Sentences with phrase «focus on access to justice»

A new report by Paladin's Kristen Sonday found that only 4.5 percent of legal tech companies focus on access to justice issues.

(a) an internal focus on access to justice as a strategic objective underpinning all of the Law Society's work, which will include: (i) designating appropriate resources to enhance the Law Society's approach to developing access to justice objectives integrated across program areas; (ii) strategically reviewing, reconsidering and, where appropriate, amending the Law Society's rules, regulations, policies and practices to foster change and innovation and achieve the Law Society's access to justice objectives; and (iii) developing metrics to measure the effectiveness of actions taken; and.

Ms. Desormeau's comments focus on access to justice, particularly for victims of family violence; Mr. Giggey talks about the challenges of representing a family law client where the opponent lacks representation.

The lack of focus on access to justice and diversity in leadership can create problems and biases in a product's outcome.

Many are focused on access to justice issues, but several concentrate on solosmall practice.

I asked a colleague teaching a course focused on access to justice about who is in that course and learned that class is also more than 75 % women.

«Receiving 29 applications focused on Access to Justice solutions reinforces how important it is that Ontario chose to support this initiative,» said Chris Bentley, Executive Director of the LIZ.

The Foundation is currently focused on the access to justice crisis; legal education — and more specifically the delta between academic training and market readiness; and how to harness technology to improve legal access and delivery, especially in the «retail» market segment.

The Jomati Foundation also fund a range of charities focussing on access to justice issues both in the UK and internationally.

Not exact matches

Because the birth control cases all focus on a 1993 federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, not the Constitution, the Justices will face questions about whether the mandate to provide free access to 20 forms of birth control drugs or devices, sterilization, screenings, and counseling imposes a «substantial burden» on religious freedom of nonprofit employers with religious objections to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy interest.

There were also several submissions from IGA stores - most adopting very similar (in some cases identical) wording - these typically focus on misuse of market power, access to justice, zoning restrictions and a supermarket code of conduct.

«I am clear that we need to focus our resources on protecting the public, punishing offenders and providing access to justice - in a way that is both intelligent and transparent,» Mr Clarke said.

As regards access to tertiary education, they are treated as if they are international students who are required by immigration policy to be self reliant and economically independent.9 South African social justice policies focus primarily on advancing the historically disadvantaged and such focus has an implication of excluding refugees from benefiting from socio - economic scheme.

Frazier's practice spans photography, video and performance and focuses on the artist's deeply rooted and long held concerns exploring the legacies of racism, inequality, economic decline, access to healthcare and environmental justice.

A breakout group of what the report called «ATJ - related tech companies» that focus on access - to - justice issues, had a higher proportion of diverse founders at 44 percent.

The access to justice discourse is increasingly focused on modernization.

Millennials, Technology and Access to Justice in Ontario was released in October in an effort to help answer questions that access to justice advocates — particularly those focused on modernization and user - experience based efforts might be asking: Why would Ontario Millennials seek justice through technAccess to Justice in Ontario was released in October in an effort to help answer questions that access to justice advocates — particularly those focused on modernization and user - experience based efforts might be asking: Why would Ontario Millennials seek justice through techJustice in Ontario was released in October in an effort to help answer questions that access to justice advocates — particularly those focused on modernization and user - experience based efforts might be asking: Why would Ontario Millennials seek justice through technaccess to justice advocates — particularly those focused on modernization and user - experience based efforts might be asking: Why would Ontario Millennials seek justice through techjustice advocates — particularly those focused on modernization and user - experience based efforts might be asking: Why would Ontario Millennials seek justice through techjustice through technology?

Similarly, JUSTICE's 2015 Delivering Justice in an Age of Austerity Report focused on the pre-issue stage and promoted the need to educate LiPs at an early stage, arguing «improved access to information and advice can offer important cost savings in the long term&JUSTICE's 2015 Delivering Justice in an Age of Austerity Report focused on the pre-issue stage and promoted the need to educate LiPs at an early stage, arguing «improved access to information and advice can offer important cost savings in the long term&Justice in an Age of Austerity Report focused on the pre-issue stage and promoted the need to educate LiPs at an early stage, arguing «improved access to information and advice can offer important cost savings in the long term».

Based partly on the findings from the first part of the communication handed down in 2011, the Committee's findings and recommendations mainly focus on two concerns with regard to EU law and the implementation of Articles 9 (3) and (4) AC on access to justice in environmental matters.

If the Legal Aid Agency is to have a future it should be focused on enabling access to justice not refusing legal aid, says Jon Robins

In my last column, I focused on the Canadian Bar Association's Access to Justice report released in December, entitled Equal Justice: Balancing the Scales (disclaimer — I am a member of the committee).

The debate around ABS focuses on their risks and rewards, with opponents suggesting that ABS pose significant risks to lawyers» integrity and their provision of services to clients, while creating few real benefits to access to justice.

Neither report focuses on non-market provision of legal services through legal aid and otherwise or effect of the law and legal institutions on access to justice.

