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Lauren Parrish has a broad practice focusing on civil litigation, administrative advocacy and regulatory work for both private and public sector clients. She has specialized knowledge in medical and professional negligence, professional regulatory matters, insurance issues, privacy law and mental health law.
Lauren has represented clients in proceedings before the Ontario Court of Appeal, Superior Court of Justice, Human Rights Tribunal, Information and Privacy Commissioner, Consent and Capacity Board, Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, Health Services Appeal and Review Board, Coroner’s courts and professional regulatory colleges. She is focused on providing practical, risk-managed solutions and strategies for her clients.
Lauren sits as a member of the Research Ethics Board for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and has completed the Osgoode Certificate in Mental Health Law.
Leadership éclairé
Presentations
- « Managing College Investigations and Complaints », Ontario Association of Optometrists, May 4, 2020
- « Managing Privileging and Resource Allocation Amid COVID-19« , Coffee Talk: A Health Seminar Series, May 1, 2020
- « Institutional Obligations to Mental Health Patients and Staff« , Coffee Talk: A Health Seminar Series, October 17, 2018
- « Vicarious Liability: When is a Health Care Facility Responsible?« , Coffee Talk: A Health Seminar Series, November 15, 2017
- « Have You Been Called as a Witness? The Good, the Bad and the Expert Witness« , Coffee Talk: A Health Seminar Series, October 26, 2016
- « Legislative Update, Risk and Compliance« , Coffee Talk: A Health Seminar Series, February 17, 2016
Publications
- « Courts Go Virtual as Most Hearings and Limitation Periods Remain Suspended“, Health Communiqué, June 9, 2020
- « Hospital Considerations for Professional Staff Privileging amid COVID-19« , Health Communiqué, April 2, 2020
- « Courts Suspended, Limitation Periods Extended amid COVID-19« , Health Communiqué, March 23, 2020
- « Maximum Claim in Small Claims Court to Increase to $35,000« , Health Communiqué, November 15, 2019
- « Divisional Court Confirms that Protecting Patients Act Cannot be Applied Retrospectively« , Health Communiqué, November 1, 2019
- « In Shuttleworth v Ontario, the Court of Appeal Confirms that Adjudicative Independence must Exist and Appear to Exist in Administrative Tribunals« , Health Communiqué, October 4, 2019
- « Court of Appeal Confirms that Physicians are Statute-Barred from Claiming Damages Arising from a Hospital Decision to Cease Providing a Service« , Health Communiqué, November 15, 2018
- « What Health Facilities Need to Know About QCIPA 2016 », co-author with Kathryn Frelick, Health Communiqué, May 11, 2016
- “Changes to Food and Drugs Act Address Patient Safety–Passage of Vanessa’s Law”, co-author with Kathryn Frelick, Ontario Bar Association, online, November 14, 2014
Associations professionnelles
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Medico-Legal Society of Toronto
- The Advocates’ Society
- Research Ethics Board, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Formation et admission au barreau
- Ontario Bar, 2015
- J.D. (Dean’s list), University of Ottawa, 2014 – One semester academic exchange, University of Graz, 2014
- B.A. (combined, political science and international development studies, honours, Dean’s list), Dalhousie University, 2011
