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Rebecca Ye of Windsor Law joins Anita Szigeti Advocates as our Summer Intern

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Anita Szigeti

Grateful to Professor Peter Sankoff for the 93rd of #100interns Rebecca Ye from Windsor Law who’s going to support the work of our firm, Anita Szigeti Advocates, and depopulate psychiatric hospitals to save lives of NCR accused who are detained … Continue reading →

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Anita Szigeti Advocates Funds the 96th of #100interns to work on COVID And Psych Wards

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Anita Szigeti

I am proud to be the 96th mentor of #100interns Professor Peter Sankoff is connecting to law firms for summer internships. This is an innovative generous project and as soon as we have identified our intern we are going to … Continue reading →

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Women Leading In Law Profile April 27 2020

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Anita Szigeti

I am forever grateful to Erin Cowling on Twitter as @Cowlingerin for this once in a lifetime opportunity to speak candidly about my experience as a woman in the law. The exercise was life-changing. I do hope something within it … Continue reading →

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CAMH Assessment and Triage Unit Shut down Due to “SUSPECT COVID 19” respiratory infection

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Anita Szigeti

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/04/04/camh-confirms-possible-outbreak.html

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CONTAIN COVID 19 NOT PEOPLE – NO ONE IS DISPOSABLE – APRIL 2 2020 PANEL TORONTO PRISONERS’ RIGHTS PROJECT

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Anita Szigeti

#No1isDisposable: Decarcerating Those Left Behind by Depopulation Measures in the Canadian Carceral State. I was privileged to participate on an amazing and throughtful panel of activists working 24 hours a day to decarcerate and depopulate prisons and I on my … Continue reading →

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Watch the Webcast of G v AG (Ontario) Feb 20 2020 in the Supreme Court of Canada

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Anita Szigeti

For those following G v Ontario AG here I am in the Supreme Court with a lot of my great good friends – interveners are the most interesting – starting with the amazing Erin Dann at 2:11, Jill Presser, 2:18 … Continue reading →

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5th Annual CLA LAMDA Mental Disorder Conference GREAT FUN Feb 22 2020

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Anita Szigeti

We had a hilarious and informative day with LAMDA co-hosting yet another successful event with CLA at the helm. Mental Disorder and Criminal Law included a mock hearing I wrote that was just close enough to the real thing to … Continue reading →

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AG (Ont) v. G in the SCC February 20 2020 What a Day!!

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Anita Szigeti

What an amazing day in the Supreme Court of Canada on AG (Ont) v. G. representing the Empowerment Council advocating on behalf of NCR clients that they should be able to challenge their ongoing inclusion in Sex Offender Registries. Our … Continue reading →

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Career High Week Ahead – Feb 17 – 22 2020 – Book Launch, Appeals in Every High Court in the Land and Great Conference

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Anita Szigeti

28 years practising law – most days are spent hanging with the clients in the hospitals and before various tribunals. Not next week. In addition to launching pre-sales of our new text on criminal law and mental disorder, I have … Continue reading →

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ANNOUNCING: “A GUIDE TO MENTAL DISORDER LAW IN CANADIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE”

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Anita Szigeti

INTRODUCING: “A Guide To Mental Disorder in Canadian Criminal Justice” June 2020 Publication Date – Lexis Nexis Meaghan McMahon and Jill Presser together with our colleague Michael Davies (Ottawa) and I have written this text book on fitness, NCR and … Continue reading →

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