Kelley presented to a group of lawyers and health professionals at the Osgoode Certificate in Elder Law program, on the topic of interviewing skills when serving elderly people. The session was facilitated by Kerry Knickle and Nancy McNaughton from the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, and lawyer Benjamin Arkin joined Kelley on the panel. […]
PBP Lawyers participated in a consultation session with the Law Commission of Ontario on its “Improving the Last Stages of Life” project. This project considers how the law impacts the rights and choices for persons who are dying and their caregivers. The Law Commission is conducting consultations throughout the province in order to better identify […]
The Law and Mental Disorder Association (LAMDA) has prepared an open letter to the anonymous donor of $100 million to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, urging that some portion of the very generous donation be directed to meet some of the needs of those suffering with mental health issues. PBP Lawyers wholly supports […]
On December 11, 2017, Alex is speaking at Osgoode Professional Development’s Legal Guide to Consent, Capacity & Substitute Decision Making program to provide an overview of the the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 alongside Heather Mountford of Goddard Gamage LLP. The program attendees included lawyers, health practitioners and care facility administrators. […]
Mercedes Perez and co-counsel Karen Steward (Advocacy Centre for the Elderly) represented the intervenor Mental Health Legal Committee (MHLC) at the Supreme Court of Canada today in Ewert v. Canada. The case involved a Charter challenge to the Correctional Service of Canada’s use of psychiatric actuarial risk assessment tools, such as the Violence Risk Appraisal […]
Alex Procope joins Jane Meadus from the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, as co-director of the 2018 Osgoode Certificate in Elder Law Program. This 5-day intensive seminar program put on by Osgoode Professional Development was specifically designed by and for legal and health care experts to bring clarity to this complex area. More information about the […]
On September 15, 2017, Kelley Bryan, along with Lucas Lung of Lerners LLP, will speak on the topic of providing accessible justice while maintaining a profitable law practice at a Law Society Continuing Professional Development program for lawyers and paralegals. […]
In a statement of claim filed in July 2017, Philip Alafe has sued the Brantford police over his treatment while he was held overnight in a police cell in July 2015. Kelley Bryan and Alex Procope are representing Mr. Alafe in the claim. In April 2017, Justice Lenz of the Ontario Court of Justice stayed Mr. Alafe’s charges […]
The Law Commission of Ontario‘s Improving the Last Stages of Life project has entered its consultation phase. This project focuses on healthcare and healthcare transitions including palliative and end-of-life care. One important aspect of this is the burgeoning area of medical assistance in dying, which is now available to patients in Ontario that meet the […]
Mercedes Perez was awarded one of the Mental Health Legal Committee’s 20th anniversary advocacy awards. The award recognizes excellence in advocacy in mental health law. The other recipients of this award were Jennifer Chambers and Lucy Costa (Empowerment Council) and lawyer Christel Francis. The Mental Health Legal Committee (MHLC) was formed in 1997 by a […]