Sentences with phrase «greater access to justice»

With your help, we can bring greater access to justice to our community and more peaceful conflict resolution to the individuals and families we serve.

Though I encourage the noble intentions, will «greater Access To Justice» by the have-less in fact result in increased «Justice?»

For the last three months, NSRLP has been focusing on the theme of «communication» and its importance in making progress towards greater access to justice in Canada.

The findings highlight the complexity of the debate around where pro bono services fit in in the quest to achieve greater access to justice, as well as raising broader questions around professional ethics in the legal industry.

We urge the government to implement the report's recommendations as soon as possible and bring greater access to justice to the citizens of Birmingham and its environs.»

But in employment and other tribunals lay representation of the claimant is the norm, it is usually provided free and the result is greater access to justice.

Susskind noted various online dispute resolutions already in place around the world that provide greater access to justice by obviating the need for costly counsel; compressing the time for resolving disputes; providing online access; and reducing court administration costs.

It will allow greater access to justice and provide another option for companies to manage financial risk.

In late June, Manitoba Courts issued a news release and held a press conference outlining the actions they are taking to achieve greater access to justice.

Nicole Bradick, CEO of the legal technology development firm Theory and Principle asserts in an interview with Legal Tech News (February 5, 2018) that technology needs to play a more prominent role in promoting greater access to justice.

A2J Author ® is a software tool that delivers greater access to justice for self - represented litigants by enabling non-technical authors from the courts, legal services programs, and law schools to rapidly build and implement customer friendly web - based interfaces for document assembly.

[48] The Defense Research Institute argued «there is no empirical evidence that greater access to justice has been achieved in jurisdictions that allow [for alternative structures].»

Tune in to hear conversations about technology improving the practice of law, providing greater access to justice, and making legal services more affordable.

This would allow for greater access to justice for all while also adding a level of protection to ensure these types of fee arrangements are not used inappropriately.

Supported by the PBSC National Office in Toronto and supervised by hundreds of volunteer lawyers, PBSC volunteers pursue greater access to justice through pro bono legal services.

Supported by both the Government and the Judiciary of England and Wales, the motivation behind online courts is to provide greater access to justice at lower cost than the conventional court system.

«By a 3:2 majority, the Supreme Court judges reaffirmed the previous line of authorities which provide greater access to justice through the English courts for English domiciled claimants who are seriously injured in a non-EU Member State.

Limited scope representation provides greater access to justice, as clients need not retain a lawyer for the whole life of a file, and can instead save money by... [more]

In a lecture, the Master of the Rolls, Sir Terence Etherton said that the «online solutions court should be seen as a template for securing now and over time in the future the critical object of greater access to justice.»

As reported in legalfutures, the Master of the Rolls, Sir Terence Etherton, said «[the online court] should be seen as a template for securing now and over time in the future the critical object of greater access to justice.

«No matter where it's been implemented ---- whether it's Australia or the United Kingdom — ABS has not resulted in greater access to justice, lower costs for consumers, nor has it facilitated technological advancements and innovation in the profession.

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.

Outreaching to people through social media sites can create greater access to the justice that individuals seek.

There is no doubt that residents of rural communities in Canada face greater access to justice limitations than their urban dwelling counterparts.

While it is routine for top judges to make speeches (for example in 2011 and in 2007) and judicial decisions reflecting the need for greater access to justice in Canada.

Second, the LLLT program would lower costs and would thereby create greater access to justice.

«Appropriate legal aid funding is a significant measure, among others, that will reduce the number of people representing themselves and provide greater access to justice for families and First Nations in the province.

When it comes to weighing benefits and risk, we attorneys tend to err on the side of caution and perhaps find it easier to turn a blind eye to the needs of our clients and the public for greater access to justice over the potential discomfort it causes us a business owners to implement changes in the way we operate our law practice.

«A2J Author is a software tool that delivers greater access to justice for self - represented litigants by enabling non-technical authors from the courts, clerk's offices, legal services programs, and website editors rapidly to build and implement customer friendly web - based interfaces for document assembly.

The reformers see the prospect for greater access to justice (and legal services).

