Sentences with phrase «from having access to justice»

Applying these principles, the Court concluded that the Order would be «ultra vires if there is a real risk that persons will effectively be prevented from having access to justice» because «section 42 of the 2007 Act contains no words authorising the prevention of access to the relevant tribunals».

It was not in dispute in Unison that the charging of fees is capable of justification, but it was accepted that any fees order will nonetheless be ultra vires if as a result «there is a real risk that persons will effectively be prevented from having access to justice» (para [87]-RRB-.

Not exact matches

Justice Greenwood found that the respondents» conduct «had the purpose and effect of preventing a competitor from entering the market by obtaining direct access to a source of flyash in South East Queensland» and, as a result, having the purpose and effect of substantially lessening competition.»

The proposals, which look to increase the small claims limit for personal injury claims from # 1,000 to # 5,000 for all those involved in road traffic incidents, would mean that thousands of injured cyclists would be unable to recover their legal costs and therefore be denied access to justice.

Commenting on the announcement from the Ministry of Justice that CMC customers will have access to the Legal Services Ombudsman from next year, Chris Lawrenson, Head of Legal Services at the Building Societies Association said;

«NYCHA has requested addresses on sex offenders from the State Division of Criminal Justice Services as required by state law, but has not been given access to that information,» the spokesperson said.

Speaking to reporters in Times Square, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said that as early as Wednesday, Democrats would move to add legislation to ban people suspected of terrorist inclinations from accessing firearms as an amendment to a Justice Department appropriations bill.

«As the Justice Center has repeatedly explained, the Justice Center is prohibited, by law, from providing OSC with access to unsubstantiated records.

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.

There the Education Department Office for Civil Rights (OCR), often teamed up with the Justice Department, has gone wild in pushing schools and districts around, via both formal regulations and menacing «dear colleague» letters, in far - flung realms from student discipline to bathroom access.

The amendment, which Johnson submitted to be included in the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriation Act that has yet to pass, prohibits DOJ from enforcing provisions of the ADA that ensure equal access to public education.

A Department for Education spokesperson said: «Free schools are at the heart of the government's commitment to deliver real social justice by ensuring more pupils from all backgrounds have access to a world class education.

Both of their longstanding, diverse practices have touched on themes of sustainability ranging from micro to global scales, and have covered issues of equality, place, justice, health, and access.

However, Tim Spring, partner at Moore Blatch, said fixed costs would «only serve to limit access to justice for the victims of clinical errors and reward obstructive behaviour from defendants».

Therefore, we would argue that living hundred of miles from a courthouse a greater hurdle to access to justice than not having a computer at home.

Last but not least, human beings see UPL prosecutions as self - serving and protectionist, and alternative legal services providers helping individuals that were otherwise not getting help from lawyers and paralegals would likely argue that access to justice is being thwarted.

Why would they, whose finances come completely from the fees paid by their members, want to finance programs and services intended to help the public access justice without the assistance of a lawyer?

That the provisions meant the costs of litigation were no longer «reasonably predictable», which would dissuade parties from pursuing challenges and compromise access to justice

For months, representatives from the Access to Justice Commission and legal aid groups have been meeting with members of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee and the Governor's staff to talk about two things: how legal aid can help Wisconsin residents resolve their legal problems more efficiently and how that assistance helps the state save money.

In relation to Scottish Speculative Agreements it is clear again from Lord Gill's Review that there is a significant issue relating to Access to Justice; this is discussed on pages 98 and 99 and para 107 «as far as Access to Justice is concerned, speculative fee arrangements were said to have been responsible for a reduction in the number of firms taking on personal injury litigation, resulting in less choice for consumers but a concentration of expertise in those firms dealing with such cases... Another respondent was of the view that speculative fee arrangements were being entered into where there was little risk».

All Canadian women deserve to have access to a fair and equal justice system free from rape myths and stereotypes.

The Declaration on Free Access to Law affirms: that public legal information from all countries and international institutions is part of «the common heritage of humanity;» that maximizing access to this information promotes justice and the rule of law; that public legal information is «digital common property» and should be accessible to all on a non-profit basis and free of charge; and that organizations (such as legal information institutes) have the right to publish public legal information and the government bodies that create or control that information should provide access to it so that it can be published by other paAccess to Law affirms: that public legal information from all countries and international institutions is part of «the common heritage of humanity;» that maximizing access to this information promotes justice and the rule of law; that public legal information is «digital common property» and should be accessible to all on a non-profit basis and free of charge; and that organizations (such as legal information institutes) have the right to publish public legal information and the government bodies that create or control that information should provide access to it so that it can be published by other paaccess to this information promotes justice and the rule of law; that public legal information is «digital common property» and should be accessible to all on a non-profit basis and free of charge; and that organizations (such as legal information institutes) have the right to publish public legal information and the government bodies that create or control that information should provide access to it so that it can be published by other paaccess to it so that it can be published by other parties.

The Secret Barrister has pledged royalties from this campaign to the Bar Pro Bono Unit and the publisher, Pan MacMillan, has pledged to match the donation to be split between Law Works (the solicitor's pro bono charity) and Legal Action Group (LAG, the Access to Justice charity).

Dear Santa, We know how busy you are, so we thought that one letter from the diverse collective of friends and supporters of the NSRLP would save you some time this season, since ultimately we all wish for the same outcome — better access to justice in Canada.

