Sentences with phrase «as an access to justice issue»

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).

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.

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.

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.

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«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.

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.

Do they see access to justice as a serious issue?

Thankfully, the issue of access to justice is figuring prominently in the general debate, as evidenced by the recently released CBA Legal Futures report and the ongoing work of the Action Committee on Access to Juaccess to justice is figuring prominently in the general debate, as evidenced by the recently released CBA Legal Futures report and the ongoing work of the Action Committee on Access to Jjustice is figuring prominently in the general debate, as evidenced by the recently released CBA Legal Futures report and the ongoing work of the Action Committee on Access to JuAccess to JusticeJustice.

Much of the research and writing on access to justice issues in the last five years, including that of the Canadian Bar Association and Julie Macfarlane's National Self - Represented Litigants Project, has discussed unbundling as a potential, albeit partial, remedy.

As the article states, access to justice is the elephant in the room; there should be no shame in tackling the issue head - on.

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».

As part of its mandate to protect the public interest, the Nova Scotia Barristers» Society is engaged in access to justice issues across Nova Scotia, through its Equity Program and enhanced consultation with other key players in the administration of justice.

Last but certainly not least, with more than 1 in 4 respondents (26 %) having experienced a stress - related illness and more than 1 in 5 respondents (21 %) reporting the loss of employment or need to relocate as a result of their legal problem, Global Insights on Access to Justice reinforces the role of justice issues on people'sJustice reinforces the role of justice issues on people'sjustice issues on people's lives.

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.

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.

It follows that the issue then becomes whether the exemptions under the Court Rules Act can be interpreted so that they are consistent with the common law right of access to civil justice, which is preserved, as the Attorney General submits, by the Court Rules Act.

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.

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.

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.

Issues such as diversity, attorney - client privilege, conflicts of interest, and access to justice will also be examined, as will joint professional development offerings.

«The choice of such a hot - button issue, which will attract a great deal of attention but won't actually have I would think that much of an impact at the end of the day, risks being a distraction from the more important and pressing access - to - justice challenges that we as Ontario lawyers ought to be concerned about,» says Adam Goldenberg, a lawyer with McCarthy Tétrault LLP.

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?»

At the recent Canadian Bar Association in Saskatoon Chief Justice McLachlin reiterated her oft - noted position that access to justice is a major problem in Canada (as reported here, e.g.) The Supreme Court has in these sorts of public statements been a leader in these Justice McLachlin reiterated her oft - noted position that access to justice is a major problem in Canada (as reported here, e.g.) The Supreme Court has in these sorts of public statements been a leader in these justice is a major problem in Canada (as reported here, e.g.) The Supreme Court has in these sorts of public statements been a leader in these issues.

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.

As with legal communities across the country, lawyers and the judiciary in P.E.I. are grappling with issues of access to justice.

While many talk about access to justice issues, Bauman shook up the legal community when he warned these problems could be «potentially fatal to our profession as we know it.»

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.

Read the Daytona Beach News - Journal article titled «Level playing field in civil justice system» published December 1, 2014 «Access to justice is often viewed as an issue relating solely to indigent criminal defendants — the landmark case of Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) held that the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of legal counsel is a fundamental right essential... Read More

«There are a lot of stories that, through a journalistic lens, will help us understand justice better,» says Lorne Sossin, dean of Osgoode Hall, who refers to recent stories in daily newspapers such as the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail that have examined issues of access to justice and more.

As you can see — access to justice issues get real messy real quick once we move from polemics to particulars.

Hoping that his report will serve as a «wake up call to those interested in the administration of justice», Iacobucci takes great pains to illustrate the complexity of access to justice issues in First Nations communities.

1) While litigation costs are often prohibitive and an obvious issue in access to justice, litigation often arises only as a result of failure to obtain (sufficient) legal advise in the first case.

In order to give manageable form to the issue, the problem of limited access to justice is often deconstructed and then approached again as a problem of limited access to legal services.

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.

In other words, the regulatory regime in Canada, as in Australian and the UK, is that legal services have to be provided by expensive service providers — and people wonder why access to justice is an issue?

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.

Moreover, the debate should not only be limited to issues involving legal aid, as so far it has been concentrated upon, but also as to wider issues incorporated by the term access to justice.

Several years ago Justice Osborne mentioned the «proliferation» of «hired gun» experts in the driving up costs in the Ontario personal injury system as one of many troublesome access to justice Justice Osborne mentioned the «proliferation» of «hired gun» experts in the driving up costs in the Ontario personal injury system as one of many troublesome access to justice justice issues.

The ghostwriting issue has been a lightning rod in recent years as «access to justice» advocates clashed...

Adding, «These issues only serve to remind us that the challenge of securing access to justice can not be solved by locking coders in a room for 24 hours with pizza and energy drinks, try as the courts and judiciary might.»

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.

Tampa, Fla. — Florida Chief Justice Jorge Labarga issued an administrative order re-establishing the Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice as a permanent commission.

The keynote will be followed by workshop sessions on a wide variety of topics of interest to criminal, juvenile, child welfare and mental health practitioners, including but not limited to the wrongful conviction and exoneration of Frederick Clay, litigating nursing home admissions, appellate advocacy, criminal case law update, how to use social science research in your case, the new sentencing guidelines, restorative justice, ensuring language access, advanced issues in Superior Court litigation, representing emerging adults, how to contest preliminary drug test results, a practicum on mindfulness, as well as the latest from the immigration impact unit.

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: