Sentences with phrase «give access to justice for»

«It's really exciting to give access to justice for people,» he continued.

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Some justices worried during arguments in April that a ruling for the broadcasters could also harm the burgeoning world of cloud computing, which gives users access to a vast online computer network that stores and processes information.

The Time Warner deal, which would give AT&T access to content like HBO's «Game of Thrones» and Warner Bros» «Justice League,» reflects AT&T's effort to compete for advertising dollars against Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google and Facebook (FB.O).

Still, we should not discount the significance of what Citizens United meant for independent expenditures, something that Justice John Paul Stevens argued comes close to direct contributions: «The difference between selling a vote and selling access is a matter of degree, not kind and selling access is not qualitatively different from giving special preference to those who spent money on one's behalf.»

The suit was filed on behalf of two groups, the NYC Parents Union and the Partnership for Educational Justice, and essentially argues the tenure provisions give students access to ineffective teachers and ultimately hinders children the basic constitutional guarantee of being taught literacy, math and verbal skills.

E.D. Hirsch, Jr., has long been making the social justice case for giving disadvantaged children access to the knowledge and language that have long been assumed by the privileged and powerful.

It's time for the movement to embrace an inclusive «Social Justice Plus» strategy that aims to give urban students access to private, charter and suburban schools.

Access to legal aid is reserved only for the very poorest, while the private bar is reserved only for the very richest, leaving the vast majority out in the cold facing not only exclusion from the justice system based on finances, but also based on knowledge given the complexity of the legal system and the inherent difficulties of self - representation.

Recently, journalists from all EU member states raised, for the first time ever, a joint voice before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against the refusal of the European Parliament (EP) to give access, on grounds of personal data protection, to information on how MEPs spend their allowances.

Failing to acknowledge that this latter possibility is still very much alive is particularly problematic given that, in some of your previous SLAW blogposts in support of allowing ABS, you have highlighted the emergence of the not - for - profit ownership model of ABS, in the form of Salvos Legal in Australia, as proof that ABS can contribute to improving access to justice.

Already there, the Court was unwilling to give direct effect to Article 9 (3) of the Convention on access to justice with regard to Regulation 1367/2006 establishing an internal review mechanism for EU administrative acts.

First, as a matter of normative priority, where regulatory change is sought to be justified by potential for improvements in access to justice, it is arguable that it is the needs of the more disadvantaged and impoverished (people living on low income) that ought to be given priority consideration.

Across the country lawyers find the time to participate in interesting and important pro bono projects that give back to their communities and aid in providing access to justice for those who might not otherwise be able to afford legal counsel.

In my work with the Canadian Bar Association's Access to Justice Committee and the Association for Canadian Clinical Legal Education, I have observed three major research opportunities for law faculties that are not being given the attention I feel they demand.

Otherwise, fired - up, redbull - fuelled participants are going to work out that there is not much point in giving their all over an adrenaline - filled weekend to a process that is little more than presenting window dressing for a concern with access to justice.

The first - ever hackathon held during an ABA annual meeting, the event was a competition in which teams were given two days to develop technology that could help expand access to justice for those unable to afford or obtain legal services.

This is why the European Union has adopted its regulation (EU) no 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009 / 22 / EC (Regulation on consumer ODR, and why mandatory ODR, no matter how it could be perceived by detractors, needs to be looked at seriously as a way of giving access to justice to those who, for now, can't turn to the courts since the costs associated with the legal process are simply prohibitive...

It would give more people access to justice and make the process easier to navigate for them.

``... 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?

He notes, for example, that «much of our litigation is done on a contingency fee basis, and this is very attractive for the public and gives even the poorest person great access to justice particularly from the tort bar.»

In a comment to the recent post by Patricia Hughes, Justice B. T. Granger of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice referred to a set of slides for a presentation he had given at the 2008 CBA Canadian Legal Conference in Quebec City entitled «The Future is Now: Improving Access to Justice: The Need for Lawyers and the Judiciary to Go Electronic.»

Access is a timely issue for Law Day to highlight given the recent comments of Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin who received wide press coverage when she told a University of Toronto Conference audience, that «We have wonderful justice for corporations and for the wJustice Beverly McLachlin who received wide press coverage when she told a University of Toronto Conference audience, that «We have wonderful justice for corporations and for the wjustice for corporations and for the wealthy.

Justice Nancy Becker Pro Bono Award of Judicial Excellence: Justice James W. Hardesty and Justice Michael L. Douglas This award is given in honor of Nancy Becker, one of the founders of the Pro Bono Project and a strong advocate for access to justice, to recognize a member of the judiciary who has given his or her time, energy, and influence to encourage pro bono work and support access to jJustice Nancy Becker Pro Bono Award of Judicial Excellence: Justice James W. Hardesty and Justice Michael L. Douglas This award is given in honor of Nancy Becker, one of the founders of the Pro Bono Project and a strong advocate for access to justice, to recognize a member of the judiciary who has given his or her time, energy, and influence to encourage pro bono work and support access to jJustice James W. Hardesty and Justice Michael L. Douglas This award is given in honor of Nancy Becker, one of the founders of the Pro Bono Project and a strong advocate for access to justice, to recognize a member of the judiciary who has given his or her time, energy, and influence to encourage pro bono work and support access to jJustice Michael L. Douglas This award is given in honor of Nancy Becker, one of the founders of the Pro Bono Project and a strong advocate for access to justice, to recognize a member of the judiciary who has given his or her time, energy, and influence to encourage pro bono work and support access to jjustice, to recognize a member of the judiciary who has given his or her time, energy, and influence to encourage pro bono work and support access to justicejustice.