The home page for the Center states that the Center's «two main focuses» are «supporting the growth and development of state - based Access to Justice Commissions,» and «collecting and analyzing data on the various sources of funding for civil legal aid.»

Second, Glenn Rawdon, LSC's Program Counsel for Technology, focused the audience on the specific, practical role that technology has in delivering access to justice.

Advocacy Committee: The Advocacy Committee focuses on coordinating efforts to deal with, among other things, issues of barriers to the legal profession by internationally trained lawyers, diversity in the legal community, access to justice, and the role of Canadians in global legal markets.

This week's posting focuses on Georgia State's new Center for Access to Justice, which was founded in 2016 to support those working to ensure meaningful access to the courts and equal treatment in the civil and criminal justice systems, with a regional focus on the South.&Access to Justice, which was founded in 2016 to support those working to ensure meaningful access to the courts and equal treatment in the civil and criminal justice systems, with a regional focus on the South.Justice, which was founded in 2016 to support those working to ensure meaningful access to the courts and equal treatment in the civil and criminal justice systems, with a regional focus on the South.&access to the courts and equal treatment in the civil and criminal justice systems, with a regional focus on the South.justice systems, with a regional focus on the South.»

The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice (CFCJ) focuses its research on access to justice and legal seJustice (CFCJ) focuses its research on access to justice and legal sejustice and legal services.

This emphasis, and the fact that it is already home to the Legal Innovation Zone (LIZ), makes Ryerson a likely and appropriate home to a non-traditional law school training legal professionals for the new economy, with new competencies focussed on technology, client service, and perhaps even access to justice.

Upon joining the National Committee, she will focus on divorce reform and access to justice for vulnerable people.

A greater focus on technology and strong leadership from the judiciary are both key to improving access to civil justice, according to a series of reports released yesterday by the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Maaccess to civil justice, according to a series of reports released yesterday by the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Mjustice, according to a series of reports released yesterday by the National Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family MaAccess to Justice in Civil and Family MJustice in Civil and Family Matters.

Interestingly, while the legal futures discourse seems to be centred on how changes will affect big firms, the access to justice debate appears to occur within smaller, more focused groups.

We focus on issues relating to access to justice and legal advocacy in a variety of forums including the state and federal courts.

Allocations include: nearly $ 4.8 million in additional annual funding for legal aid, with a focus on indigenous and family law services; $ 3.8 million per year to fund expansion of Parents Legal Centres; $ 5 million more per year for sheriff services and court staff to help reduce delays in the court system; and an additional $ 3.3 million annually for government initiatives related to family dispute resolution services and increasing digital access to justice services.

In this column, I will focus on literacy as barrier to access to justice, and what tribunals can do to ensure that their processes are understandable.

Giving women's organizations access to in - house lawyers would not only give abuse victims access to justice, says Track, it would also give social workers the ability to focus on what they're good at.

Assuming no general election is called in the near future, access to justice policy will be focused on the review of LASPO.

Access to justice efforts are focusing on ways to alleviate these pressures.

In addition to being litigators, mediators and advisors to individuals, organizations and business, Pink Larkin launched a full - time pro bono practice focused on systemic litigation that presents law reform possibilities for the poor — a first - in - Canada approach to actively providing access to justice.

What Lear doesn't acknowledge, and maybe that's because his focus for this post is on lawyers, is that in the same way that not everyone who needs access to legal services requires access to justice, so also not everyone who needs access to justice requires legal services.

First of its kind in the world, the CRT will focus on early online dispute resolution as a tool to improve access to justice in BC.

Earlier this year, Ms. Walwyn was appointed to the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, which was convened by the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada, and is focused on improving access to the civil and family justice sAccess to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, which was convened by the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada, and is focused on improving access to the civil and family justice Justice in Civil and Family Matters, which was convened by the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada, and is focused on improving access to the civil and family justice Justice of Canada, and is focused on improving access to the civil and family justice saccess to the civil and family justice justice system.

So here, with some slightly more reasoned thoughts, I explore whether well - resourced BTCs — with a strong client focus and with the means and the motive, could, in fact, have a positive effect on access to justice.

Maybe an incubator housed within a BTC with a specific focus on and commitment to a critical access to justice issue?

They also wonder if the legal profession isn't focusing its efforts on civility to the detriment of the larger issue of access to justice.

As well, in recent years considerable popular and legal media attention has focused on the lack of access to justice and the high cost of legal representation, often making connections to concerns about the adequacy of available legal aid.

Nicole Bradick: Yeah, so I do think it's great that there's so much focus right now on access to justice technology, but the people who are doing the really hard work are the people who are out there sort of pushing for a systemic change and trying to make changes to court rules or processes.

Instead of doubting the role of pro bono, Burns says governments and the legal profession should focus on creating a more seamless co-ordination between pro bono services and other ways of addressing access to justice.

My last article focused on the Inventory of Reforms, which, alongside our Clearinghouse, is designed to provide greater access to information on the civil justice system and civil justice reform initiatives.

Access to justice professionals have to remain focused on ensuring that the doors to courtrooms across the country are open to all, including the growing number of self - represented litigants who often face an unfriendly judicial system.