Sentences with phrase «addressing issues of access to justice»

Specifically, he talked about his instrumental work on the National Action Committee on Civil and Family Justice, and what he envisions the role of students and law schools to be in addressing issues of access to justice (A2J).

While the increase to legal aid funding is an important step, further steps must be taken to address the issue of access to justice in Ontario.

Gavin Hume, president of the law society, says the rule was created to address the issue of access to justice.

Not exact matches

«The strict secrecy of grand jury proceedings — originating in medieval England and mandated in New York by statute — can be detrimental to access to justice and public debate over issues of compelling public interest,» Lippman said in his annual address, known as the State of the Judiciary.

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.

The minds: Joshua D'Cunha, S.M. Karim, Zoma Ogbonna, and Malik Suliman, part of the first batch of students at Ryerson University's Law Practice Program, pitched this idea and came out No. 1 in a Dragons» Den - like competition to address access to justice issues through innovation.

We must acknowledge and address these wider issues if the reform programme is to have any real prospect of achieving the effective access to justice that we all crave and our society deserves.

These developments illustrate a fundamental issue that most common law jurisdictions will need to address as they turn, increasingly, to consensual dispute resolution («CDR») processes like mediation and JDR in an effort to enhance access to justice in an environment of fiscal restraint.

The Committee, established by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Beverley McLachlin, and chaired by Supreme Court Justice Thomas Cromwell, was, in the words of the Backgrounder, also online, «convened to address the urgent and multiple issues surrounding access to justice in civil and family matters.Justice of the Supreme Court, Beverley McLachlin, and chaired by Supreme Court Justice Thomas Cromwell, was, in the words of the Backgrounder, also online, «convened to address the urgent and multiple issues surrounding access to justice in civil and family matters.Justice Thomas Cromwell, was, in the words of the Backgrounder, also online, «convened to address the urgent and multiple issues surrounding access to justice in civil and family matters.justice in civil and family matters.»

He will address some of the ethical issues around moving forward on access to justice.

While the Statutory Accident Benefit regime may give a right to an accident victim to challenge the wrongful denial of a benefit, where the cost of pursuing such a remedy is prohibitive, this raises significant issues as to access to justice that have yet to be addressed.

Instead of operating a less well funded legal aid style program, perhaps the profession could start addressing the structural issues that are contributing to the problem amorphously referred to as «access to justice» (which I am defining as a person's inability to obtain legal representation at a price they can afford) by:

The Vancouver Sun recently described the issue of insufficient access to justice in British Columbia as a «fast - approaching cliff» and urged the Law Society of British Columbia to lead efforts to address the problem.

In 1998, after five years in private practice, I took a job in public legal education and was soon thereafter introduced to the problems many people have in accessing justice, whether in terms of working effectively with their lawyers, finding a lawyer, paying for a lawyer, or trying to address legal issues without the assistance of a lawyer.

In this factum, CCD explained that for disadvantaged groups, such as people with disabilities, access to justice requires a robust and effective Canadian Human Rights Commission where issues of discrimination can be addressed.

The Racial Equity Committee monitors and provides advice about programs that address issues of racism and discrimination in the legal profession and in relation to access to justice, including programs to increase access to the legal profession.

The following segment highlights some of the major issues, current initiatives and future problems that must be addressed in advancing access to civil justice in Alberta.

«Opening another law school will not address some of the issues currently facing students, with respect to articling, high tuition costs or access to justice,» de Meulles said.

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 profession).

On a slightly different note, the Governor - General brought up in his speech a variety of issues other than simply that of access to justice, issues which are not often so honestly addressed (see here for an article in the Vancouver Sun).

Taking the concept of open access in libraries and applying it to access to social justice and the self - represented the legal aid briefing documents / summaries on the law in question should be open to the public and recommended to the public to improve court processes and the sate of the law on the issues being addressed.

By engaging directly with unrepresented persons experiencing family court issues, and incorporating feedback from other access to justice stakeholders, including lawyers, community service providers, judges and members of the public, points of difficulty within the system are identified and addressed.

Four new pilot programs to address key rule of law issues in Senegal — including corruption, access to information, and women and children's rights — have been awarded seed grants through the World Justice Challenge.

I agree with you that the access to justice issue in this country would be well addressed by the creation of hundreds of smaller firms.

All of these would also address the access to justice issue in a far more comprehensive way.

In another barrier - smashing exercise, in order to address access to justice issues, the proposed merger of the Society of Notaries Public of British with the Law Society of British Columbia will occur and the joint entity will create new niche providers of discrete legal services with qualifying examinations and designations.

Highlights Monitor the progress of various clients and institute adjustments when necessary Effectively communicate with parolees, fellow parole officers and representatives of the court Compile and analyze various court reports Ensure full compliance with State regulations and standard operation procedures of the facility Apply strong problem solving skills in different situations Assist parolees in securing jobs and other necessary resources to transition into civilian life Strong public relations skills Proficient in Microsoft Office Experience Probation Officer 1/1/2010 — Present Central Offender Services — Augusta, GA Manage the cases of several different parolees simultaneously Ensure that parolees have access to needed resources to make a successful transition out of the system Maintain an in - depth understanding of the criminal justice system and current and pending laws Hold periodic meetings with paroles to ensure that they are meeting all requirements for their parole Analyze various court reports to determine appropriate courses of action with clients Receive and address parolee issues to help keep them on the right path

A matter of great concern in relation to current debates about addressing family violence in Indigenous communities is the lack of attention paid to issues of access to justice for Indigenous women.

A matter of great concern in relation to current debates about addressing family violence in Indigenous communities are issues of access to justice for Indigenous women.