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Bittersweet September 24 arrives again this year – 33 years at the Bar, 14 years since I lost my Dad
First, it’s Rosh Hashanah so a time for reflection and hope for the year to come. May it be sweet and peaceful somehow for us all. May there be less horror in the world if there cannot be none. As … Continue reading
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Law360 Article on Bharwani in the SCC July 26 2025
Here is a link to the Article by Cristin Schmitz published in Law360 on July 26 2025 Law360 Article on Bharwani in the SCC Released July 25 2025 Link to the Judgment itself: R v. Bharwani 2025 SCC 26 SCC … Continue reading
A Brief History of Mental Disorder Law Conferences I’ve Hosted or co-Chaired Through Various Organizations Over the Course of a Quarter Century
There is not much in the way of a record of the very earliest years going back to 1999!! when the Law Society first hosted mental health law conferences I have co-Chaired over the last 25 years. However, there are … Continue reading
Mental Health of the Legal Profession and the LSO – May 6, 2025
The obligatory LinkedIn Preamble: Today, as I have done every year for five years running now, I attended the Law Society of Ontario‘s Mental Health Summit, pioneered and co-Chaired by my cherished colleague Beth Beattie and former Treasurer @Teresa Donnelly. … Continue reading
Ontario’s proposed involuntary treatment of drug users – my comments in the Globe and Mail May 1 2025
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontario-mulling-involuntary-addictions-treatment-for-people-involved/ Ontario mulling involuntary addictions treatment for people involved in corrections Colin Freeze Jeff Gray Queen’s Park Reporter Toronto Published Yesterday 4 Comments Listen to this article The Ontario government says it will explore whether it can impose mandatory drug … Continue reading
LAMDA and WiCCD’s First Mental Disorder and the Criminal Law Conference April 26 2025 a HUGE SUCCESS!!
Thank you to our amazing panelists, wonderful volunteers, my co-Chairs, and the co-hosting organizations, WiCCD and LAMDA, for creating this exceptional opportunity for us all, including for law students, articling students and the newest members of our legal professions, lawyers … Continue reading
Anita Szigeti Advocates is Hiring Another Articling Student – JANUARY 2026 Start Date – Deadline EXTENDED : FRIDAY DECEMBER 26 2025 at 5 pm
Looking for a new articling student to start in the New Year – on January 1 or thereafter, 2026. We offer a very high level litigation boutique law firm environment dedicated to mental health law, tribunal level administrative law and … Continue reading
New Content Released on my CV — February 2025 — Program Organizing, Intensive Graduate Level Law Teaching & One REALLY BIG Conference!! Among other things…..
Looking ahead at the next few months, it was time to update the CV from last fall just to document what has been happening and what’s to come. Anita Szigeti CV – February 2025 WiCCD Celebrated our 3rd Birthday with … Continue reading
LAMDA and WiCCD co-host first Mental Disorder and the Criminal Law Conference together April 26 2025
MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED IN PERSON and ONLINE SEATING IS NOW SOLD OUT -WE ARE KEEPING A WAIT LIST !! A FEW LUCKY INDIVIDUALS CAN STILL SNAG ONLINE ACCESS !! ABOUT THIS UNIQUE CONFERENCE Canada’s only national … Continue reading
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Mental Health Adjudication and Entrenched Biases
In the course of reviewing articles related to issues I have been thinking about recently, I came across this coverage of a panel presentation at the Law Society from seven years ago. There are valuable comments by my cherished colleague, … Continue reading →