Sentences with phrase «aid certificate system»
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Similarly, under our publicly funded legal aid system, an Ontarian with a legal aid certificate is free to retain any lawyer he or she wishes, provided that lawyer is prepared to take the case.
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Many have questioned the utility of the widely used system, often called judicare, where private lawyers are paid a fee for each case they take on a legal aid certificate.
The CJPA commits the CLA and the LAO Lawyers to work together to develop protocols that include defining our respective roles in the criminal justice system, advocating for greater certificate coverage, support by the CLA for the voluntary recognition of the LAO Lawyers collective bargaining rights by Legal Aid Ontario, tariff review and mutual support for job action should it become necessary.