Mercedes successfully represented the appellant in an appeal from a decision of the Ontario Review Board. The Board had downgraded the appellant’s conditional discharge to a detention order. On appeal, the Court of Appeal for Ontario agreed that the Board’s decision was unreasonable and restored the appellant’s conditional discharge. Read the Court of Appeal’s decision […]
Mercedes Perez co-authored a paper with lawyers Tess Sheldon and Karen Spector analyzing the Charter’s liberty and equality protections for persons detained in psychiatric facilities. The paper is titled “Re-Centering Equality: The Interplay Between Sections 7 and 15 of the Charter in Challenges to Psychiatric Detention” and was published in the March 2016 issue of […]
Mercedes was appointed amicus curiae by the Ontario Court of Appeal in a treatment incapacity appeal. She made arguments supporting the appellant’s position that she was capable of making psychiatric treatment decisions. Read the Court’s decision here. […]
Kelley presents closing submissions to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in support of her client’s allegations of racial discrimination within the Peel Regional Police Service. Although the force is responsible for policing one of the largest South Asian communities in Canada, Kelley’s client claimed that no South Asian police officer had ever been promoted […]
On behalf of her client, a Peel Police officer who claimed race discrimination against South Asian officers within the police force, Kelley examined and cross-examined police witnesses before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. South Asian officers testified that fellow officers said the police should “let them [South Asians in Peel] kill themselves. Let them go […]
Alex was mentioned by estate accountant Avi Dahary of AccounTrust in article about the importance of attorneys and guardians of property getting legal and accounting advice before problems arise. Read The Full Story […]
Alex returned to guest lecture on professional ethics and a mental health practice the Windsor Law Mental Health and the Law course. […]
Kelley appeared before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in an ongoing racial discrimination case against the Peel Police. Her client, a Staff Sergeant who was one of the first South Asian officers hired by the police force, testified about “humiliating” and “embarrassing” treatment by fellow officers due to his race. Peel region has one […]
Kelley was invited to present a webinar on the topic of client capacity to instruct counsel, for the Philippe Kirsch Institute. Kelley discussed general concepts of mental capacity as it impacts the ethical duties of lawyers. She provided an outline of the process for lawyers to assess their clients’ capacity and different options for preserving the […]
Kelley spoke on a panel at the Law Society of Upper Canada’s conference on Professionalism and Practice Management Issues for Administrative Lawyers, on the topic of ethical and professionalism issues arising when clients have mental capacity issues. The panel was chaired by Lucas Lung of Lerners LLP. […]