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.
«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.
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.
Many are
focused on access to justice issues, but several concentrate on solosmall practice.
The lack of
focus on access to justice and diversity in leadership can create problems and biases in a product's outcome.
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.
(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.
A new report by Paladin's Kristen Sonday found that only 4.5 percent of legal tech companies
focus on access to justice issues.
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 techn
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 tech
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 techn
access to justice advocates — particularly those focused on modernization and user - experience based efforts might be asking: Why would Ontario Millennials seek justice through tech
justice advocates — particularly those
focused on modernization and user - experience based efforts might be asking: Why would Ontario Millennials seek
justice through tech
justice 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 se
Justice (CFCJ)
focuses its research
on access to justice and legal se
justice 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 Ma
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 M
justice, according
to a series of reports released yesterday by the National Action Committee
on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Ma
Access to Justice in Civil and Family M
Justice 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 s
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
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 s
access 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.