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Halsbury’s Mental Health Law 2023 Reissue — Now Available — October 2023

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Anita Szigeti

This beautiful and important encyclopedic compilation of civil mental health laws across Canada is finally out in 2023. It is only updated and reissued every four years. An important resource for those working in this area of law, you can … Continue reading →

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Erin Dann Receives WiCCD WOMAN AWARD 2023

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Anita Szigeti

On October 4, 2023, criminal defence lawyer exraordinaire Erin Dann received WiCCD’s 2023 WiCCD WOMAN AWARD! Erin has successfully overturned more NCR Verdicts than anyone – joking her specialty is getting convictions for her clients! A champion of her women … Continue reading →

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Access to Justice means barrier-free hybrid access to tribunal proceedings – Law360 opinion piece Oct 2 2023

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Anita Szigeti

I am a lawyer with significant expertise in both civil and criminal mental health / mental disorder law. I’m about to publish book #5 covering the intersection of many of these issues. I am increasingly becoming deeply troubled by the … Continue reading →

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LAMDA and WiCCD letter to the Ontario Review Board May 17 2023 re: proposed return to in person hearings

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Anita Szigeti

Here is our initial letter for LAMDA and WiCCD, which we followed up twice as our memberships grew in the last four months and we added more information about how things were unfolding on the ground. A significant number of … Continue reading →

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Who Cares about WiCCD?? New Special Dropping Sunday Sept 24, 2023 – All About WiCCD!!

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Anita Szigeti

I had so much fun today with wonderful WiCCD Exec members Maya Shukairy and Amanda Ross recording a special episode of WiCCD’s Who Cares?? Series all about WiCCD. Over your morning cuppa, Women in Canadian Criminal Defence invites you to … Continue reading →

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Toronto Star Article regarding BC day pass stabbing – Sept 16 2023

Posted on September 16, 2023 by Anita Szigeti

I’m quoted cautioning against a knee-jerk overreaction to a tragic event that is an outlier within forensic psychiatric systems. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/bunch-of-idiots-victim-relatives-query-psychiatric-releases-lawyers-urge-caution/article_bd6c4536-81e3-50fe-aa4f-96317fd54183.html ‘Bunch of idiots’: Victim relatives query psychiatric releases, lawyers urge caution Victim relatives question psychiatric releases VANCOUVER – Rebecca Mayrhofer … Continue reading →

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Marco Sciarra Receives the WiCCD Ally Award 2023

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Anita Szigeti

On September 13, 2023 criminal defence lawyer extraordinaire Marco Sciarra received The WiCCD Ally Award for 2023. Marco becomes the second recipient of this award in WiCCD’s not quite two year history – the inaugural award went to John Struthers. … Continue reading →

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My Plate is Full But My Cup Runneth Over

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Anita Szigeti

I had to look up that reference, truth be told, what with English being my 4th of now 5 languages and my biblical knowledge somehow managing to surpass nonexistent – like what I know or think I know is inevitably, … Continue reading →

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A collage of expressiveness – a litigator’s best tool – our facial expressions

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Anita Szigeti

Someone was kind enough to make me a collage of head-shots from a recent video discussion just to show me how much goes on in our faces while we try to explain complex ideas. Personally, I think I look somewhat … Continue reading →

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Organizations cite A2J, urge AG to assist as Ontario Review Board moves to in-person hearings

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Anita Szigeti

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 @ 2:19 PM | By Amanda Jerome Amanda Jerome of Law360 has reported on some concerns about access to justice raised by LAMDA and WiCCD regarding the Ontario Review Board’s policy of returning to in person … Continue reading →

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