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 […]
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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. […]
Joining other leading practitioners in the field of mental health law, Mercedes and Alex presented at the Law Society’s Practice Before the Consent and Capacity Board conference. Mercedes spoke on the topic of law reform and Charter challenges to mental health legislation. Alex’s paper was presented with practical tips on funding for a mental health law […]
Kelley made submissions to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, on behalf of a South Asian Peel Police officer who alleged racial discrimination in the context of a promotion. Kelley asked the Tribunal to order the police force to disclose documents and information, including those relating to promotion of racialized officers. See The Full Story […]
Mercedes presented a special lecture at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly’s 30th anniversary celebration. Along with co-panelists Dr. Mark Lachmann and Dr. Paula Rochon, Mercedes spoke on legal issues relating to the use of antipsychotics in the elderly. In this event, Mercedes joined the ranks of past distinguished speakers in ACE’s special lecture […]
Mercedes was a panelist at the annual Social Justice Tribunals Ontario Professional Development Institute. This is an annual SJTO professional development event for the approximately 200 members of the SJTO tribunals. Mercedes spoke at a workshop titled “Accessibility, Capacity & Opportunity to be Heard”. […]
Mercedes successfully represented the parents of a six year older boy on life support at the Hospital for Sick Children. The hospital sought to remove the boy from a life support system called ECMO, a decision his parents opposed. The Consent and Capacity Board agreed with Mercedes that the parents were making treatment decisions in […]
Mercedes Perez was co-counsel to the interveners Mental Health Legal Committee and the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic in a successful judicial review application in Divisional Court. The case determined that a transgendered person who initiated a complaint against a doctor to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario was not thereafter prevented from […]
Along with Suzan Fraser of Fraser Advocacy, Kelley represented the Mental Health Legal Committee in an intervention before the Court of Appeal for Ontario. The case addressed, in part, the duty of fairness owed by the Ontario Review Board to accused persons. In particular, the Court accepted that the Board should disclose to an NCR accused […]