Alex will be speaking at Osgoode Professional Development’s 2017 Legal Guide to Consent, Capacity & Substitute Decision Making program to provide an overview of the the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992 alongside Kaylie Handler of Goddard Gamage Stephens LLP. The program attendees included lawyers, health practitioners and care facility administrators. […]
Tag: Guardianship/Power of Attorney
The Law Commission Of Ontario released its largest law reform report yet yesterday, as a part of its Capacity, Decision-Making and Guardianships project. PBP Lawyers participated, as members of the Mental Health Legal Committee, in several consultations over the four years that this project has been ongoing. Alex Procope co-authored both of the Mental Health Legal […]
On November 25, 2016 Alex was invited to teach professional responsibility and mental health at the Windsor Law Mental Health and the Law course. Topics included capacity to instruct counsel, confidentiality, duty of loyalty, disability accommodation and the difference between best interests and client interests. […]
Alex spoke on panels at Osgoode Professional Development’s 2016 Legal Guide to Consent, Capacity & Substitute Decision Making to provide an overview of the the Substitute Decisions Act, 1992. The program attendees included lawyers, health practitioners and care facility administrators. […]
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. […]
Alex presented to fellow lawyers, alongside Nimali Gamage of Goddard Gamage Stephens LLP, on effective advocacy for the elderly at the Osgoode Professional Development Certificate in Elder Law Program. […]
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 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. The program schedule is available here. […]
Mercedes was a guest panelist at the annual Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Canada (STEP) conference titled “Powers of Attorney for Personal Care and Advanced Planning”. Mercedes’ talk was focused on litigating personal care disputes arising from powers of attorney for personal care. […]