Lisa E. Hamilton

Partner
416-581-8207 [email protected] Toronto, Ontario
Bar Admissions:
1991 - Ontario
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Lisa Hamilton leads the Medical Malpractice-Health Disciplines Group at Bell Temple LLP. She is an astute and unwavering advocate of health care providers and the facilities where they work, defending malpractice and sex abuse suits at all levels of court in Ontario and related appeals, as well as Complaint and Discipline matters before the governing Colleges, the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal and the Information and Privacy Commission.

 

 

 

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Career & Education

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1989 Juris Doctor, UBC law school
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Client Work

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Kim v. Dr. Shalom Cemenietzki, 2012 HRTO 2230 (CanLII)
Sheehan v Snell, 2016 ONSC 6340 (CanLII)
Fox v Narine, 2016 ONSC 6499 (CanLII)
A.T. v. Kinark Child and Family Services, 2017 HRTO 120 (CanLII)
Ontario (College of Pharmacists) v. Federico, 2018 ONCPDC 39 (CanLII)
Ontario (College of Pharmacists) v. Politis, 2018 ONCPDC 5 (CanLII)
Ontario (College of Massage Therapists of Ontario) v Registrant M, 2020 ONCMTO 22 (CanLII)
Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers v Giri, 2020 ONCSWSSW 4 (CanLII)
Ontario (College Of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners & Acupuncturists Of Ontario) v Cheung, 2022 ONCTCMPAO 15 (CanLII)
LM v AF, 2022 CanLII 87870 (ON HPARB)
T.P. v M.S., 2022 CanLII 11162 (ON HPARB)
2023 ONCOCOO 5 (CanLII) | Ontario (College of Chiropodists of Ontario) v Member | CanLII
Van de Vrande v. Butkowsky, 2010 ONCA 230 (CanLII)
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September 18, 2025 : Walking the Line: Balancing the Professional and Human Sides of Mental Health Work (OAMHP Symposium, panelist)
February 5, 2025 Professional Regulation vs. Freedom of Expression (OAMHP webinar)
May 22, 2024 Risk Management For Psychologists (CRHSP)
February 21, 2024 Mandatory Report Obligations under the Child Youth Family Services Act (OAMHP)
Apr 6, 2023 Risk Mitigation for Psychotherapists (OSRP)
Feb 16, 2023 Caught in the Crossfire: Managing the Risk of Complaint When Clients are Involved in Family Law Disputes
March 21, 2022 Risk Mitigation in Psychological Practice (CRHSP)
Feb 25, 2022 RISK MANAGEMENT: Guidelines to reduce the risk of complaints and lawsuits when providing service to clients involved in child protection or high conflict parenting disputes (AFCC)
Feb 14, 2022 Joint Submissions (CRPO Discipline Committee)
Feb 5, 2022 PHIPA Compliance (Board of Directors, RMTAO)
Nov 12 and 19, 2021- Thriving in Clinical Practice: A Review of Regulations and Recent Developments Governing Psychological Practice (Ottawa Academy of Psychology
Oct 26, 2021- Best Practices for Clinical Notes (Gestalt Institute of Toronto)
Mar 24, 2021 Practical Strategies for PHIPA Compliance (RMTAO)
Jan 11, 2021 Mitigating Complaint Risk in the Cyber Era (OAMHP)
Nov 18, 2020 Cyber Security, Technology and Privacy (OPA)
Sept 23, 2020 - Legal Issues in the Remote Examination Context (CSME)
April 12, 2019 - Health Disciplines Complaints Process (AIG )
September 21, 2018: Mental Health Professional Complaints and Litigation (Hamilton High Conflict Forum)
Sept 15, 2018: Mitigating the Risk of Common Complaints in Mental Health Practice (Nicole McCance Quality Assurance Workshop)
Jan 18. 2018: Health Law Issues for RMTs (Guest lecturer, Oxford College)
Oct 17, 2017: Legal issues for psychotherapists (Guest lecturer, Gestalt Institute of Toronto)
Oct 13, 2017: Legal update: Implications of Marijuana law change (OSOT Ottawa Conference)
Nov 30, 2016: Understanding Privacy Law and implications for Clinical Records (Guest lecturer, Gestalt Institute of Toronto)
Nov 25, 2016: Clinical Records, Confidentiality, Consent and Termination (CAPT conference)
Sept 28, 2016: Bill 132: Ontario's New Sexual Violence and Harrassment Legislation:What it means for Health Professionals (Medico-Legal society)
Sept 24.16: Regulation of Psychotherapists (OACCPP conference)
Sept 23, 2016: Risk Mitigation for Occupational Therapists (Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists conference)
May 27, 2016: Emerging Legal Issues for IE assessors (CAPDA conference)
Nov 13, 2015: Legal Issues for Psychotherapists (CAPT conference)
Sept 18, 2015: Navigating Tricky Issues (OACCPP conference)
April 25, 2015: Common Complaints and How to Avoid Them (Dalton Associates Quality Assurance Seminar)
Feb 21, 2015: Legal Developments imparting Psychological Practice, BILL 15: post Moore v. Getahun (Ontario Psychological Association)
Sept 13, 2014: Complaint-Proofing for Psychological Practice- (Bayridge Family Centres Annual QA Conference)
May 12, 2014: Strategies to Recognize and Mitigate Risk of Complaints and Discipline (Barbara Wand Seminar, College of Psychologists of Ontario)
May 3, 2014: Legal Issues Update (Dalton and Associates - Quality Assurance Seminar)
Nov 22, 2013: Strategies to Recognize and Mitigate Risk in Social Work Practice (Ontario Association of Social Workers conference)
Oct 3, 2013: Hot Topics in Ethics for Administrative Lawyers (Law Society presentation)
June 1, 2013: Navigating the Complaint Process (Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists conference)
May 1, 2013- Ethics and the Law: Protecting yourself and your client without losing sleep (Ontario Bar Association conference).
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