Sentences with phrase «access to legal representation in»

In December 2008, Ona and several other civil society leaders were arrested and held without charge and without access to legal representation in deplorable conditions in a basement cell for five days.

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When asked about what the legislature has done to protect New Yorkers from the policies of Donald Trump, both Cuomo's office and a spokesperson for the IDC pointed to the $ 10 million set aside in the budget for an immigrant defense fund to ensure that undocumented immigrants have access to legal representation.

The Access to Justice in Lending Act, sponsored by Lancman and passed by the Assembly several weeks ago, would allow individuals to potentially recuperate money spent on legal representation in foreclosure proceedings.

It offers expert, bespoke and cost - effective support to educational establishments and ensures employment contracts are fully compliant, investigations and disciplinary processes are carried out correctly and, in the unlikely event that a school is faced with a claim, provides a membership scheme where clients can access legal representation at a heavily discounted rate.

• Discounted legal products including model board policies, Student Code of Conduct, and a Personnel Handbook • Access to the Learning Zone, TCSA's robust online training portal, and discounted registration rates for the Texas Charter Schools Conference • Legal information and advice, as well as updates and alerts on specific matters pertaining to charter schools • Tools to engage parents on advocacy efforts with the Texas Legislature • Access to a growing market of solution providers and strategically - aligned partnerships with negotiated pricing and contract terms • Resources and advice for navigating TEA requirements for your school's growth and expansion • Representation in the rulemaking process with TEA to protect the interest of public charter sclegal products including model board policies, Student Code of Conduct, and a Personnel Handbook • Access to the Learning Zone, TCSA's robust online training portal, and discounted registration rates for the Texas Charter Schools Conference • Legal information and advice, as well as updates and alerts on specific matters pertaining to charter schools • Tools to engage parents on advocacy efforts with the Texas Legislature • Access to a growing market of solution providers and strategically - aligned partnerships with negotiated pricing and contract terms • Resources and advice for navigating TEA requirements for your school's growth and expansion • Representation in the rulemaking process with TEA to protect the interest of public charter scLegal information and advice, as well as updates and alerts on specific matters pertaining to charter schools • Tools to engage parents on advocacy efforts with the Texas Legislature • Access to a growing market of solution providers and strategically - aligned partnerships with negotiated pricing and contract terms • Resources and advice for navigating TEA requirements for your school's growth and expansion • Representation in the rulemaking process with TEA to protect the interest of public charter schools

Public interest lawyers working for legal services and other nonprofit organizations ensure that these interests have access to representation in our legal system.

She concludes that everyone would benefit if these parties had access to legal representation — in some form.

Access to legal aid is reserved only for the very poorest, while the private bar is reserved only for the very richest, leaving the vast majority out in the cold facing not only exclusion from the justice system based on finances, but also based on knowledge given the complexity of the legal system and the inherent difficulties of self - representation.

Unbundling (or limited scope representation as it is commonly referred to in the U.S.) is becoming more recognized and highlighted as a key tool to increase access to justice, particularly for those who do not qualify for legal aid services but can not afford full representation (the CBA, NAC and Macfarlane reports for example).

Access to quality legal representation by economically disadvantaged groups also might expand paralegal usage in the United States, Rubel stated.

In order to obtain summary information or access legal information and representation, clients must first attend an intake appointment.

At Preszler Law, we believe that everyone who has been injured in a serious auto accident deserves access to legal representation regardless of their ability to pay.

California wants to make sure that both spouses in a divorce have equal access to legal representation.

Courts are required to ensure that any party in a divorce, annulment, or separation proceeding have access to legal representation.

«[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.»

Unable to access legal representation or advice, this ignorance is prevalent and is an important factor in the suffering — imprisonment, job loss, homelessness — that results.

Following the legal aid cuts introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 («LASPO»), it is clear that access to justice has been severely limited — both in terms of the areas of law for which people can obtain publicly - funded legal advice and representation, and in relation to the proportion of people who are financially eligible for such legal legal aid cuts introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 («LASPO»), it is clear that access to justice has been severely limited — both in terms of the areas of law for which people can obtain publicly - funded legal advice and representation, and in relation to the proportion of people who are financially eligible for such legal Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 («LASPO»), it is clear that access to justice has been severely limited — both in terms of the areas of law for which people can obtain publicly - funded legal advice and representation, and in relation to the proportion of people who are financially eligible for such legal legal advice and representation, and in relation to the proportion of people who are financially eligible for such legal legal help.

The Florida Bar Foundation strives to provide greater access to justice in Florida by: expanding and improving representation and advocacy on behalf of low - income persons in civil legal matters; improving the fair and effective administration of justice; and promoting public service among lawyers by making it an integral component of the law school experience.

Family law will continue to be the most pressing area for legal reforms and access to justice, especially because those most in need are priced entirely out of the market for legal representation.

Our barristers (all independent self - employed practitioners) are regularly involved in providing legal advice and representation on a pro bono basis (i.e. without charge) for the benefit of individuals and organisations who might otherwise be unable to access legal assistance.

In other words, if you have a lawyer then you have a lawyer, and there is no relevant difference in terms of access to justice or the satisfaction of the accused's rights that could arise from the quality of that lawyer or her legal representatioIn other words, if you have a lawyer then you have a lawyer, and there is no relevant difference in terms of access to justice or the satisfaction of the accused's rights that could arise from the quality of that lawyer or her legal representatioin terms of access to justice or the satisfaction of the accused's rights that could arise from the quality of that lawyer or her legal representation.

