Sentences with phrase «reports on access to justice»

Earlier this month, Kirk Makin of the Globe and Mail scooped an announcement of a major set of Reports on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, an inititaitive that started with the Chief Justice's challenge to the Canadian Bar Association last summer.

The idea that limited scope work could improve access to legal help has been cited by many reports on access to justice, but no one has ever conducted any empirical research to test the idea, says [/ span] John - Paul Boyd, executive director of the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family in Calgary.

Two major reports on access to justice were published in 2013 and, as indicated by the B.C. task forces, the CBA Futures Report and the debate over ABS, legal regulators and the legal profession are taking the access to justice problem seriously.

(This is certainly the experience of many of the unrepresented litigants discussed in Macfarlane's research and the Canadian Bar Association's recent report on access to justice.)

As long ago as the mid-90s, Lord Woolf observed in his report on Access To Justice that witness statements have become «an elaborate, costly branch of legal drafting».

So why hasn't a single lawyer or lawyerly report on access to justice ever tossed this idea out as a good first step?

This idea of lending legal support to the organizations best suited to support the public finds favour in a newly released UK report on access to justice for lay litigants.

Last August I mentioned the CBA's summary report on access to justice, Reaching Equal Justice: An Invitation to Envision and Act.

The most recent Senate report on access to justice published in 2009, for example, concluded that «the legal system is not sufficiently providing members of the Australian community with access to justice'i and in its first recommendation proposed that the various tiers of government fund «a comprehensive national survey of demand and unmet need for legal assistance services in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

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«Without the case being reported it will not appear on the free legal databases, which seriously limits access to justice for those affected.

We sincerely hope that the secretary of state and his colleagues will read this report and will act on the committee's recommendation so that the government's reforms do not deny the most vulnerable people in society access to justice.

Monday 11 March 2013 2.30 pm Oral Questions Plans to tackle inequality in income and wealth in the UK - Lord Dubs Consequences for access to justice for those who will not be able to receive free legal advice on social welfare law matters from 1 April - Lord Bach Future railway re-openings - Lord Faulkner of Worcester Progress towards achieving the projected increase in the size of the UK's reserve forces - Lord Rosser Legislation Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - Report stage (Day 4)- Viscount Younger of Leckie Short Debate Recommendations of the Francis Report into the Mid-Staffordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Lord Patel Short Debate Impact of NHS innovation and research strategies on health improvement and wealth creation - Lord Kakkar

A breakout group of what the report called «ATJ - related tech companies» that focus on access - to - justice issues, had a higher proportion of diverse founders at 44 percent.

A recent report from The Action Group on Access to Justice (TAG) measured the public's perception of Ontario's justice system and the results were unsurprisinglyJustice (TAG) measured the public's perception of Ontario's justice system and the results were unsurprisinglyjustice system and the results were unsurprisingly bleak.

A recent report by the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, chaired by Supreme Court of Canada Justice Thomas A. Cromwell, stated nearly 12 million Canadians will experience at least one legal problem in a three - year period, and few will have the resources to solve them.

Similarly, JUSTICE's 2015 Delivering Justice in an Age of Austerity Report focused on the pre-issue stage and promoted the need to educate LiPs at an early stage, arguing «improved access to information and advice can offer important cost savings in the long term&JUSTICE's 2015 Delivering Justice in an Age of Austerity Report focused on the pre-issue stage and promoted the need to educate LiPs at an early stage, arguing «improved access to information and advice can offer important cost savings in the long term&Justice in an Age of Austerity Report focused on the pre-issue stage and promoted the need to educate LiPs at an early stage, arguing «improved access to information and advice can offer important cost savings in the long term».

Finally, if you are looking for an article to fire up your passion for the need for real and tangible action on access to justice, I urge you to read this article by Mitch Kowalski on some of the shortcomings of the most recent CBA report on the subject.

In my last column, I focused on the Canadian Bar Association's Access to Justice report released in December, entitled Equal Justice: Balancing the Scales (disclaimer — I am a member of the committee).

Thankfully, the issue of access to justice is figuring prominently in the general debate, as evidenced by the recently released CBA Legal Futures report and the ongoing work of the Action Committee on Access to Juaccess to justice is figuring prominently in the general debate, as evidenced by the recently released CBA Legal Futures report and the ongoing work of the Action Committee on Access to Jjustice is figuring prominently in the general debate, as evidenced by the recently released CBA Legal Futures report and the ongoing work of the Action Committee on Access to JuAccess to JusticeJustice.

At the law society, Howard Goldblatt, chairman of its access to justice committee, won't be tied down to any deadline for implementing the new paralegal licence or reporting back on its possible future expansion.

The findings contained in the Institute's final report will be the first empirical data gathered in Canada on the efficacy of unbundling as an access to justice strategy, and should be applicable throughout the country.

Neither report focuses on non-market provision of legal services through legal aid and otherwise or effect of the law and legal institutions on access to justice.

In particular, we have the benefit of the CBA's Envisioning Equal Justice Summit and report and the final report of the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family matters.

The barriers to access to justice in the arena of family law have been well - researched and frequently commented upon, both on these pages and in a myriad of academic papers and government commissioned reports.

Last but certainly not least, with more than 1 in 4 respondents (26 %) having experienced a stress - related illness and more than 1 in 5 respondents (21 %) reporting the loss of employment or need to relocate as a result of their legal problem, Global Insights on Access to Justice reinforces the role of justice issues on people'sJustice reinforces the role of justice issues on people'sjustice issues on people's lives.

This report provides the first public, cross-country dataset on access to civil justice, which the WJP will expand in 2018 to include more than 100 countries.

