Sentences with phrase «access justice under»

This week, West Coast LEAF is at the BC Court of Appeal in coalition with the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) speaking out for homeless people's right to access justice under the BC Human Rights Code.

West Coast LEAF believes that all British Columbians should be empowered to fight for their rights and be able to meaningfully access justice under the Charter.

Not exact matches

The Press summary of the judgment explains that «The Fees Order is unlawful under both domestic and EU law because it has the effect of preventing access to justice.»

Under a grant from the State Justice Institute (SJI -01-N-210-C03-1), the National Center for State Courts Institute for Court Management, in collaboration with the American Judges Association, is pleased to provide judges access to an online course on Substance Abuse.

Everyone, regardless of their immigration status or the status of their loved ones, should have access to equal justice under the law.»

Announced Tuesday, the agreement was reached under Project Civic Access, the Justice Department's initiative to ensure that cities, towns and counties throughout the country comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

School leaders and policymakers now have access to more than 60 recommendations to improve discipline practices in schools (PDF), which build on the Supportive School Discipline Initiative under the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice.

rts education, public art, art in community and service centers, artistic activism, community - based museums, expanded access to art, art in the service of social justice or change and the promotion of under - recognized artistic practice.

The purpose is directly related to the function of the law society under the Law Society Act, to protect the public interest and advance access to justice (see minority view, para. 204).

The Court of Justice of the EU has held that the «examination script» i.e. the answers to examination questions, constitutes the personal information of the student, and therefore it must be made available to the student on request under access to information and privacy laws.

Thus, ensuring effective access to justice under the rule of law should not be done according to socialist principles but this means serious resource concerns.

With bencher election results in and the Law Society of Upper Canada getting a facelift, this administration will be under more scrutiny than any previous LSUC board for its action plan on access to justice.

Because two of the three legal aid sources are predominately supported by lawyers, decision makers should consider the potential impact on access to justice if lawyers were to dramatically reduce their time / financial support of pro bono services and legal aid programs, which is likely as competition increases and the social contract under which lawyers and society have operated Vis a Vis the state sponsored monopoly continues to unwind.

And under the Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United States has committed to «ensur [ing] equal access to justice for all,» as well as to «develop [ing] effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels» that are needed for that purpose.

[38] I would point out that an order under section 140 (1) does not deprive a person of access to justice; rather, it provides extra scrutiny by the court, and impresses potential claims with a form of orderliness without prejudicing their merits.

It follows that the issue then becomes whether the exemptions under the Court Rules Act can be interpreted so that they are consistent with the common law right of access to civil justice, which is preserved, as the Attorney General submits, by the Court Rules Act.

Nov. 26, 2013)[Bea & Smith, N. Randy, JJ., majority opinion; Wardlaw, J., dissenting]: 2 - 1 decision finding government's position in an earlier reversal of a social security disability denial was substantially justified under the Equal Access to Justice Act fee - shifting provision.

Until our justice system is color - blind and able to treat immigrants equally under law, we must end the cycle of incarceration that defaults to locking immigrants behind bars rather than providing meaningful access to our courts.»

Leapfrogging to the Court of Appeal under s 57 of the Access to Justice Act 1999 remains.

Currently under Building Block # 5: «Alternatives for increasing access to justice for the middle class», the committee is circulating the paper Unexplored Alternatives for the Middle Class [pdf] for commentary.

... (5) Fees charged by government for services rendered in individual cases, such as filing fees, do not constitute impermissible impediments to access, and as such fall within the legislative ambit of the province under s. 92 (14) and its responsibility for the administration of justice...

And access advocates hope it signals a new climate of openness under new Chief Justice John Roberts Jr..

Based on the above, the OPC view is that since search engines already engage in the indexing activity and are covered under PIPEDA, they should have the obligation to de-index and takedown «because the problems that need addressing arise from their own actions; and because it promotes access to justice.»

The decisions listed in the following pages were taken from the subscriber accessed legal database «LexisNexis Canada» («QL») website after a search was conducted under the name of Justice Moldaver.

Raising the small claims cap is not the only mechanisms available (the Supreme Court in BC has «Fast Track» simplified procedures for claims under $ 100k), but I can see how a higher limit improves access to justice in at least three ways: 1.

The issue of access to justice was also raised in the context of CFAs; it was available to those whose solicitors were prepared to act under a CFA (backed up by adverse costs insurance).

Under the rubric of Access - to - Justice, however, correctly understanding the roots of privilege, exclusivity, hierarchy, etc would seem more productive to me.

Furthermore, in terms of access to justice, the fairly stringent leave conditions under the Supreme Court Act 2003, are a greater barrier to bringing forward an appeal (at least in a civil case) than was the case with the Privy Council where disputes that involved a monetary amount of $ 5,000 or more could be brought as of right.

To say he understands the issues in access to justice is something of an under - statement.

The tragedy has highlighted the divisions in society and raised many questions including issues as to: access to justice and legal funding, as the tenants were unable to obtain legal aid for advice due to the legal aid cuts; the legal protection of tenants both in private and social housing; the inability of council tenants to enforce or seek to have enforced basic fitness standards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System and Housing Act 2004 (HHSRSA), and the purchase of housing stock by local authorities.

Check out our new discussions under the Access to Justice Tab (New Canadians and Persons with Disabilities) and our Enforcing Your Rights Tab (Challenging Your Lawyer's Bill).

The confusion is understandable, given that barely two years have elapsed since the act came fully into force and that the Court of Appeal has yet to pronounce upon the key areas of controversy, but nonetheless highlights critical access to justice issues that went unobserved and unnoticed under the previous legislative regime which thirty years» of case authority had fully illuminated.

«We believe that by using decentralised technology to connect latent resources on the supply side (under - utilised lawyers) with newly discovered resources on the demand side (donations that were never aimed at the legal industry) we can change the access to justice paradigm,» Ghiassi said.

But before leaving the category of proceedings into which magistrates» court child support work falls: for the Legal Services Commission if a lawyer should seek legal aid for his client in committal proceedings (CSA 1991 s 39A — 40) it is treated as «criminal proceedings» under Access to Justice Act 1999, s 12 (2)(g) and Criminal Defence Service (General)(No 2) Regulations (SI 2001/1437) by application on CDS14 and CDS15.

LSUC has an outmoded system of management that is not under sufficient public or political pressure to make perform its duties under s. 4.2 of the Law Society Act, specifically as to: (1) advancing the cause of justice and the rule of law; (2) facilitating access to justice; (3) protecting the public interest; and, (4) acting in a timely, open and efficient manner.

For by the Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals)(Family Proceedings) Order 2009 (SI 2009/871); MCA 1980, s 111A has been added, with the intent of removing the necessity of appeal by way of case stated under s 111 from any s 65 family proceedings and proceedings under CSA 1991.

The domestic question is the balancing exercise between a civil justice process that pays for itself (thus meeting the Osborne goal of an economy in surplus) and the level at which fees affect access to justice, either broadly or upon the state's obligations under Art 6.

In his decision, Perell acknowledged that «a judge, managing a class action is not a judge of the Youth Justice Court» and that he doesn't have jurisdiction to make an order under the Youth Criminal Justice Act to grant access to records.

In an initiative the Law Society of Upper Canada's outgoing treasurer is touting as his legacy, the regulator brought some 100 members of the justice sector under the same roof for the first time this week to put their heads together on the access to justice crisis.

West Coast LEAF and CLAS are intervening in the case, Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users v. DVBIA and COV, to argue that evidentiary requirements to show discrimination under the BC Human Rights Code must not themselves create additional barriers to accessing justice for populations facing historic disadvantage and marginalization.

In the Employment Appeal Tribunal, Langstaff J held that the absolute immunity provided by the State Immunity Act 1978 (the «Act») breached the claimants» rights of access to justice under Article 6 of the Convention.

Still, with tort reform and legislators» attempts to weaken federal regulations and preempt effective state laws, plaintiffs and consumers are facing a legal landscape where their access to the nation's justice system is under attack.

We are proud to offer this opportunity to recognize volunteer lawyers who help to provide equal access to justice under law.

But as we rediscover each time we release a new resource, and experience the gratitude of SRLs and the widespread attention of other national and provincial organizations, the enormous amount of work necessary to develop these resources is being undertaken by some of the most overworked and under - resourced agencies and individuals in the access to justice field.

Many of the failures to address and remedy the conditions in which Aboriginal women and girls live fall under BC's constitutional responsibility, including education, housing, public transportation, access to justice, and support for families and children.

In April 2015, West Coast LEAF and CLAS intervened jointly in this case at the BC Supreme Court to argue that the evidence required to establish discrimination under the law must take into account people's lived realities and not create needless, additional barriers to accessing justice.

Unlike the oath reading: «I shall seek to ensure access to justice and access to legal services to the best of my abilities to ensure everyone is equal before and under the law.»

UNISON applied for a judicial review of the Fees Order and argued that it was not a lawful exercise of the Lord Chancellor's statutory powers because the fees interfered unjustifiably with the right of access to justice under the common law and EU law, frustrated the operation of legislation granting employment rights, and discriminated unlawfully against women and other protected groups.

The newspapers argued that their ECHR, art 10 rights were infringed by orders to reimburse the success fees and ATE premiums incurred by the claimants, under the Access to Justice Act 1999 regime.

Now under the auspices of the Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF), with significant assistance from the Access to Justice Commission and the continued support of The Chicago Bar Foundation, the program has expanded to ten court sites throughout the state.