The test will exclude many people from access to legal help and representation in civil and family cases, including children who have been in the UK for a number of years, victims of trafficking, and even British nationals (unless they can show that they have lived here for at least a year).

It also provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the access to justice crisis and the plight of many vulnerable individuals who are without legal representation because of the significant reduction in the availability of legal aid.

As well, in recent years considerable popular and legal media attention has focused on the lack of access to justice and the high cost of legal representation, often making connections to concerns about the adequacy of available legal aid.

However, numerous stakeholders, including many in the legal community share a growing concern that access to justice is increasingly posing challenges to those who need it, and obstacles such as time, expense and representation stand in the way of securing this right for all Quebec citizens.

Citywide Law Group was founded in 2010 so that personal injury accident victims like you would have access to quality legal representation.

After three years at the University of San Francisco School of Law, I did as planned: I founded Bayview Hunters Point Community Legal, the first nonprofit in the country to guarantee the ability to access legal representation for everyone living in a single neighborLegal, the first nonprofit in the country to guarantee the ability to access legal representation for everyone living in a single neighborlegal representation for everyone living in a single neighborhood.

I was going to create a universal access center for legal representation for the residents of one of the poorest neighborhoods in San Francisco.

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 High Court judge, Mr Justice Francis, said that Parliament can not have intended for legal aid not to be available in such cases: «However, it does seem to me that when Parliament changed the law in relation to legal aid and significantly restricted the availability of legal aid, yet continued to make legal aid available in care cases where the state is seeking orders against parents, it can not have intended that parents in the position that these parents have been in should have no access to legal advice or representation... I am aware that there are many parents around the country in similar positions where their cases have been less public and where they have had to struggle to represent themselves.

From Richard Zorza's Access to Justice Blog comes word of an interesting new - ish paper1 on the role of nonlawyer representation (such as Washington state's Limited License Legal Technicians) in increasing access to juAccess to Justice Blog comes word of an interesting new - ish paper1 on the role of nonlawyer representation (such as Washington state's Limited License Legal Technicians) in increasing access to juaccess to justice.

If that proves to be right, in the future there will no doubt be a significant detrimental impact upon individuals who are forced to make do with increasingly patchy access to legal advice and representation.

Pretty much every report on self - represented litigants, from the work of the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family to the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters to the CBA's Envisioning Equal Justice Initiative to the National Self - represented Litigants Project, agrees that the cost of legal representation is the number one barrier to accessible justice.

The first step towards «achieving access to justice in its fullest sense» is equal representation from members outside the core legal community.

Unbundled legal services, also called limited - scope representation, has gained traction in recent years as a way to increase access to justice and reduce the cost of legal services.

As a matter of access to justice, it is in keeping with the best traditions of the legal profession to provide services pro bono and to reduce or waive a fee when there is hardship or poverty or the client or prospective client would otherwise be deprived of adequate legal advice or representation.

From time to time, Joseph has made a point of voluntarily representing clients who might not otherwise be able to afford legal representation, and he consistently provides self - help advice to individuals and small businesses in an effort to reduce their cost and increase their access to the judicial system.

We envision a Canada that ensures all members of society, can have access to justice and fair representation in all legal matters;

Improving access to justice and legal representation is a mobilising force for Josh and something that makes him excited where Consensus will go in the future.

He founded the firm in 1980 with the aim of providing clients with 24 hour access to high quality legal advice and representation in criminal law and civil litigation matters.

The insurer outlined changes meant to have long - term positive impact on the legal representation rate among its clients, including resolving claims effectively and quickly «in a fair and reasonable manner» through streamlining determination of coverage and payment of benefits, implementing initiatives improving access to benefits and providing education to customers so they have more control over the claims process.

Meanwhile, women, children and seniors in critical situations are unable to access legal representation when they need it, exposing them to more danger.

In 2013, Illinois joined many other states in allowing limited scope representation — or unbundling of legal services — designed to improve access to justicIn 2013, Illinois joined many other states in allowing limited scope representation — or unbundling of legal services — designed to improve access to justicin allowing limited scope representation — or unbundling of legal services — designed to improve access to justice.

They specialise in putting lay clients in touch with barristers, allowing them to work together, providing true direct access to first rate legal advice and representation.

Today legal aid representation in family law cases is only available where there is actual or threatened family violence, or to resolve the serious denial of access to children — even for people whose low income would otherwise make them eligible for assistance.

I do want to give you one example though, which is at the Rise Women's Legal Centre we've had clients come in with literally suitcases full of documents from over a decade of not having a lawyer and what means is that something that could have been resolved fairly simply at the front end, if they had been able to access even summary advice at the beginning, let alone some minimal representation, they might have had their family law issues resolved much earlier.

oday legal aid representation in family law cases is only available where there is actual or threatened family violence, or to resolve the serious denial of access to children — even for people whose low income would otherwise make them eligible for assistance.

When an issue arises in a manner that demands a more direct response, it is advantageous to have immediate access to legal representation that can move quickly beyond advising to begin constructing and implementing a successful strategy.

The Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission is pleased to announce that a $ 100,000 subgrant has been awarded to the Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services in Oshkosh to fund legal representation for domestic violence victims in that area.

Even the legal services community who for years has called for only full service representation for all is now starting to promote unbundling as one of the major ways we can improve access to justice in our country.