If you are interested in contributing to one of the largest legal aid endowments in the country, please considering joining the Justice Society, a planned giving program for those committed to ensuring access to justice in Washington in perpJustice Society, a planned giving program for those committed to ensuring access to justice in Washington in perpjustice in Washington in perpetuity.

The Commission recognized the need for effective access to enforcement processes, stating «Even the best laws are mere paper tigers if poor people can not use the justice system to give them teeth.»

I had been asked to give a speech on my own pro bono and access to justice work with a view to motivating students to volunteer for one of the many interesting projects PBSC is coordinating this year.

I do care about the rule of law and access to justice, and technology gives us reason for some hope on both counts.

This facility is provided for the private use of the EU supreme courts, the European Commission and the European Court of Justice (using an identifier and a password) and gives access to all the available databases and online translation tools.

Grace Pluchino, a community legal worker at the forefront of tenants» rights for the past 30 years, is this year's recipient of the Sidney B. Linden Award given by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) to honour exceptional individuals who help low - income Ontarians in the pursuit of access to justice.

By responding to the pleas for help and providing equal access to justice, each of you gives back to and strengthens your community.

«We are taking cutting - edge technology fresh out of research labs and giving it purpose by applying it to real - world problems of enormous importance for access to justice.

June 8, 2016 — «Ottawa plans to give the provinces more money for legal aid programs to help improve access to the justice system.

Previously it had been unclear how far the courts approved of third party funding, but since Jackson was looking for ways to increase access to justice it is clear he had to give it the green light.

The report gives three reasons for the inquiry: «a) legal aid is of pivotal importance as a vehicle for access to justice, b) the proposals for legal aid procurement were radical in the extreme and c) the reaction of the legal profession and other commentators was overwhelmingly hostile» (para 3).

The Forum is giving also input to DG Environment of the European Commission while developing proposals for EU legislation with a particular relevance for judges, as that is the case with the access to justice proposal, the legal instrument on environmental inspections or when it is evaluating existing legislation such as the environmental liability directive.

The award is given to an individual who exemplifies the Massachusetts Bar Foundation's goals of improving the administration of justice, promoting an understanding of the law, and ensuring equal access to the legal system for all residents of the Commonwealth, particularly those most vulnerable.

The June 21, 1993 Lugano Convention on civil liability for damage resulting from activities dangerous to the environment, the November 4, 1998 Strasbourg Convention on the protection of the environment through criminal law and the June 23 and 25, 1998 Aarhus Convention on access to information, public participation in decision making and access to justice in environmental matters underline this requirement and give the judiciary a central role in the enforcement of environmental law.

Another relatively large grant, of $ 194,322, was given to McGill University's Paul - André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law, for a project to produce «linguistic and legal tools intended to contribute to improving access to justice in English in Quebec» for jurists, law students and translators.

It is also a perfect opportunity for the Supreme Court to comment on access to justice, a frequent and developing theme in speeches and papers given by members of the Court.

Justice Sanderson rejected Aviva's argument and said: «For this court to let proportionality be the overriding, or even the predominant factor, would be grossly unfair to (Persampieri) and would be to reward the uncompromising, and — in the light of the jury verdict — unreasonable behaviour of the insurer...» Justice Sanderson agreed that insurers can pursue whatever legal strategy they deem fit, but added that, «especially where such strategies may have wide ranging and adverse implications involving widespread denial of access to justice, the use of such strategies should not be encouraged by the giving of cost breaks on foreseeable costs consequences.Justice Sanderson rejected Aviva's argument and said: «For this court to let proportionality be the overriding, or even the predominant factor, would be grossly unfair to (Persampieri) and would be to reward the uncompromising, and — in the light of the jury verdict — unreasonable behaviour of the insurer...» Justice Sanderson agreed that insurers can pursue whatever legal strategy they deem fit, but added that, «especially where such strategies may have wide ranging and adverse implications involving widespread denial of access to justice, the use of such strategies should not be encouraged by the giving of cost breaks on foreseeable costs consequences.Justice Sanderson agreed that insurers can pursue whatever legal strategy they deem fit, but added that, «especially where such strategies may have wide ranging and adverse implications involving widespread denial of access to justice, the use of such strategies should not be encouraged by the giving of cost breaks on foreseeable costs consequences.justice, the use of such strategies should not be encouraged by the giving of cost breaks on foreseeable costs consequences.»

They further represent a failure to give patent litigants a fair trial, denying them access to justice and trapping them in a forum intentionally selected for its favorableness to the other side.

This is particularly important where the funding situation is such that decisions made about which claims and other projects are to be given priority will have a great bearing on access to justice for some traditional owner groups.

«While it is a very serious matter for an organization to depart from its established procedures to deprive a member of services, in the particular circumstances of this case I conclude that TREB was justified in suspending access to the MLS system by BNV and Mr. Beach without giving them an opportunity to cure the alleged breaches,» Justice Brown said.