Our Lawyers:

Janice E. BLACKBURN

Admitted to Bar, 1984, Ontario

regular lecturer at mental health law seminars and courses for Ontario Crown Attorneys, Osgoode Law School, Queen's University, University of Toronto, and McMaster University
Member of Editorial Board, "Risk Management in Canadian Health Care"
“Leaves of Absence in Psychiatric Facilities”, in Risk Management in Canadian Health Care, ed. M.J. Dykeman, V.1#5 (July 1999)
A Practical Guide to Mental Health, Capacity and Consent Law of Ontario (eds. Dr. H. Bloom and M. Bay (1996)) Co-authored, with Dr. Ian Hector, chapter entitled “Record-Keeping”; Co-authoring new chapter on “Community Treatment Orders” with Dr. Allison Freeman and Ann Marie O’Brien for second edition of text (in progress)
“The Duty to Warn and Protect – Impact on Practice” Co-authored article in Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (2000) with Dr. Gary Chaimowitz and Dr. Graham Glancy
Article on Bill 68 Amendments for College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, with M.J. Dykeman (2001)
“The Fiduciary Duty of Psychiatrists”; Canadian Psychiatric Association Paper (2004) Co – authored with Dr. Gary Chaimowitz