Sentences with phrase «had access to justice since»

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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).

But to use the digital divide as an argument to stifle the implementation of ODR solutions to alleviate court dockets and facilitate access to justice is not only unwarranted, it's undemocratic since 87 % of Canadians do have access to computers.

Since 1986, the Montana Justice Foundation has distributed over $ 5 million to over forty legal aid organizations and access to justice initiatives throughout the state of MJustice Foundation has distributed over $ 5 million to over forty legal aid organizations and access to justice initiatives throughout the state of Mjustice initiatives throughout the state of Montana.

Since 1993, Goldmark Interns have worked to provide equal access to justice across Washington State.

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.

After emphasizing, at para. 99, that «Marakah had no control whatsoever over the text message conversations», Justice Moldaver proceeds to analyze the same point multiple times to arrive back at the same place, at para. 144, that since the police accessed the text messages on Winchester's iPhone, «Marakah had no control over the subject matter of the search».

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...

The notions of promoting access to justice and controlling costs in civil litigation have walked arm - in - arm down the red carpet and through the doors of Lord Justice Jackson's reforms which have been in force since 1 Aprijustice and controlling costs in civil litigation have walked arm - in - arm down the red carpet and through the doors of Lord Justice Jackson's reforms which have been in force since 1 ApriJustice Jackson's reforms which have been in force since 1 April 2013.

Many in England have had access to justice since Anglo Saxon times; and certainly since Magna Carta (1215).

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.»

Since its creation by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2009, the Commission has worked to foster expanded access to the justice system for unrepresented, low - income Wisconsin residents.

This case has had such a significant impact on civil legal proceedings in the courts in Ontario, including with respect to the access to justice, that it has, in the course of one year since the decision was released, been cited in more than 400 reported decisions of the courts in Canada.

Since 1998, the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice has developed a number of online resources and databases which are designed to increase understanding about the civil justice system, and ultimately to improve access to civil and family jJustice has developed a number of online resources and databases which are designed to increase understanding about the civil justice system, and ultimately to improve access to civil and family jjustice system, and ultimately to improve access to civil and family justicejustice.

Sam, since today's conversation is about access to justice and potentially advocating for a civil right to counsel, we thought it would be interesting to kind of check the pulse of our listeners and see both how they feel about the concept of creating a civil right to counsel, and also about kind of what their commitment to access to justice and pro bono work is, and so we created a really simple two question survey in the show notes for today's podcast episodes.

If the document were not public, justice would not be served, and acts of fraud could be more difficult to identify, since potential heirs and creditors would not have access to the document.

But since then, the first UK crowdfunding site dedicated to increasing access to justice has funded multiple cases, several of them prominent causes of national significance.

These results show promise for the access to justice arena, in particular since many major private funding organizations already have poverty reduction mandates.

The confusion is understandable, given that barely two years have elapsed since the act came fully into force and that the Court of Appeal has yet to pronounce upon the key areas of controversy, but nonetheless highlights critical access to justice issues that went unobserved and unnoticed under the previous legislative regime which thirty years» of case authority had fully illuminated.

If it were not, the great volume of literature that has been written about this «access to justice» problem since 2007 would not have been published, and the disturbingly high and increasing percentages of unrepresented litigants whom judges are warning are clogging their courts, would not be happening.»

Since ABS does next to nothing and perhaps nothing about the time and cost of litigation, and since that is where the real barrier to access to justice lies, explain what you would do to deal with the time and cost of litigaSince ABS does next to nothing and perhaps nothing about the time and cost of litigation, and since that is where the real barrier to access to justice lies, explain what you would do to deal with the time and cost of litigasince that is where the real barrier to access to justice lies, explain what you would do to deal with the time and cost of litigation.

I am a bit biased here since I am a mediator, but «access to justice», in terms of having a matter adjudicated in Ontario, does not exist for the average litigant.

The legislative authority enabling a court to award costs in criminal proceedings is primarily contained in Part II of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (sections 16 to 19B), the Access to Justice Act (in relation to funded clients) and in regulations that have since been made pursuant to these statutes, including the Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986, as amended.

Since that time, I've continued to work and volunteer in the non-profit legal sector, frequently with a focus on providing increased access to justice, at least for the lucky few.

In the 18 months since the Dialogue Event — a justice system stakeholder forum held at the Faculty of Law University of Windsor, bringing together members of the public (SRLs) and judges, lawyers and policymakers — I have spent a great deal of time talking with, exchanging ideas among, and generally tracking developments in a revitalized «Access to Justice Sector» emerging across justice system stakeholder forum held at the Faculty of Law University of Windsor, bringing together members of the public (SRLs) and judges, lawyers and policymakers — I have spent a great deal of time talking with, exchanging ideas among, and generally tracking developments in a revitalized «Access to Justice Sector» emerging across Justice Sector» emerging across Canada.

