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Returning to My Alma Mater to Teach Mental Health Law – U of T – Faculty of Law

It’s been a true privilege over the last number of years to guest lecture in the mental health law course of Professor Trudo Lemmens at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law. Here is this amazing class of all women … Continue reading

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CAMHL looking beautiful – The Canadian Anthology on Mental Health and the Law is coming along!!

Book covers will impress I hope – photocredit to me! COMING SOON – AUGUST 2024 COMING SOON – AUGUST 2024 CAMHL will join these other works I’ve co-authored and General Edited thus far – this is #5!! UPDATE MAY 7 … Continue reading

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Legal Aid Ontario Training and Education Videos — including ORB representation — for Criminal Law and Mental Health Available online at LAO LAW – March 2024

If you have an Ontario Legal Aid certificate number there are helpful videos up – a little bit hard to find. But I did this with Michael Feindel – our Crown for Ontario and in Toronto – on how to … Continue reading

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My Team Takes Top Prizes at the U of T Callaghan Moot in March 2024 – Again………… Congrats Women!!

It was really a pleasure to act as one of the two practitioner coaches for this outstanding team. Last year I also lucked out and coached that winning team. I am constantly and endlessly impressed by the talent the U … Continue reading

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R v. Bykovets – SCC Judgment – Search Warrants Needed to get an IP address – March 1, 2024 Release – Congrats Sarah Rankin & Heather Ferg!!

Huge congratulations to my defence collagues Sarah Rankin and Heather Ferg from law firm McKay Ferg in Calgary who were co-counsel to the Appellant in one of the most important Criminal Law cases in the last decade, as it is … Continue reading

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New Content Released on my CV – April 2024

So much has happened in the last few months alone that it was time for a CV update, just to document my professional activities and that of my growing firm and as a byproduct, celebrate our accomplishments. The main thing … Continue reading

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LAMDA CCB CPD Series Part II – Capacity with Naomi Sayers and Danielle Li Chong Feb 29 2024 – Lovely Evening

This was Part II of a 7 part series that takes us through the year – all FREE and EXCELLENT CPD. You can view Part I – the Intro to the Practice here:

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CANADIAN ANTHOLOGY ON MENTAL HEALTH AND THE LAW (CAMHL) – FORTHCOMING SUMMER 2024 — LexisNexis Canada

Proud of myself today. Yes, proud of myself. Enormously proud of our all woman Editing Team and 70 contributing authors and co-authors. But I am also proud of myself …. today. Since I first had the idea for this book … Continue reading

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LAMDA ROLLS OUT CCB CPD SERIES 2024 – Part I – Introduction to Practising before the Consent and Capacity Board

The Law and Mental Disorder Association (LAMDA), an organization I founded in January of 2017 – Wow!! we are SEVEN years old and 250 strong!! – is rolling out an exciting program for our members throughout 2024 to assist new … Continue reading

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Yatim Inquest Jury Returns Their Verdict and Recommendations February 1 2024 – Empowerment Council’s Press Release

The Jury has determined Sammy Yatim’s death was a homicide and made 63 comprehensive recommendations. Most significant among the recommendations concern mandatory peer intervention with whistleblower protection, establishing enduring advisories of members of the affected communities to inform training and … Continue reading

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