LAW AND MENTAL DISORDER ASSOCIATION (LAMDA)

Born January 2017, to bring together lawyers who practise mental health law across Canada, both in civil and criminal justice. We are a darkly hilarious bunch.

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LAMDA is growing! 200 lawyers & students in private practice representing individuals with serious mental health & addictions issues. Members must be committed to protecting & advancing clients' legal rights. Free to join, free CPD all year, friendly listserv, national. JOIN US!!

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Received a response to our letter regarding the serious incident reported at the Oshawa Courthouse from the @LawSocietyLSO today - no word still from @douglasdowney or @ONAttorneyGen

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LAMDA has written to the AG, Deputy AG and Treasurer of the Law Society to ask what is being done to support the defence bar in the wake of the Oshawa Court incident on Jan 23 2026.

We have had no response, so the letter is now an open letter, see here:

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LAMDA’s Statement on Oshawa Courthouse safety concerns

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The Law and Mental Disorder Association (LAMDA) has made a submission to the Chief Coroner regarding proposed legislative changes.

We welcome your personal or organizational endorsement of our position.

Find More information on our President's Blog here

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LAMDA now has a YouTube Channel!

Check out some training videos regarding Consent and Capacity Board practice here:

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Join @ottawahealthlaw Oct 2–3 for a national conference: Reframing Mental Health Law: Emerging Controversies and Cross-Sector Perspectives. Keynotes: @Kwame_McKenzie & Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt. Student rates available. Hope to see you there! https://t.co/BAPkJDiXVo

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Tune in this morning to learn about Fitness on the third panel of this event premiering this morning.

To watch all panels from WiCCD's Mental Disorder Law Conference held April 26 2025 as they are rolled out on Sundays, tune in to our CPD Playlist here:

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OPS mental health advisory council to shape police response to crises https://t.co/yr9IYo89AJ via @ottawacitizen

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Useful response to much of what we deal with as women defence lawyers sadly.

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Interesting case!

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LSO panel unmoved by lawyer's claim her 50 employees may be put out of work by 9-month suspension after she fought client's family to keep him on life support: we "do not accept that the structure of a lawyer’s business should dictate...the penalty" https://t.co/MvhcDbG02E

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The Law Society of Ontario should release the O'Connor report on the CEO pay scandal https://t.co/Pb35MP3Flk