Sentences with phrase «ensure access to legal aid»

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The opportunity for the legal profession to take responsibility to «heal itself» and begin to address the national legal aid funding problems with their own systems of funding to ensure that those needing access to justice receive it.

The purpose of legal aid is to ensure everyone in society can equally access safety and justice through the law».

«Civil Legal Aid: Ensuring Equal Access to Justice.»

Access to civil legal aid ensures fairness for all in the justice system, without regard to how much money you have.

Recommendations At the heart of the TUC's report is its call on the Government to ensure that access to legal aid is based on need and enables people to enforce their right to justice.

We maintain a 24 - hour call service to protect your rights and to ensure that you have access to justice at all times and accept cases on private retainers as well as Legal Aid.

«These portals will use cutting - edge, user - centered technology to help ensure that all people with civil legal needs can navigate their options and more easily access solutions and services available from legal aid, the courts, the private bar, and community partners,» the announcement said.

The report proposed that a set of minimum standards should be established to ensure that access to justice is a reality for all, but did not recommend that the legal aid cuts introduced by LASPO should be reversed in full.

In his address, Mr. Moskowitz stressed the need for increased funding to protect the critical role civil legal aid plays in ensuring access to justice.

«Priorities include promoting access to justice, ensuring the viability of legal aid and delivering an effective court modernisation programme,» he said.

«To truly increase access to justice, one must also fund legal aid to ensure that the litigants who appear before these judges can be represented by lawyers.&raquTo truly increase access to justice, one must also fund legal aid to ensure that the litigants who appear before these judges can be represented by lawyers.&raquto justice, one must also fund legal aid to ensure that the litigants who appear before these judges can be represented by lawyers.&raquto ensure that the litigants who appear before these judges can be represented by lawyers.»

We provided help and advice on all legal matters, such as applying to appoint deputies with the court of protection whilst also ensuring that the client had access to quality rehabilitation services and information on other essentials, like disability aids.

If you are interested in contributing to one of the largest legal aid endowments in the country, please considering joining the Justice Society, a planned giving program for those committed to ensuring access to justice in Washington in perpetuity.

Is it the job of government to ensure that all those seeking to access and enforce their legal rights are able to do so, whether through legal aid programs or advocacy services?

The sole criteria to access LHC's drop - in clinic services is household income < $ 50,000 per year, ensuring that those who are ineligible for Legal Aid but can not afford private legal services have a place to go for information and supLegal Aid but can not afford private legal services have a place to go for information and suplegal services have a place to go for information and support.

To scrutinize and influence any proposals for the reform of Legal Aid provision to ensure that access to justice for all members of society is preserved and improved.&raquTo scrutinize and influence any proposals for the reform of Legal Aid provision to ensure that access to justice for all members of society is preserved and improved.&raquto ensure that access to justice for all members of society is preserved and improved.&raquto justice for all members of society is preserved and improved.»

Access to family law legal aid is generally restricted to those who are recognized as needing an immediate interim court order to ensure their own or their children's safety.

The Justice Committee has undertaken a study of Access to the Justice System, and is considering issues such as access to legal aid, the resurrection of the Court Challenges Program, delays in the justice system, and the Minister of Justice's obligation to ensure that new legislation upholds constitutionally protected rights and freAccess to the Justice System, and is considering issues such as access to legal aid, the resurrection of the Court Challenges Program, delays in the justice system, and the Minister of Justice's obligation to ensure that new legislation upholds constitutionally protected rights and freaccess to legal aid, the resurrection of the Court Challenges Program, delays in the justice system, and the Minister of Justice's obligation to ensure that new legislation upholds constitutionally protected rights and freedoms.

It specifically recommend earmarking funds in the Canada social transfer for civil legal aid in order to ensure that women have access to family justice with a particular emphasis on victims of violence, indigenous women, and women with disabilities.

The Civil Legal Aid Oversight Committee, Washington Supreme Court and Washington's Board for Judicial Administration have all urged congress to protect funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), which seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing civil legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to -LSBLegal Aid Oversight Committee, Washington Supreme Court and Washington's Board for Judicial Administration have all urged congress to protect funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), which seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing civil legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to -LSBLegal Services Corporation (LSC), which seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing civil legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to -LSBlegal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to -LSB-...]

The Civil Legal Aid Oversight Committee, Washington Supreme Court and Washington's Board for Judicial Administration have all urged congress to protect funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), which seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing civil legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to afforLegal Aid Oversight Committee, Washington Supreme Court and Washington's Board for Judicial Administration have all urged congress to protect funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), which seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing civil legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to afforLegal Services Corporation (LSC), which seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing civil legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to afforlegal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to afford it.

YLAL submitted its response to the Bach Commission's review of legal aid policy, setting out the steps we consider could be taken to ensure that access to justice for all is a reality.

The TUC recommended that the government should ensure that access to legal aid is based on need and should carry out immediate and in - depth assessments of the impacts of budget cuts, LASPO and reforms to court services on access to justice.

That the federal government earmark specific funds for civil legal aid in order to promote women's access to justice and safety, and ensure that women are not further economically disadvantaged after relationship breakdown by having to represent themselves in court proceedings.

At this year's event, more than 500 attorneys heard from various speakers, including the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court Roderick Ireland and the presidents of the Massachusetts Bar Association and Boston Bar Association, about the critical role that civil legal aid plays in ensuring equal access to justice.

The reforms and cuts to legal aid are huge concerns facing all family lawyers and it is therefore so important that we continue to use our collective voices to ensure that families and in particular children all have access to legal representation if and when needed».

The portals will use cutting - edge, user - centered technology to help ensure that all people with civil legal needs can navigate their options and more easily access solutions and services available from legal aid, the courts, the private bar, and community partners.

Our team will guide you through every step of the legal process and ensure that you have the best possible chance at accessing the compensation to aid your recovery.

Particularly, at a time when the gaps in access to justice continue to grow, when there are no meaningful increases in funding for Legal Aid, and as litigants and accused increasingly represent themselves in court, it is essential that protections are in place to ensure that every citizen has access to equal justice regardless of income level or ability to pay.

The committee suggests strengthening the lord chancellor's duty to secure «effective access to justice», to ensure the director of legal aid casework is sufficiently independent of possible government interference, and to guarantee provision for appeals where legal aid is refused.

«The Lord Chancellor has made clear his commitment to ensuring consistent access to civil legal aid across England and Wales.

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As the largest funder of civil legal services in the U.S., LSC funds the legal aid organizations that serve almost two million Americans every year and play a vital role in helping ensure access to justice.

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