Sentences with phrase «enhance access to justice in»

There are many routes we can take to increase and enhance access to justice in Canada.

In 2007, Ontario moved to regulate paralegals in order to enhance access to justice in the province.

In what should have been a good news story, LAO received new funding to enhance access to justice in recent years.

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.

This is the question that I was asking myself as I participated a recent workshop on enhancing access to justice in the area of family law, coordinated by the Manitoba Law Foundation and facilitated by John Paul Boyd.

The Clicklaw website tells us: «Clicklaw is... aimed at enhancing access to justice in British Columbia.

Another highlight of Forum 2012 will be the Canada Showcase — How Technology is Enhancing Access to Justice in Four Canadian Jurisdictions.

Not exact matches

The 69 - page judgment in suit no: FHC / IKJ / CS / 248/2011 signed by Honourable Justice Mohammed Idris reads in part: «Transparency in the decision making process and access to information upon which decisions have been made can enhance accountability.»

The Office's goals are to enhance the economic, civic, and social integration of immigrant New Yorkers; facilitate access to justice for immigrant New Yorkers; and advocate for continued immigration reforms at all levels of government in order to eliminate inequities that impact New York's immigrant communities.

We look forward to a robust and collaborative relationship with Governor - elect Murphy and Commissioner Repollet as we work together to support social justice in New Jersey by enhancing access to high - quality educational opportunity for all and improving the outcomes of education for all New Jersey's students.

But it's not just access to justice that will be improved; students will receive the experiential education that will enhance what they learn in the classroom.

It goes to the MBF to fund programs in Massachusetts that increase access to justice and that enhance the administration of justice.

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.

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.

The projects I have participated in as a supervising lawyer have without exception been well organized and effective both to develop and strengthen students» legal skills and to enhance access to justice through the enthusiastic effort of the student volunteers.

bilinsky (twitter hash tag #CFCT) on the theme: «How to drive change in order to enhance access to justice.»

This change in attitude has exciting prospects for practitioners and litigants in enhancing access to justice, and is particularly suited to facilitating competition law private actions.

After learning more, I successfully ran for the Group Legal Services Association (GLSA) Board based on the belief that technology would enable lawyers to practice more efficiently and in turn enhance access to justice.

For several years now we've seen great rewards supporting public libraries as invaluable intermediaries in the mission to enhance justice access.

In the course of an access to justice oriented post-mortem of the previous review of licensing requirements, published here, I outline some of the access to justice - enhancing options then proposed (but dismissed).

The Barreau du Québec has issued an in - depth report calling on lawyers to transition away from hourly billing — not only to enhance efficiency for corporate clients but also to foster greater access to justice for individual clients and provide a more balanced professional life for lawyers.

In a move aimed at enhancing access to justice, the Legal Services Corporation announced today that it is partnering with Microsoft Corporation and Pro Bono Net to develop state legal portals to direct individuals with civil legal needs to the most appropriate forms of assistance.

What I detected at the Policy Day was a general feeling among Ontario lawyers (certainly in the break out group I attended), that any rule change that results in an increase in the number of settlements enhances access to justice and enhances the reputation of the administration of justice.

Ultimately, I am not sure whether these decisions will assist in enhancing access to justice for family law litigants; but, I am hopeful that as a consequence, at least some will pause to reflect for a moment or two on the problems that continue to arise as demand for judicial and court resources increasingly exceeds supply.

Karen is a freelance lawyer based in Manitoba with a keen interest in enhancing access to justice and equality.

The Society's Strategic Framework for 2013 - 2016 calls for action on two specific priorities: transforming regulation and governance in the public interest, and enhancing access to legal services and the justice system for all Nova Scotians.

In enhancing access to legal services and the justice system, «We will be accountable for collaboration with other partners in the justice system for specific positive change in the area of access to justice for equity - seeking groups,» he saiIn enhancing access to legal services and the justice system, «We will be accountable for collaboration with other partners in the justice system for specific positive change in the area of access to justice for equity - seeking groups,» he saiin the justice system for specific positive change in the area of access to justice for equity - seeking groups,» he saiin the area of access to justice for equity - seeking groups,» he said.

As I write in my column this week at Above the Law, these grants provide tangible, real - world examples of how technology is being used to enhance access to justice and narrow the justice gap.

At ROSS, we are committed to partnering with national and state bar associations, like the New Hampshire Bar Association, state and local - level access - to - justice commissions, the courts, pro bono and public interest groups, legal services organizations and law schools throughout the country, to not only enhance the delivery of legal services to those in need but to offer support to the heroic work already being performed by those on the front lines.

The commission was created to expand access to and enhance the quality of justice in civil legal matters for low - income Oklahomans, Combs said.

The Principles were developed to ensure technology enhances access to justice for everyone in Washington State.

The Council fixed two strategic priorities for 2013 - 16, and reaffirmed those priorities for 2016 - 19, at the same time adding a third: (i) transforming regulation and governance in the public interest, (ii) enhancing access to legal services and the justice system for all Nova Scotians, and (iii) promoting equity, diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.