Mr. Rawdon's talk, titled Everyone, Anytime, Anywhere, invoked Bill Gates's 1999 forecastthat «the next step for technology is universal access» and his celebration of «convergence» in order to introduce the recently published report of the LSC Summit on the Use of Technology to Expand Access to Juaccess» and his celebration of «convergence» in order to introduce the recently published report of the LSC Summit on the Use of Technology to Expand Access to JuAccess to Justice.

Most recently, she was a legal intern at the Montana Supreme Court where she worked for Justice Beth Baker on Access to Justice Commission projects, including the Public Forum Series on access to justice issues as well as drafting a Forum Report summarizing the findings of that series to use in future advocacy eJustice Beth Baker on Access to Justice Commission projects, including the Public Forum Series on access to justice issues as well as drafting a Forum Report summarizing the findings of that series to use in future advocacy efAccess to Justice Commission projects, including the Public Forum Series on access to justice issues as well as drafting a Forum Report summarizing the findings of that series to use in future advocacy eJustice Commission projects, including the Public Forum Series on access to justice issues as well as drafting a Forum Report summarizing the findings of that series to use in future advocacy efaccess to justice issues as well as drafting a Forum Report summarizing the findings of that series to use in future advocacy ejustice issues as well as drafting a Forum Report summarizing the findings of that series to use in future advocacy efforts.

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.

The Access to Justice Commission chaired by Labour peer Lord Bach released a damning interim report last week on «the crisis in the justice system of England and Wales&Justice Commission chaired by Labour peer Lord Bach released a damning interim report last week on «the crisis in the justice system of England and Wales&justice system of England and Wales».

Welcome to our update of the latest legal aid and access to justice news from November 2016, featuring the interim report by Labour's Bach Commission on Access to Justice, a welcome U-turn by the government on immigration and asylum tribunal fees and muchaccess to justice news from November 2016, featuring the interim report by Labour's Bach Commission on Access to Justice, a welcome U-turn by the government on immigration and asylum tribunal fees and mucjustice news from November 2016, featuring the interim report by Labour's Bach Commission on Access to Justice, a welcome U-turn by the government on immigration and asylum tribunal fees and muchAccess to Justice, a welcome U-turn by the government on immigration and asylum tribunal fees and mucJustice, a welcome U-turn by the government on immigration and asylum tribunal fees and much more.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC), together with its partners in the Speak Up For Justice Campaign, adds its voice to the many organisations criticising the effects of LASPO, in its research report, Justice Denied: Impact of the Government's reforms to legal aid and court services on access to jJustice Campaign, adds its voice to the many organisations criticising the effects of LASPO, in its research report, Justice Denied: Impact of the Government's reforms to legal aid and court services on access to jJustice Denied: Impact of the Government's reforms to legal aid and court services on access to justicejustice.

(4) Reports, dated May 2012, of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, recommending that legal services be provided by non-lawyer professionals who provide related services: Report of the Access to Legal Services Working Group; and, Report of the Court Processes Simplification Working Group.

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The commission's report recommended that testing on access to justice be part of the essay portion of the exam.

on 21 Recommendations in Justice Bonkalo's Final Report on Improving Access to Justice for Families in Ontario

A greater focus on technology and strong leadership from the judiciary are both key to improving access to civil justice, according to a series of reports released yesterday by the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Maaccess to civil justice, according to a series of reports released yesterday by the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Mjustice, according to a series of reports released yesterday by the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family MaAccess to Justice in Civil and Family MJustice in Civil and Family Matters.

All four reports from the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters are available on the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice's web site.

[4] That same report noted that «[r] esearch on access to justice is not a priority in all Canadian law faculties.»

The final report of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters recommends an Early Resolution Services Sector (ERSS) that embodies this idea.

On March 24, 2016, the Barreau du Quebec (Quebec Bar Association) released a report «La tarification horaire à l'heure de la réflexion» (in French only and translated to say Hourly Billing: A Time for Reflection) calling for an end to hourly billing by lawyers and law firms in the hope of improving access to justice for the public and a better work - life balance for lawyers... [more]

For example, the American Association of Law Libraries recently released a report of a special committee it formed on Law Libraries and Access to Justice.

Steve Hynes interviewed the former legal aid minister, Lord Bach (pictured), last month to discuss The Right to Justice, the final report from the Commission he chaired on access to justiceJustice, the final report from the Commission he chaired on access to justicejustice policy

On March 24, 2016, the Barreau du Quebec (Quebec Bar Association) released a report «La tarification horaire à l'heure de la réflexion» (in French only and translated to say Hourly Billing: A Time for Reflection) calling for an end to hourly billing by lawyers and law firms in the hope of improving access to justice for the public and a better work - life balance for lawyers.

This case has had such a significant impact on civil legal proceedings in the courts in Ontario, including with respect to the access to justice, that it has, in the course of one year since the decision was released, been cited in more than 400 reported decisions of the courts in Canada.

An article in today's Globe and Mail reports on a judgment by Ontario Superior Court justice D. M. Brown in which he severely criticizes the high cost of access to the courts in Canada: «Ontario courts «only open to the rich,» judge warns,» by James Bradshaw.

The final report of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, A Roadmap for Change, tackles the difficult problem of why this is the case and lays out... [more]

Last week, the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, chaired by Justice Tom Cromwell, released for public consultation two of four reports from its working groups.

The Legal Services Commission already acknowledged the benefits of unbundling and mobile delivery to increase access to justice in its 2013 Report of The Summit on the Use of Technology to Expand Access to Juaccess to justice in its 2013 Report of The Summit on the Use of Technology to Expand Access to Jjustice in its 2013 Report of The Summit on the Use of Technology to Expand Access to JuAccess to JusticeJustice.

I've only just had a chance to skim it, but in doing so I have noted a continuous thread throughout the report suggesting that it is essential, if we are to move forward effectively on the issue of access to justice, that we know what we know and what we don't yet know.