Following her appointment by the Ontario Court of Appeal as amicus curiae (along with lawyer Karen Steward) in a treatment incapacity appeal, Mercedes successfully argued that the appellant had received ineffective assistance of counsel from his Consent and Capacity Board lawyer. This was the first time that an ineffective assistance of counsel claim was advanced […]
Kelley represented a client in a Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario case against the Toronto police. Her client, who has a physical disability, asserted that he was discriminated against when police officers arrested him on suspicion of having a gun because he was a black man walking with a limp. See The Full Story […]
Mercedes received the Precedent Setter award from Precedent Magazine, being recognized as a leader in the field of mental health law. […]
Mercedes delivered a talk titled “Administrative Tribunals: Capacity to Instruct Counsel” at the Law Society of Upper Canada’s New Lawyer Practice Series on Administrative Law. […]
Kelley spoke on the topic of administrative law rules at a Law Society of Upper Canada conference, presenting a paper on the sources and application of procedural rules in tribunal litigation. […]
Mercedes delivered an “Introduction to Mental Health Law” presentation at the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario public legal education workshop. […]
Mercedes presented a talk titled “Self-Represented and Unrepresented Litigants in the Mental Health Law Context: A Summary of Relevant Principles and Law” at the Ontario Bar Association conference “Mental Health Law In Ontario: Critical Updates”. […]