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“Anita Szigeti, a Toronto lawyer and president of the Law and Mental Disorder Association, says based on her extensive experience and research, she believes people of colour are overrepresented in the forensic mental health system. “There’s definitely racial bias in … Continue reading →

An oeuvre about the prerogative writs and law jokes actually: I have a habeas corpus joke but they won’t bring any body to court to hear it. I have a joke about extraordinary remedies but it’s in Latin. I have … Continue reading →

Here are some places to read, listen an learn about what I do and what we do at our firm, on the daily. You GOT THIS FAR so just find the ones you don’t already know about. THE BLOG: https://anitaszigeti.wordpress.com … Continue reading →

This week, the standing orders and pre-orders will ship in 5 days or fewer!! https://store.lexisnexis.ca/en/categories/shop-by-jurisdiction/ontario-10/a-guide-to-consent-capacity-law-in-ontario-2021-edition-skusku-cad-00934/details We are so excited about this year’s good-looking volume. It is exceptional inside and out. We have included all the CCB’s New Rules of Practice … Continue reading →

Only a couple of weeks away now from holding this handsome title in our hands. I am super excited to get my hands on a hot off the presses copy of our latest book, coming to those who pre-ordered, in … Continue reading →

Happy 30th Anniversary to the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law’s ‘dumbest class ever.” – That is what our Dean at the time was overheard calling us, so we made T-shirts that said exactly that. I am looking for mine … Continue reading →

30 years. Wow. I graduated from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law on June 15, 1990. The whole thing is a blur. But a happy one. Law School was an important formative experience. But it was not till I … Continue reading →

NARPA response to defund police 7-23 Police Should Not Respond to People in Emotional Distress/Crisis: The Urgent Need for Non-Coercive Supports and Services In the wake of nationwide protests in response to police killings of people of color, there have … Continue reading →

Anita Szigeti Advocates is hiring an articling student starting mid-August.  The firm specializes in mental health law.  Currently an all-woman firm consisting of Anita, a junior associate and articling student, there are also a number of summer interns working on … Continue reading →

The more things change, the more they stay the same. This Globe and Mail article is from December 23, 2008!! (And yes, from the basement) The problem is it’s identical to the news coverage now of the Peel police shooting … Continue reading →