In the process of designing and building these applications, the students have learnt how to manage a small project, have practiced engaging with clients, have thought creatively about how technology can enhance access to justice, and have gained valuable experience building an expert system,» Bennett Moses added.

Since the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decision in Hryniak v Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, summary judgment has been lauded as an effective tool to enhance access to justice and achieve cost - effective results for litigants.

In its Strategic Framework, the Nova Scotia Barristers» Society prioritizes enhancing access to legal services and the justice system for all Nova Scotians.

What if law reform commissions made enhancing access to justice a criterion in their deliberations and recommendations for changes to our laws?

Facing the overwhelming case for systems change — recognizing and responding to the large and rising number of individuals who can not afford legal counsel and are representing themselves in court — requires us to be open to re-thinking and re-working the way that legal and court services are conceived and offered to enhance Access to Justice.

The experiential portion places our fellows at a legal aid organization that is engaged in the development of innovative technology projects to address the crisis in access to justice and enhance service delivery.

In this spirit, Anand often steps forward to defend the defenseless, fulfilling his professional obligation and offering steadfast support to enhance access to justice for all in pro bono representation of impecunious accused persons under the auspices of the Legal Assistance Scheme for Capital Offences (LASCO) and the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (CLASIn this spirit, Anand often steps forward to defend the defenseless, fulfilling his professional obligation and offering steadfast support to enhance access to justice for all in pro bono representation of impecunious accused persons under the auspices of the Legal Assistance Scheme for Capital Offences (LASCO) and the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (CLASin pro bono representation of impecunious accused persons under the auspices of the Legal Assistance Scheme for Capital Offences (LASCO) and the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (CLAS).

The point is expanding and improving access to legal literature for the benefit of all who have a stake or interest in the research and its results, enhancing access to justice by facilitating access to legal information.

The importance of community - based intermediaries was also identified in the Manitoba Bar Association's 2010 Report and Summary: Town Hall Meetings on Access to Justice and resulted in recommendations to: enhance access to community based advocacy and legal support services; support efforts to enhance cooperation among and coordination of community based - services; and provide training opportunities for community service providers in relation to domestic violence and cultural awareness, in partiAccess to Justice and resulted in recommendations to: enhance access to community based advocacy and legal support services; support efforts to enhance cooperation among and coordination of community based - services; and provide training opportunities for community service providers in relation to domestic violence and cultural awareness, in partiaccess to community based advocacy and legal support services; support efforts to enhance cooperation among and coordination of community based - services; and provide training opportunities for community service providers in relation to domestic violence and cultural awareness, in particular.

Sam suggested (and I agree) that opening the market to providers outside the legal profession would substantially enhance access to justice, probably at a (short - term) cost in the range of quality in legal services.

The use of intermediaries as an effective means to enhance access to justice was confirmed in the August 2013 CLEO report, Public Legal Education and Information in Ontario Communities: Formats and Delivery Channels.

Last year saw us open a brand - new legal clinic to enhance access to justice and give students an opportunity to get involved in hands - on lawyering.

In 2008, the Law Society of BC Unbundling of Legal Services Task Force found that unbundling could be a valuable tool for enhancing access to justice by allowing people to retain lawyers for discrete services, and in accordance with their financial meanIn 2008, the Law Society of BC Unbundling of Legal Services Task Force found that unbundling could be a valuable tool for enhancing access to justice by allowing people to retain lawyers for discrete services, and in accordance with their financial meanin accordance with their financial means.

Since Hunter took the helm in October 2008, the State Bar has revitalized its host of offerings and programs, created a very impressive array of live and online CLE options through TexasBarCLE, grown the Texas Lawyers» Assistance Program to help member attorneys dealing with personal issues, launched the Texas Bar Private Insurance Exchange in 2013, created programs to help veterans in need, enhanced civil education in Texas, greatly expanded its efforts to promote pro bono work and foster access to justice, and much more, all the while making the State Bar extremely financially solid and building a very impressive staff.

Justice Reinvestment involves investing in upstream programs to support young people and families, and sport or other activities, and by enhancing access to quality education and employment.

At the Friary Oliver leads an active team of lawyers and non-lawyers highly committed to the promotion and servicing of time and cost efficient dispute resolution In Ireland, north and south, and to reform in the law and in legal services that can enhance access to justice for citizens and businesIn Ireland, north and south, and to reform in the law and in legal services that can enhance access to justice for citizens and businesin the law and in legal services that can enhance access to justice for citizens and businesin legal services that can enhance access to justice for citizens and business.

He is the founder of Friarylaw, a leading ADR service provider and educationalist, and at the Friary he leads an active team of lawyers and non-lawyers highly committed to the promotion and servicing of time and cost efficient dispute resolution in Ireland, north and south, and to reform in the law and legal services that can enhance access to justice for Irish citizens and businesses.