Sentences with phrase «as access to justice»

Across the country, the need for clear, thorough family law information for people who are representing themselves in court has been identified as an access to justice issue.

The change recognizes the importance of pro bono service as a professional obligation, as an access to justice strategy, and as a source of experiential learning.

So let's skip forward to the here and now to see how much progress has been made regarding «expert witness battles» as an access to justice problem.

As long as access to justice challenges are only understood within the justice system, the possible solutions will be limited to the scope of influence, resources and imagination of the justice system.

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.

«We really see alternative business structures as an access to justice tool and something that can help us make legal services available to a wider variety of people from a wider variety of backgrounds,» says Gilani.

Meanwhile, keep an eye out for Part 3 of this series of blogs that will highlight the second chapter of the report, which examines the pros and cons of the current legal system as well as the access to justice issues that plague it.

With a goal as big as Access to Justice, all incremental steps should be promoted as widely as possible.

The findings contained in the Institute's final report will be the first empirical data gathered in Canada on the efficacy of unbundling as an access to justice strategy, and should be applicable throughout the country.

What role can law schools play in improving access to lawyers (which is not necessarily the same thing as access to justice) in rural and remote communities and in reducing the financial burden of law school on its students?

With support from the Southern Ontario Library Service (SOLS), we surveyed librarians across the province to learn more about their day to day reality as access to justice agents.

Others would suggest that the government must bear the cost as access to justice is a societal responsibility akin to healthcare and that without broad and effective access to justice, our democratic system can not function effectively.

The case is also important because it was the first time the Supreme Court characterized public interest standing as an access to justice issue (SWAUV at para 51).

As the access to justice crisis worsens, law student pro bono is a win - win - win for the community, law students and the profession.

This can be described as the access to justice gap in America.

Shellie was recently selected as an Access to Justice Tech Fellow and was assigned to Legal Services of Northern Virginia to implement a technology project.

Law schools need to teach students about their importance as an access to justice tool and their viability.

I believe legal coaching has the potential to serve as an access to justice tool, not just in family law but in other areas of civil litigation, including employment, estate litigation and administrative law.

Nicole's current research explores how design thinking may be used to address complex or «wicked» problems such as access to justice.

Inclusion in the Top 25 talks to a level of respect, the ability to influence public opinion, and to help shape the laws of this country and others; contribution to the strength and quality of legal services as well as access to justice; and social and political influence and involvement.

With a goal as big as Access to Justice, we believe that all incremental steps should be promoted as widely as possible.

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.

We use it as an example of the kind of platform we believe should exist for a variety of legal scenarios, not just for expediting legal research for law firms, but for access to law... sometimes referred to as access to justice... for all people.

Sebastian Ko, Regional Director and Senior Legal Counsel of integrated legal technology provider Epiq, believes innovation in law will bring about transformational change and solve long unresolved problems in the law, such as access to justice.

«These activities could incubate innovative mindsets around particular themes, such as access to justice, and help grow communities of emergent fields, such as blockchain and computational law.

In 2011, during her cross qualification, Jemma gained experience in human rights law whilst seconded to JUSTICE where she assisted Roger Smith OBE, the (then) Director of JUSTICE, on key human rights issues such as access to justice, the rule of law, criminal justice, European law, international jurisdiction and equality rights.

Personally, I see this as an access to justice issue: the increases in upkeep costs of these publications (100 % to 200 % and more over the past four years is not unusual) eventually get passed on to lawyers» clients, who already struggle with the cost of legal representation.

Nishikawa, a Crown counsel who campaigned on a platform of a more diverse profession as well as access to justice, says she's happy with the results.

One can certainly argue for exemptions from a tax on social grounds such as access to justice, but «grab» suggests an imposition based on greed rather than fiscal need.