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MANAGING A CRIMINAL LAW FILE FROM START TO FINISH – AN OVERVIEW – WITH CONNIE D’ANGELO – FOR WICCD – APRIL 1, 2022 FROM 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST (VIRTUAL BY ZOOM) SPEAKER CONNIE D’ANGELO  FIND CONNIE’S FULL BIO … Continue reading →

What a beautiful evening this was. LAMDA and CLOC co-hosted this Bench and Bar virtual Advocacy event for the 2nd year in a row. During these difficult pandemic times, and especially while the Omicron surge is upon us, we have … Continue reading →

Women in Canadian Criminal Defence held our first WICCD social this past Sunday to close out a very cold, very grim pandemic January with a warm, supportive gathering filled with joy and laughter. It was a beautiful afternoon that turned … Continue reading →

The Canadian Lawyer Magazine story regarding George Nookiguak appears here: https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/criminal/nunavut-review-board-lacks-jurisdiction-to-compel-out-of-territory-hospitals-to-admit-ncr-accused/363452 Nunavut Review Board lacks jurisdiction to compel out-of-territory hospitals to admit NCR accused Territory’s NCR accused are left to rely on ‘kindness of strangers,’ says lawyer By Aidan Macnab … Continue reading →

https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/litigation/supreme-court-of-canada-hears-case-that-could-revise-the-test-for-public-interest-standing/363264 By Aidan Macnab 18 Jan 2022 Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada heard a case that could revise the test for public interest standing. On Jan. 12 and 13, the court heard Attorney General of British Columbia v. … Continue reading →

TEXTBOOKs and PAPERs The Guide to Mental Disorder Law in Canadian Criminal Justice https://store.lexisnexis.ca/en/categories/shop-by-jurisdiction/federal-13/a-guide-to-mental-disorder-law-in-canadian-criminal-justice-skusku-cad-6766/details The Guide to Consent and Capacity Law in Ontario https://store.lexisnexis.ca/fr/categories/recherche-par-juridiction/ontario-10/a-guide-to-consent-capacity-law-in-ontario-2021-edition-skusku-cad-00934/details TRAUMA INFORMED LAWYERING PODCASTs and BLOGs Anita Szigeti: I am this person’s lawyer.   https://www.cowlinglegal.com/blog/women-leading-in-law-anita-szigeti ORGANIZATIONS – … Continue reading →

I updated my Trauma Informed Lawyering Paper for this Panel – you can find the new document here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12BGazwJbQvrwpeQEMu-uVGGVtqDl9P70/view?usp=sharing I’ve also created a Quick Links Resource Page for Students you can find here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CxZWQwXFTrKpkTNV2Z5MTdS9wp_Uj8F4/view?usp=sharing Grateful to be included in this … Continue reading →

Who may act as a “public interest litigant”? The SCC will consider this question in AGBC v CCD with the help of 22 interveners, starting at 10:30 Wed & Thu – will be fascinating Link to the case is here … Continue reading →

INTRODUCING WICCD: WOMEN IN CANADIAN CRIMINAL DEFENCE (Pronounced: Wicked) WICCD is Canada’s first national advocacy organization solely for women—those who identify as female or as gender non-conforming—working in criminal defence. WICCD is a national umbrella organization that brings together women … Continue reading →

Women tend to just take a lot of stuff hurled at us, without responding, because when we do, we’re again called aggressive and rude or whatever other dismissive, sexist stuff we’ve become accustomed to taking. And there are certainly situations … Continue reading →