Alex returned to speak to University of Windsor Law students on professional ethics in the practice of mental health law. […]
Mercedes Perez and lawyer Suzan Fraser represented the intervener Mental Health Legal Committee at the Supreme Court of Canada in an appeal that arose in the context of ongoing bed shortages within forensic psychiatric facilities in Ontario. The Supreme Court’s decision in R. v. Conception is available here. […]
Alex was interviewed on the topic of end-of-life decision making on More Than Money Radio on News Talk 770 in Calgary. Alex discussed the importance of powers of attorney for personal care, as well as issues families, doctors and courts face in the context of end-of-life decisions. You can listen to Alex’s segment here. […]
Mercedes successfully represented the appellant before the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board in an appeal of a CPSO decision. The CPSO had determined that the physicians had not breached the standard of care in unilaterally placing a “Do Not Resuscitate” order in a patient’s chart without consent. The physicians had unilaterally determined that resuscitation […]
Mercedes spoke at an event on “Mental Health in the Canadian Justice System” to commemorate International Prisoners’ Justice Day. The event was organized by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Legal Aid Ontario. The poster for the event is available here. […]
Mercedes was invited to give the keynote address at the Empowerment Council’s 2014 “Mad Hatter Tea Party”. The event took place at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto. Mercedes spoke about the Empowerment Council’s constitutional challenge to the Box B and community treatment order provisions in Ontario’s Mental Health Act. Read the Superior […]
Kelley co-authored, with Tess Sheldon of ARCH Disability Law Centre, a paper entitled “There Ought to Be Rules”, on administrative law rules. Ms. Sheldon presented the paper at the Law Society of Upper Canada, Continuing Professional Development conference, Administrative Law Practice Basics 2014. Read The Paper […]
Mercedes spoke on “Powers of Attorney for Personal Care and End of Life Issues” at the 2014 Law Society of Upper Canada’s Six-Minute Estates Lawyer conference. […]
Alex, filling in for lawyer Anita Szigeti, spoke at the Osgoode Professional Development Continued Legal Education Program on Advising the Elderly Client, on the topic of key issues to address when serving the elderly client. […]
Mercedes Perez and lawyer Anita Szigeti represented the intervener Mental Health Legal Committee at the Supreme Court of Canada in a case that considered the Superior Court’s jurisdiction to appoint amicus curiae and to fix the amicus’ rate of renumeration. Read the Supreme Court’s decision in Ontario v. Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario here. […]