The fees have since seen claims in employment tribunals drop by about 70 %, resulting in the argument that the fees themselves impeded access to justice.

Tribunal fees have long since been described as preventing access to justice — a fact clearly evidenced by the seismic reduction in claims since their introduction.

Since Alberta increased its small claims court limits in 2013, concerns about access to justice and about self - represented litigants have only increased.

This case has had such a significant impact, including with respect to the access to justice, that it has, in the course of three years since the decision was released, been cited in more than 2,300 reported decisions of the courts in Canada including more than 1,400 in Ontario alone.

Since 2001, Illinois Legal Aid Online has successfully used technology in innovative ways to increase access to justice by streamlining the delivery of free and pro bono legal services, and providing easy - to - understand legal information and assistance to the public.

Since joining PayPal in 2015, Louise has expanded and invigorated the company's legal pro bono program, which now promotes access to justice on a global scale in alignment with PayPal's vision and mission of serving the needs of communities worldwide.

Since launching in 2001, Pro Bono Ontario has become one of Canada's most prominent access to justice organizations.

Since April 2009, Peacebuilders» own fundraising has supported the Youth Circles Program and the development of additional programs that reach out to youth and communities that have not traditionally had fair access to the justice system, provide a safe and inclusive space for respectful dialogue, and promote community leadership and the use of Peacebuilding Circles in educational and correctional settings.

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.

Since the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decision in Hryniak v Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, summary judgment has been lauded as an effective tool to enhance access to justice and achieve cost - effective results for litigants.

Since its launch, the Cyberjustice Laboratory has striven to increase access to justice by remodeling judicial processes and developing technological tools that are adapted to the realities of the justice system.

These would be unconstitutional «as a matter of principle and of fact» since they would «place a fetter on access to the courts», the CJC warned, in its response to the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) consultation on solving disputes in the county courts.

Calls to Howard League's helpline have gone up 45 % since the former Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling removed legal aid from much of prison law for what he called «ideological» reasons — in other words, he didn't think prisoners should have access to justice.

Several NGOs arriving in Haiti realized that the victims of these crimes did not have access to any form of justice and have since tried to build a system of mediation within the camps.

We are smart people, we are deeply committed to our work, and we can and must figure out how to respond to this crisis — in multiple small ways since there is no magical single fix here — but first, we have to care about the question of access to justice.

The report reveals that access to justice has NOT increased in these jurisdictions since the introduction of non-lawyer ownership.

Since 2002 Accidents Direct has been helping people who have suffered Personal Injury, through no fault of their own, attain access to justice and claim the compensation they deserve.

This case has had such a significant impact, including with respect to the access to justice, that it has, in the course of three years since the decision was released, been cited inmore than 2,100 reported decisions of the courts in Canada including more than 1,300 in Ontario alone.

Since 2001, Pro Bono Net, a founding member of the Consortium, has replicated the LawHelp model in 27 additional states as part of its mission of increasing access to justice through the innovative use of technology.

Since moving to the Montgomery County Circuit Court, Kate has continued to innovate by focusing on the role law librarians can play in Access to Justice.

Since their win in the Change and Advocacy category in 2016, Professor Julie Macfarlane and guests have gone on to produce another commendable year of posts exploring the intersections of access to justice, legal education, family law, sexual assault, and much more.

Since she began practising with Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Calgary a decade ago, Kelly Osaka has been a front - line witness to the access - to - justice crunch in Canada's courts.

Since coming back to work in the justice sector in 2005, I've been hearing constantly about access to justice.

This case has had such a significant impact on civil legal proceedings in the courts in Ontario, including with respect to the access to justice, that it has, in the course of three years since the decision was released, been cited in more than 2,300 reported decisions of the courts in Canada and over 1,400 cases in Ontario alone.

Since Hunter took the helm in October 2008, the State Bar has revitalized its host of offerings and programs, created a very impressive array of live and online CLE options through TexasBarCLE, grown the Texas Lawyers» Assistance Program to help member attorneys dealing with personal issues, launched the Texas Bar Private Insurance Exchange in 2013, created programs to help veterans in need, enhanced civil education in Texas, greatly expanded its efforts to promote pro bono work and foster access to justice, and much more, all the while making the State Bar extremely financially solid and building a very impressive staff.

The issues of reconciliation and access to justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been in the forefront of Chief Judge John Pascoe's mind since his meeting with Aboriginal Elders at Dubbo in 2011.