These policies or practices were not designed to reduce the environmental impact of hearings, but were designed to ensure meaningful access to justice. (slaw.ca)
This has resulted in hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people being denied meaningful access to justice. (younglegalaidlawyers.org)
The real question there is whether pulling the lawyers from the equation will foster meaningful access to justice... can you limit access to advocacy and yet obtain greater access to justice? (slaw.ca)