1898)(«no one can obtain the exclusive right to publish the laws of a state»)(Harlan, J., sitting by designation); Nash v. Lathrop, 142 Mass. 29, 6 N.E. 559 (Mass. 1886)(«Every citizen is presumed to know the law thus declared, and it needs no argument to show that justice requires that all should have free access to the opinions, and that it is against sound public policy to prevent this, or to suppress and keep from the earliest knowledge of the public the statutes or the decisions and opinions of the justices.»).

Second, a central theme in the current access to justice debate has been the idea that there should be a culture shift in Canada's justice system away from being organized around the provision of legal services towards a client - centred and problem - oriented model.

We need new approaches in the quiver of access of justice services to address the vast majority of legal problems experienced by the public that are, from the point of view of the people experiencing them, serious and difficult to resolve and that have negative consequences if they are not dealt with.

Alternative investors or commercial operators need to be encouraged to come into this market to allow these lawyers to compete on equal terms with larger firms which have benefited from external capital investment, and to ensure access to justice is available to all.

«The choice of such a hot - button issue, which will attract a great deal of attention but won't actually have I would think that much of an impact at the end of the day, risks being a distraction from the more important and pressing access - to - justice challenges that we as Ontario lawyers ought to be concerned about,» says Adam Goldenberg, a lawyer with McCarthy Tétrault LLP.

Based on the above, the OPC view is that since search engines already engage in the indexing activity and are covered under PIPEDA, they should have the obligation to de-index and takedown «because the problems that need addressing arise from their own actions; and because it promotes access to justice.»

-- and a good article once we're into it, but Messrs Ford and Jobs had a very different challenge from those of us who care about access to justice.

As Avvo's chief legal officer, Josh King, points out that the impetus is more business for all and access to justice for consumers: ``... your post misses the larger point: we believe that many consumers who are currently trying to go it alone would benefit from counseling with an experienced attorney.

The submission claims that the introduction of tribunal fees has harmed access to justice and, in particular, the judges found evidence that the prospect of fees had dissuaded employees from bringing a claim to an employment tribunal.

In other words, if you have a lawyer then you have a lawyer, and there is no relevant difference in terms of access to justice or the satisfaction of the accused's rights that could arise from the quality of that lawyer or her legal representation.

``... The principle of fundamental justice which recognizes that the lawyer is required to keep the client's confidences — solicitor - client privilege» and «[a] client must be able to place «unrestricted and unbounded confidence» in his or her lawyer; that confidence which is at the core of the solicitor - client relationship is a part of the legal system itself, not merely ancillary to it» given these two statements in the case of an ABS does this mean that non-lawyer owners / managers would be restricted from accessing client files — in other words, who would «own» the information in a client file when a solicitor is working for an organization with non-lawyer ownership assuming that the solicitor - client privilege doesn't apply to the owner (s) or does this privilege apply to non-lawyer owners as well?

From championing access to justice to ruffling the regulators» feathers, Michael Todd has had an eventful year as chairman of the Bar Council.

As was very competently illustrated by these layperson panel members, the legal profession has much to learn from those outside our profession who have observed and often, lived the challenges of seeking access to justice.

What voters had to say: «Chief Justice Bauman is an unfailing advocate of access to justice and should be applauded for his willingness to take on the system from within in order to foment change.Justice Bauman is an unfailing advocate of access to justice and should be applauded for his willingness to take on the system from within in order to foment change.justice and should be applauded for his willingness to take on the system from within in order to foment change.»

In announcing her departure from the profession, she said: «I am sick of the legal aid cuts, the lack of access to justice, the systemic delays for my clients, the deprivations of liberty that have become routine where nobody is outraged anymore.

But this has kept many people from being able to access the halls of justice at all.

The legal help guide model deserves close attention from government and the bar as a means of improving access to justice by improving public legal literacy, a concept I've written about elsewhere.

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.

The three western amigos would endure some disapproving looks and comments from others, but people residing in these great provinces would gain immensely through more affordable legal services — and certainly access to justice is in the public interest, is it not?

However, although the survey suggests a hardening of views that budgeting increases costs, there has been a notable reduction in the number of litigators who believe that the post Jackson regime will reduce access to justice for clients and prospective clients (50 % in September 2014, down from 93 % in August 2013).

Their bold move has received both kudos and slings and arrows from members of the legal profession, but they are putting their money where their mouths are in terms of innovation of legal service delivery and access to justice.

The theme of my paper is that unless law societies solve the, «access to justice, unaffordable legal services causing lawyers to be short of clients problem,» they will never have a persuasive answer to the argument that the resulting conflict of interest should bar them from being the regulators of non-lawyer providers of legal services.

On the compelling case: the only lead we have is the 2008 UN estimate that 4 billion people suffer from lack of adequate access to justice.

For by the Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals)(Family Proceedings) Order 2009 (SI 2009/871); MCA 1980, s 111A has been added, with the intent of removing the necessity of appeal by way of case stated under s 111 from any s 65 family proceedings and proceedings under CSA 1991.

Why should a licensing candidate being paid pennies serving low - income clients suffering from the access to justice crisis have to pay the same as those articling on Bay St. earning + $ 60k a year?

So I need something more concrete from you — I need you to crystallize / ground this «overhaul» of yours with one or two specific steps which you (or this LSUC Committee) would recommend toward improving litigation and access to justice in the Ontario personal injury context.