I presume that Lee has in mind the 70 % who don't use lawyers in family law disputes, the 70 % without powers of attorney, the 60 % without wills, the 40 % who do nt seek legal advice when injured, the 1/3 who know that they have legal problems yet don't seek legal assistance and the 85 % who don't seek legal assistance
for justiciable problems.
Not exact matches
The Legal
Problems of Everyday Life (at p. 56) is the source of the information noted in an earlier column that legal assistance is sought for only 11.7 % of justiciable p
Problems of Everyday Life (at p. 56) is the source of the information noted in an earlier column that legal assistance is sought
for only 11.7 % of
justiciable problemsproblems.
The following chart from The Legal
Problems of Everyday Life shows both the nature of justiciable problems and the those that cause problems for th
Problems of Everyday Life shows both the nature of
justiciable problems and the those that cause problems for th
problems and the those that cause
problems for th
problems for the public
For the 16.5 % who did not address their
justiciable problem (and did not seek any assistance yet thought their
problem important), approximately one - third thought that there was nothing that could be done, approximately 10 % were uncertain of their rights and approximately 10 % thought that taking action would take too much time.
Should access to justice strategies be designed to challenge barriers that prevent individuals from participating in current dispute resolution mechanisms and to create real opportunities
for those individuals (as well others) to seek resolution to a
justiciable problem?
In the United Kingdom, academics Hazel Genn and others have used research about
justiciable problems to reorient how access to justice policy is developed, making it more focused the paths to justice available to users
for resolving their
problems.
At the CFCJ, Ab Currie will develop further this pioneering work on
justiciable problems and its insights
for access to justice in Canada.
Non-lawyers frequently fail to conceptualize their
problems as «
justiciable events,» often believe they can address their
problems on their own, and go to their unions, governments, or friends and family members
for help (see table 40 in the above study).
The Australian study is also important because it reminds us of a similar study done here
for the federal Department of Justice and released in 2009: The Legal
Problems of Everyday Life — The Nature, Extent and Consequences of
Justiciable Problems Experienced by Canadians, by A. Currie.