Sentences with phrase «brought by the legal aid»

Then in December, Mr. Bharara formally joined a lawsuit, Nunez v. City of New York, brought by the Legal Aid Society to end «unnecessary and excessive force inflicted upon inmates.»

The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio is taking its own steps to ensure teens are no longer jailed at Rikers after reaching a settlement in the class action lawsuit brought by The Legal Aid Society and a number of private law firms.

Not exact matches

It warns that many victims of domestic abuse are failing to meet the restrictive criteria set up by the Legal Aid Agency, under reforms originally brought in by Ken Clarke and now carried through by Chris Grayling.

«This is a scheme by landlords to evade the rent laws,» said Legal Aid staff attorney Kathleen Brennan, who brought the case on behalf of a group of homeless occupants at 60 Clarkson Ave.

In 2014, the Community Legal Aid Society and the American Civil Liberties Union brought a complaint to the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights that asserted that the charter schools of Delaware were resegregating the state's schools by race and by disability.

Recent Earthjustice legal action helped bring about this happy outcome, aided by flooding from superstorm Sandy, a storm made fiercer by the climate - changing emissions from coal power plants like this one.

«A weblog of news in law and aging in West Virginia, brought to you by West Virginia Senior Legal Aid.»

Geraldine Morris, head of LexisPSL Family, said: «The new Resolution guide will be a useful new resource for separating and divorcing couples — the need for a greater awareness of options for resolving disputes is brought into sharp focus by the extensive cuts to legal aid and the overloaded court system.

In a case brought by the Public Law Project, the Court ruled unanimously that the test was outside the scope of powers granted by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 because it introduced a criterion which had «nothing to do with need».

Recently, I attended a session that brought together Legal Aid officials and representatives of legal clinics, among others, to discuss how to improve access to clinic services by members of racialized communiLegal Aid officials and representatives of legal clinics, among others, to discuss how to improve access to clinic services by members of racialized communilegal clinics, among others, to discuss how to improve access to clinic services by members of racialized communities.

This report, by Lucy Logan Green and James Sandbach at LAG, brings together statistical and other evidence on the impact of the changes to legal aid and argues that the civil justice system is in freefall due to the lack of availability of legal advice for members of the public who can not afford to pay for it.

There have been a number of developments since our first report was published including the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR), the decision of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to end the trainee solicitor minimum salary and legal aid cuts brought in by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LALegal Education and Training Review (LETR), the decision of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to end the trainee solicitor minimum salary and legal aid cuts brought in by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LAlegal aid cuts brought in by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPaid cuts brought in by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LALegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPAid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO).

In recognition of her work as a member of a team of lawyers who brought an unprecedented civil rights class action against New York City to end the use of excessive force against inmates at Rikers Island and other New York City jails, Ms. Enenajor was honoured with a 2014 Pro Bono Publico Award by the New York Legal Aid Society.

Legal aid for trafficking victims: the Lord Chancellor has agreed to conduct a review of the availability of legal aid for trafficking victims, after a judicial review brought by the Anti-Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU) was granted permisLegal aid for trafficking victims: the Lord Chancellor has agreed to conduct a review of the availability of legal aid for trafficking victims, after a judicial review brought by the Anti-Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU) was granted permislegal aid for trafficking victims, after a judicial review brought by the Anti-Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU) was granted permission.

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75 See, e.g., Wawrose, supra note 14, at 533 (reporting focus - group comments from a legal aid employer who «found it «really helpful» when new hires bring «creativity» to the table to reduce costs by using free resources»); see also Ellie Margolis, Surfin» Safari — Why Competent Lawyers Should Research on the Web, 10 Yale J. L. & Tech.

The first half outlined the series of judicial review claims that have been brought over the last two years to challenge the lawfulness of the cuts to legal aid brought about by the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012, while the second half examined the effect of human rights in individual cases across different areas oflegal aid brought about by the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012, while the second half examined the effect of human rights in individual cases across different areas of laid brought about by the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012, while the second half examined the effect of human rights in individual cases across different areas ofLegal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012, while the second half examined the effect of human rights in individual cases across different areas of lAid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012, while the second half examined the effect of human rights in individual cases across different areas of law.

The government had decided, following its defeat in the previous judicial review brought by the practitioner groups and the subsequent re-consultation, to increase the number of duty contracts for criminal legal aid work from 525 to 527.

The Lord Chancellor agreed to conduct a review of the availability of legal aid for trafficking victims, after a judicial review brought by the Anti-Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU) was granted permission.

The Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF) takes a system - wide approach to improve access to justice by bringing together all of the stakeholders — including legal aid organizations, the courts, law firms, and individual lawyers — to strengthen and improve Chicago's pro bono and legal aid system.

This was revealed on the same day (yesterday) that MPs voted against a motion brought by Labour that sought to reverse criminal legal aid reforms.

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