Sentences with phrase «access to a justice system does»

As former Chief Justice of Ontario Warren Winkler has said, «access to a justice system does not necessarily equate with access to justice.»

The lawyer points to former Chief Justice of Ontario Warren Winkler's observation that «access to a justice system does not necessarily equate with access to justice.»

Not exact matches

ICE should treat courthouses as sensitive locations, like it does schools and houses of worship, to allow everyone free access to our justice system and stop the chilling effect felt by victims and witnesses.»

Kids who complete the Pre-K program are far less likely to drop out of high school or encounter the criminal justice system than their counterparts who don't have access.

Bridging the digital divide should obviously remain a priority, and stakeholders within the justice system should not forget that not all Canadians can and do know how to use a computer or even have access to one.

Trebilcock did not «conflate access to the justice system with access to full representation by a lawyer.»

After seven hours of discussion over five months, the ideas proffered for improving access to justice were (1) more money for legal aid (to be extracted somehow from the most indebted sub-national government in the world), (2) more e-filing, (3) more pamphlets in more languages, (4) re-purposing the Shirley Dennison fund to laud someone who does something beneficial wrt A2J, and (5) encouraging indigenous peoples to use circles of healing instead of the court system.

West Coast LEAF intervened in the distinct matter of «public interest standing» being denied to these women through their representative organization — to argue that such organizations ought to be able to bring forward important constitutional cases on behalf of the many women who do not have effective access to the justice system on their own.

I support the Campaign for Legal Services so the homeless, the abused, the veterans and the elderly all have the same access to our justice system that I do.»

Here's what we heard: 40 per cent of Ontarians do not believe that they have fair and equal access to the justice system.

``... The principle of fundamental justice which recognizes that the lawyer is required to keep the client's confidences — solicitor - client privilege» and «[a] client must be able to place «unrestricted and unbounded confidence» in his or her lawyer; that confidence which is at the core of the solicitor - client relationship is a part of the legal system itself, not merely ancillary to it» given these two statements in the case of an ABS does this mean that non-lawyer owners / managers would be restricted from accessing client files — in other words, who would «own» the information in a client file when a solicitor is working for an organization with non-lawyer ownership assuming that the solicitor - client privilege doesn't apply to the owner (s) or does this privilege apply to non-lawyer owners as well?

Sam Glover: John, I'm curious what role you think the right to counsel plays in the larger story of increasing access to justice, especially since so much of the work done around access to justice, or at least maybe a prominent part, or a part that's getting a lot of attention, seems to revolve around technological solutions and end arounds the justice system and new technology.

«I call on you to continue to do what you're doing; advocate for more funding, examine systems and create new systems, work together, be creative and think about the exorbitant fees we charge and what that means for people who need access to justice.»

I promised at the beginning of this podcast that I want to talk about our member benefit initiative, just as voting and veterans and education are very basic, that's how we feel about member benefits, and we are going to be looking back to basics that the ABA does incredible things for access to justice for the legal community, for the court system, but we are going to also do incredible things for our members and potential members.

I think the number of even higher because the 4 billion assumes that the justice systems in rich countries don't face an access to justice challenge.

And why should anyone believe that OTLA will suddenly jump on the access to justice band wagon — and embark on a «litigation overhaul» when it hasn't and too often still doesn't challenge even the unqualified «experts» inhabiting its litigation system.

The LRF understands that it is not enough to provide the indigent with legal assistance and legal education if the structures within the justice system do not facilitate access to justice for the general population.

Many Americans, however, do not have any access to the justice system, never mind that of equal access.

On the other hand, the one thing that the American system does provide is a form of access to justice for the consumer.

However, the preamble to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct does addresses things lawyers should do as public citizens, like improve access to justice, the administration of justice, and the public's perception of the legal system.

Given the large number of serious barriers New Canadians face in accessing justice, much more will have to be done if the justice system is to be responsive to their needs.

After all, the WSBA's own Civil Legal Needs Study determined that the # 1 reason poor people had no or limited access to justice was because they did not know how to get access to justice or they did not know they had a problem that could be addressed by the justice system.

My point here is that rather than start ethics reform by randomly introducing less qualified, for - profit law practitioners into the market as specious proof that something is actually being done to improve access to justice, let's tackle the challenges that can and will move the needle; such as, modernization of the court system, increasing legal aid, and modernizing lawyer ethics rules that will enable lawyers and law firms to innovate and modernize the business and practice of law.

Common challenges include: legal education reform and preparing lawyers for a future that is already here; solving access to justice; defending the rule of law; creating appropriate guidelines for social media, ensuring that its role in the court of public opinion does not marginalize the legal system; and narrowing the delta between current legal delivery methods and customer needs and expectations.

An additional seven responses that did not expressly mention alternative structures but did address issues related directly to them: Richard Zorza, ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, ABA Law Student Division, ABA Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems, Avvo, George Chandler, Nina Cornett (issues such as access to justice, limited licensure systems, more effective collaboration between lawyers and the technology industry, pro se representation, self - regulation of the legal profeSystems, Avvo, George Chandler, Nina Cornett (issues such as access to justice, limited licensure systems, more effective collaboration between lawyers and the technology industry, pro se representation, self - regulation of the legal profesystems, more effective collaboration between lawyers and the technology industry, pro se representation, self - regulation of the legal profession).

The Barreau du Québec has added its voice to a growing chorus of legal groups calling for more public funding and radical reforms to help reduce what they say are ridiculously long court delays that are hindering access to and making a public mockery of the province's court system, particularly in regards to criminal justice.

Several NGOs arriving in Haiti realized that the victims of these crimes did not have access to any form of justice and have since tried to build a system of mediation within the camps.

The workshop, which was part of the larger annual CIAJ conference, allowed students to delve into discussions that related the conference theme How Do We Know What We Think We Know: Facts in the Legal System, to access to justice issues.

This workshop is designed to teach students who may have just learned what «SRLs» are on October 4th, and now want to learn the evidence - based facts about the SRL phenomenon, how it is affecting all the actors in the justice system, what it means for legal practice, and what they can do to contribute to Access to Justice in Ojustice system, what it means for legal practice, and what they can do to contribute to Access to Justice in OJustice in Ontario.

«Our justice system will be further strengthened with the introduction of the JusticeNet program, as it will serve to complement existing access to justice programs intended for people who do not qualify for legal aid.»

I do not know that tribunals will provide better access to justice than the system under which we operate.

For instance, in 2000, the average employment income for full - time female employees working year - round was 70.8 % of the income of male workers.25 In addition, gender interacts with other factors, such as race, ethnic origin and disability to compound that economic disadvantage.26 Another persistent barrier to equality for women is gender - based violence in the form of spousal and sexual assaults, for which the majority of victims still do not seek support from the criminal justice system.27 Accessing justice is a major concern for Aboriginal women, who experience high rates of violence ranging from assault to murder.28

According to the government's press release: «He [Geoff Cowper] will identify the top issues that are affecting the public's access to timely justice and what can be done to ensure the efficiencies already underway have the desired impacts while respecting the independence of the judicial system.»

Melina Buckley, chairwoman of the Canadian Bar Association's access to justice committee, told Legal Feeds blog last August the organization had «a problem with it [pro bono] being used to fill the gaps,» adding: «We don't think it's sustainable to build a system like a food bank.»

Does this open access, interactive model have any potential application to the provision of legal services in the civil justice system?

But she points out, as a self - regulating profession, the legal industry must find a way to serve those who would otherwise be excluded: «If legal fees are so out of reach that the average person doesn't have access to the justice system, we have an obligation to fill gaps in the system by requiring the profession to step up to the plate,» she says.