Monthly Archives: August 2023

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

Posted on August 29, 2023 by anitaszigeti

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 anitaszigeti

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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Who Cares About Amicus?? A WiCCD Special Episode unpacking the SCC’s Judgment in R v. Kahsai – Aug 13 2023

Posted on August 13, 2023 by anitaszigeti

Grateful to wonderful WiCCD for addressing this hot topic of “amicus” in their New Episode of “Who Cares?” which airs this morning. It is WiCCD’s 50th video release on our one year old channel. You can claim 0.5 hr of … Continue reading →

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20th Edition of the Guide to Consent and Capacity Law in Ontario is now available – shipping out August 31 2023

Posted on August 2, 2023 by anitaszigeti

Proud of this 20th printing of this volume I co-author with my former law partner, D’Arcy Hiltz. Technically, next year’s Edition – 2025 will mark 20 years since the first Edition. Grateful to Danann Hawes who first had the idea … Continue reading →

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WiCCD Survey on Specialist Certification – Aug 1 2023

Posted on August 2, 2023 by anitaszigeti

Over the last few days WiCCD ran a short Survey to gauge women defence lawyers’ views of the Specialist Certification designation by the LSO. The overwhelming majority (nearly 82%) of respondents oppose bringing the designation back, for a host of … Continue reading →

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