Sentences with phrase «access to justice issues for»

The Alberta «QB Amicus» program is an excellent example of the collaboration and innovation that is emerging as a result of increased attention being paid to access to justice issues for self - represented litigants.

Not exact matches

The justice and education departments said in a joint statement late on Wednesday that they «withdrew guidance for educational institutions, issued in 2015 and 2016, that took the position that the prohibitions in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and implementing regulations against discrimination on the basis of sex require access to sex - segregated facilities on the basis of gender identity rather than biological sex.»

For those who were issued summonses or violation notices, it offers access to a more transparent and effective justice system.

She is involved with and an advocate for community partnerships aimed at overcoming the barriers of access to mental health services as a means of addressing social justice issues that are prominent in our society.

Kris Nordstrom, a consultant for the progressive N.C. Justice Center (the parent nonprofit for N.C. Policy Watch) and a former fiscal analyst for the legislature, warned legislators that their efforts would be better spent on proven methods, such as increasing access to pre-K programs, expanding instructional time, recruiting and retaining high - quality teachers, and addressing poverty - related issues such as mental health and child nutrition.

For us, this is an issue of equity, access, and our personal commitments to social justice.

The extreme lack of access to pet resources for millions of people is an overlooked national crisis and a social justice issue in its own right.

When there is no complexity or regulation, there are few access - to - justice issues because there is no need for lawyers.

Access to justice continues to be a significant issue for Canadian lawyers and the public, and for good reason.

In relation to Scottish Speculative Agreements it is clear again from Lord Gill's Review that there is a significant issue relating to Access to Justice; this is discussed on pages 98 and 99 and para 107 «as far as Access to Justice is concerned, speculative fee arrangements were said to have been responsible for a reduction in the number of firms taking on personal injury litigation, resulting in less choice for consumers but a concentration of expertise in those firms dealing with such cases... Another respondent was of the view that speculative fee arrangements were being entered into where there was little risk».

More generally, at least in my opinion, the more law schools become part of the solution for access to justice issues (beyond our legal clinics and externships), the better.

«[T] he most prevalent and acute access to civil justice needs of Ontarians, those for which legal advice and representation are most in demand, fall in the areas of family law, employment law, debt and consumer issues.»

Mr. Clark has on many occasions worked for reduced rates where the client's financial means and access to justice are real issues.

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.

Labour legal aid review: the Access to Justice Commission appointed by Lord Bach to assist in the Labour Party's legal aid review has issued its call for evidence.

While I personally advocate for sensible regulatory reform and the introduction of appropriate authority for and regulation of ABSs in the US, I am weary of any claim that asserts regulatory reform will miraculously fix long standing access to justice issues.

Again via Courthouse Libraries BC, I see the CBABC issued a media release on the ruling: Court Ruling a «Win» for Equality and Access to Justice

In a world plagued by access to justice issues, these regulations add to the cost of operating a virtual law practice and can make it economically unfeasible to do so, particularly for solos.

Legal Checkup for Veterans is a much - needed tool that offers a necessary first step in solving this important group's access to justice issues.

I suspect that the real heavy lifting in enhancing access to justice is a matter of procedural reform — specialized decision - making bodies with extremely simplified procedural rules for specific civil law issues (something that actually already exists in certain areas such as Landlord / Tenant, but could be further improved upon), wider permissions for over-the-counter motions, fewer unnecessary court appearances, fewer procedurally - mandated appearances (e.g., going from a Case Conference to a Settlement Conference to a Trial Management Conference, and possibly further, before you can get to a family law trial), and so on.

[ii] I examine this issue for the purposes of this column without examining two other hard access questions namely (i) the source of payment for legal services (i.e. legal aid or pre-paid legal insurance) and (ii) the extent to which the complexity of the administration of justice is part of the access problem.

And in the LAO blog issue for Jan. 22, 2014, see Dr. MacFarlane's photo and article, «Fire in the hole: Why every lawyer needs to care about access to Justice.»

[5] In A Roadmap for Change, then - Justice Cromwell's Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters devoted two of its nine goals to issues of research and funding.

She will continue in her role as minister responsible for francophone affairs, with her new position potentially providing greater scope to explore access for justice issues for linguistic minorities.

The question of how much public pressure would be required to improve the historically stubborn problem of adequate funding for legal aid and other access to justice services is a separate issue that can be set aside for now.

Widely respected and well known for her outspokenness on issues such as access to justice, free speech, diversity and inclusive leadership, 73 - year - old McLachlin will be stepping down after 28 years on the Supreme Court, with 17 of those as presiding judge.