A2J Author ® is a software tool developed in the U.S. that delivers greater access to justice for self - represented litigants by enabling non-technical authors from the courts, clerk's offices, legal services programs, and website editors to rapidly build and implement customer friendly web - based interfaces for document assembly.

Limited scope representation provides greater access to justice, as clients need not retain a lawyer for the whole life of a file, and can instead save money by ordering from a «menu» of legal services.

The Florida Bar Foundation strives to provide greater access to justice in Florida by: expanding and improving representation and advocacy on behalf of low - income persons in civil legal matters; improving the fair and effective administration of justice; and promoting public service among lawyers by making it an integral component of the law school experience.

This must properly be seen, however, as a template for securing now and over time in the future the critical object of greater access to justice.

«In effect, there is now greater access to justice for motor injury cases to the detriment of other types of claims.»

Lawyers will now be able to advise their clients with greater certainty, and this will help reduce litigation costs and ultimately promote greater access to justice for meritorious claims.

Lawyers pushing for greater access to justice constantly fall back on the refrain that Legal Aid needs more funding.

One final remark that arises from this case, is that although the Court is willing to use Article 47 CFR to provide greater access to justice before national courts, its approach towards standing in direct actions by individuals on the basis of Article 263 (4) TFEU appears to remain rather conservative, regardless of the inclusion of the Charter since Lisbon.

Most bizarrely, no mention is made of alternative business structures as used in the UK or Australia — structures that would allow for imaginative combinations that would truly allow for greater access to justice.

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.»

These are just some of the possibilities but at the heart of the token utility is something we hope becomes the greatest access to justice movement ever.

Not exact matches

Agencies receiving Operation Primetime funding in 2012 include: Access of WNY, African American Cultural Center, Back to Basics, Be A Friend, Bob Lanier Center, Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora, Boys & Girls Club of Eden, Boys & Girls Club of Holland, Boys & Girls Club of the Northtowns, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo Prep, Buffalo Urban League, Butler Mitchell Association, Child & Adolescent Treatment Services, Community Action Organization, Computers for Children, Concerned Ecumenical Ministries, Cradle Beach Camp, Elim Community Corporation, Erie Regional Housing Development Corp. — Belle Center, Firsthand Learning, FLARE, Girls Sports Foundation, Greater Niagara Frontier Council — Boy Scouts, Jericho Road Ministries, Justice Lifeline, King Urban Life Center, Lackawanna Sports & Education, Making Fishers of Men & Women, National Inner City Youth Opportunities, North Buffalo CDC, Northwest Buffalo Community Center, Old First Ward Community Association, PBBC Matt Urban Center, Peace of the City, Police Athletic League, Schiller Park Community Center, Seneca Babcock Community Association, Seneca Street Community Development, Town of Tonawanda Recreation Department, UB Liberty Partnership, University District CDC, Urban Christian Ministries, Valley Community Association, Westminster Community Charter School, Westside Community Center, Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education, WNY United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Young Audiences, Community Action Organization (Detention), Firsthand Learning (Detention), Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education (Detention).

Since its inception, AF has had a social justice mission, emphasizing that «all children regardless of race or economic status, can succeed if they have access to a great education» (Achievement First, 2017b).

Robert Sussman, a primatologist who is quoted in a great book called «Wild Justice,» noted: «Friendly, peaceful, coordinated, and cooperative interactions serve a greater role (than agnostic interactions) in alliance formation, friendships, social cohesion, and obtaining access to resources, and have utility outside of combating or ameliorating aggression.»

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One of the greatest challenges of dealing with legal reform and public members demanding access to justice is the perception that lawyers are rather indifferent to the problems.

Slaw has been a great source of information about a wide variety of creative initiatives to address the need to improve access to justice and bridge the implementation gap.

And we won't have to wring our hands about «access to justice» anymore, which I'm sure will be a great relief to everyone else who's tired of listening to us talk about it.

After all, we would argue that being able to read at an advanced level, or having access to a lawyer are far greater advantages than access to a computer and, if such is the case, then the status quo is much more problematic with regard to the equality of arms principle that is a building block towards access to justice than any well conceived online platform could ever be.

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.