Protecting Autonomy, Dignity and Legal Rights
Decisions concerning a person’s capacity to make healthcare, personal care, property, or other important decisions can have profound consequences for that individual and their family. When questions arise about a person’s ability to understand and make decisions, or when a person’s liberty, treatment, or personal autonomy is affected, timely and knowledgeable legal representation is essential.
Our firm provides dedicated legal representation and advice in Consent and Capacity Board matters, helping individuals, substitute decision-makers, family members, healthcare professionals, and other parties understand their rights and navigate complex proceedings before the Ontario Consent and Capacity Board.
We recognize that these matters are often urgent and deeply personal. Our approach combines careful preparation, compassionate client service, and focused advocacy to ensure that the relevant legal, medical, personal, and evidentiary issues are properly presented.
Key Services
- Treatment Consent & Capacity
We represent individuals in proceedings concerning their legal capacity to consent to or refuse medical, psychiatric, or other forms of treatment.
Zariel Legal assists clients in challenging or responding to findings of incapacity and ensures that the applicable legal standards and relevant evidence are carefully considered.
- Involuntary Admission & Psychiatric Status Reviews
Being involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric facility can significantly affect a person’s liberty and autonomy.
Our lawyers represent individuals seeking review of their involuntary status and provide advocacy in proceedings concerning involuntary admission, renewal of status, and continued detention.
- Prior Capable Wishes
An individual’s wishes expressed while they had the capacity to make a decision can be highly important when questions about treatment or personal care arise.
Zariel Legal assists clients in identifying, interpreting, and presenting evidence of prior capable wishes and advocates for their proper consideration in applicable proceedings.
- Personal Health Information & Privacy
Capacity and consent issues can also arise in relation to personal health information.
We provide advice and representation concerning disputes over an individual’s capacity to consent to the collection, use, or disclosure of personal health information, as well as matters involving representatives and substitute decision-makers.
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Practice Areas
Contact
+1 (647) 948-7133 ext. 1001
+1 (647) 948-7135
+1 (647) 948-7136
deb@zariellegal.ca