This documentation is not always readily available for the kinds of issues most commonly dealt with in access to justice initiatives, as written judgements are often not published for routine matters.

McLachlin, who was selected as a «Top 25 Most Influential Lawyer» by Canadian Lawyer multiple times (most recently in 2015), is widely respected in the legal profession for her leadership on the court as well as her outspokenness on issues such as access to justice, free speech, diversity and inclusive leadership.

As Tapp puts it: «The market for legal aid is quite small and there are all sorts of issues around access to justice, so we are asking what else could we do with the skill sets that we have?»

Established in 1992, Australia's federal class action regime was developed to promote the more efficient resolution of multiple claims sharing common issues, to increase access to justice for small claimants and to safeguard the interests of group members and respondents alike.

It impacts on the decision and strategy on whether to litigate even with a meritorious claim, and is becoming an issue of access to justice, especially for impecunious litigants who are disproportionally affected by the recovery gap.

But it is the critical issues related to access to justice that will ultimately, I expect, have the greatest impact on the legal marketplace, as consumers relentlessly search for more affordable and more satisfactory alternatives.

Access to justice issues have frequented academic, legal, political and mainstream debates for many years (with Slawyers often initiating or driving the dialogue happening in the Canadian blogosphere!).

In what may turn out to be Silkenat's signature project, he discussed the joining of two pressing issues for the legal profession: access to justice and the dearth of jobs for newly minted lawyers.

Some evidence comes from a series of policy reports examining access to justice issues (for example the Systems of Civil Justice Task Force,justice issues (for example the Systems of Civil Justice Task Force,Justice Task Force, 1996).

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Her goal is to reform the entire legal system by helping as many people as possible to understand their general rights, encouraging individuals to be proactive about legal issues, increasing access to justice for low and middle income individuals, and providing education to the community so that re-entering individuals can have seamless and successful returns to the community.

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.

Earlier this month the Department of Justice Canada announced funding for projects that will help families deal with difficult issues related to divorce or separation with funding aimed at improving access to the family justice system and promoting compliance with family obligations related to divorce or sepaJustice Canada announced funding for projects that will help families deal with difficult issues related to divorce or separation with funding aimed at improving access to the family justice system and promoting compliance with family obligations related to divorce or sepajustice system and promoting compliance with family obligations related to divorce or separation.

What this means is that, where issues can be decided and narrowed without a full trial, parties can use summary judgment motions to expedite the resolution of lawsuits, allowing for access to justice in a timely manner.

Part of Ovbiagele's motivation was the messy break up of his parents» marriage in the absence of their having too little money for proper legal representation — an access to justice issue.

The Barreau du Québec has issued an in - depth report calling on lawyers to transition away from hourly billing — not only to enhance efficiency for corporate clients but also to foster greater access to justice for individual clients and provide a more balanced professional life for lawyers.

The national Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters notes in its final report that only about 6.5 % of legal problems ever make it to court, but it is unlikely in the extreme that so many of the people with high school diplomas or less are bundled into the 93.5 % who manage to resolve their legal issues outside of court, especially when we know that for people with low incomes, legal issues tend not come one at a time but cluster and multiply into other areas of the law.

Access is a timely issue for Law Day to highlight given the recent comments of Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin who received wide press coverage when she told a University of Toronto Conference audience, that «We have wonderful justice for corporations and for the wJustice Beverly McLachlin who received wide press coverage when she told a University of Toronto Conference audience, that «We have wonderful justice for corporations and for the wjustice for corporations and for the wealthy.

I don't think anyone has ever claimed that any kind of ODR will be a cure - all for access to justice issues — I suspect even the CRT is held out as an improvement, not a solution.

«Bob Munroe 2015-01-19 13:28 ABS is being proposed as a solution for «access to justice» issues but there is no evidence to support this.

This one hundred plus page document provides an interesting overview of the legal private practice as we know it today, covering many issues which are ongoing concerns for many in the legal profession: the impact of information technology, questions of access to justice, the ever - growing global village and billable hours.

In the recent decision of Fantl v Transamerica Life Canada («Fantl»)[1], the Ontario Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the appeal of the Divisional Court's decision and confirmed the certification of class claims in negligent misrepresentation, noting that it was time for class actions to «deliver on their promise of access to justice» [2] when it comes to individual issues.

See my comments at bottom and you will see why it is hard, for me at least, too put much stock in anything OTLA lawyers say about these concrete access to justice issues.

While accepting that some proposals from his work may reduce the cost of litigation the core contentious issue is not how much parties pay for access to justice but who pays.