continue reading →

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Being a Wolf Law Chambers Tenant is NICE!

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Just before Christmas there was a bit of a disaster at our former law chambers where we had been happy tenants for nearly a dozen years and we found ourselves in need of an immediate new home. We became virtual … Continue reading →

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