Sentences with phrase «have access to the justice system»

Many Americans, however, do not have any access to the justice system, never mind that of equal access.

This is an extremely important case in the ongoing struggle to ensure that everyone has access to our justice system to resolve disputes such as who has custody of children after parents separate.

But she points out, as a self - regulating profession, the legal industry must find a way to serve those who would otherwise be excluded: «If legal fees are so out of reach that the average person doesn't have access to the justice system, we have an obligation to fill gaps in the system by requiring the profession to step up to the plate,» she says.

Not exact matches

«Whether it is fake accounts at Wells Fargo or a massive data breach at Equifax, recent scandals have demonstrated that consumers need to access the justice system when a big, powerful company opens accounts in their name, without their consent, and leaves them vulnerable to fraud by failing to secure their personal data,» said Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D - Nev.

«Patients who believe they have been negligently harmed must have access to justice, but fixed costs are fairer and will help to establish some much needed balance to the system.

«Juxtaposing the corruption that has recently been exposed to our topic of discussion today, brings so much to deliberate on because it is universally recognized that increased access to justice depends on public confidence in the justice system.

«We are all shocked that the governor vetoed a bill that would have reduced racial disparities in the criminal justice system, helped ensure equal access to justice for all New Yorkers, provided improved public defense programs for those who can not afford an attorney, and much - needed mandate relief for counties,» Gradess said.

With each and every growing controversy, we have seen that the government's changes to the criminal justice system have been rooted in the panacea of cutting costs, with little regard to preserving the integrity and the fundamental principles of equality before the law and access to justice that sit at the heart of our legal system.

«With each and every growing controversy, we have seen that the government's changes to the criminal justice system have been rooted in the panacea of cutting costs, with little regard to preserving the integrity and the fundamental principles of equality before the law and access to justice that sit at the heart of our legal system,» he said.

Efforts to limit access to voting, compounded by election security concerns, have created a lack of confidence in the U.S. voting system, said Myrna Perez, professor of law and director of the Brennan Center for Justice Voting Rights and Elections Project at the New York University School of Law.

Where Berlinger and Sinofsky had to make their way through the wilds of Arkansas, forging their own relationships and figuring out on the fly who was bending the truth, Berg has the story (and the testifiers to same) already in place, plus she has Jackson's money and personal interest in the case to get her access to DNA experts, forensic pathologists and FBI profilers, all of whom establish very convincingly that the three men convicted for this crime were the victims a justice system more interested in expediency than truth.

Kids who complete the Pre-K program are far less likely to drop out of high school or encounter the criminal justice system than their counterparts who don't have access.

The definition of equity begins with: «Educational equity is the condition of justice, fairness and inclusion in our systems of education so that all students have access to the opportunities to learn and develop to their fullest potentials.»

Bridging the digital divide should obviously remain a priority, and stakeholders within the justice system should not forget that not all Canadians can and do know how to use a computer or even have access to one.

Trudell has been a vital and indispensable part of two national endeavours, on the justice system and access to justice, particularly on the criminal side.

Because of the presence it commands within the justice system overall, legal aid has the potential to play a crucial role in expanding access to justice in Canada.

Winkler has spent much of his career on the bench pushing for improved access to fair, timely, and affordable civil litigation in the justice system and he continues to fight that battle.

However, that hasn't worked up until now, and without a systemic shakeup of structure that avails potential clients to legal professionals interested in access to justice, the crisis will remain in control of the efficacy desired in all legal systems interested in true justice.

That said, outside of certain pernicious civil problems that plague many individuals who fall into the access to justice gap — domestic violence, evictions, debt collections, foreclosures — even lawyers likely generally assume that the remainder of the civil system runs relatively smoothly, with both sides of a dispute having access to an attorney.

No one will notice that we've taken away their access to the civil justice system unless they have been injured by medical malpractice.

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

Such egregious statements by a sitting judge have broad repercussions, threatening survivors» access to the equal protection of the law and undermining women's equality, as well as the public's trust in our justice system.

West Coast LEAF intervened in the distinct matter of «public interest standing» being denied to these women through their representative organization — to argue that such organizations ought to be able to bring forward important constitutional cases on behalf of the many women who do not have effective access to the justice system on their own.

Of course, it has been said by the administration and will no doubt be said again and again that in substitution for legal aid there will be put in place a revised «no win, no fee» system more than sufficient to meet the access to justice shortfall.

I support the Campaign for Legal Services so the homeless, the abused, the veterans and the elderly all have the same access to our justice system that I do.»

Access to civil legal aid ensures fairness for all in the justice system, without regard to how much money you have.

TUC Report finds women and children have been disproportionately affected by the devastating impact of LASPO, by Emma Fitzsimons Prior its enactment, campaigners warned that the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 («LASPO») 1 would decimate legal aid, deny access to justice to thousands of vulnerable litigants and prove to be a false economy, shifting the burden to an already understaffed court system and overburdened legal aid services sector.

For 36 years, VLS has been on a mission to improve access to the civil justice system.

AUSTIN — Business and community leader and advocate Priscilla Guajardo Cortez has been selected to lead Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas, which helps low - income individuals access the civil justice system by providing volunteer attorneys who donate legal advice and representation.

This then ensures all people have equal access to our justice system with experienced attorneys representing them.

The Center for Access to Justice at Georgia State University College of Law is working to change that misconception, demonstrating through research how lower - income individuals have a fundamentally different experience with the civil and criminal justice systems, particularly in theJustice at Georgia State University College of Law is working to change that misconception, demonstrating through research how lower - income individuals have a fundamentally different experience with the civil and criminal justice systems, particularly in thejustice systems, particularly in the South.

In addition to volunteer legal assistance at the centers, the Hawaii State Judiciary has also partnered with the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii and the Hawaii State Public Library System to make self - help interactive court forms software available at the Self - Help Centers and Access to Justice Rooms and public libraries across the state as well as online.

Here's what we heard: 40 per cent of Ontarians do not believe that they have fair and equal access to the justice system.

We have frequently blogged about access to justice issues, including the government's attempts to make Ontario's criminal law system «faster and fairer», and the right to timely trial.

All across Canada, judges, law societies, courthouses, schools, and professional bodies have been imploring the modernization of the court system in order to improve the administration of justice — and by extension, improve access to justice.

I've written a few posts recently about access to justice and the current flaws in our system.

I am very proud to report that I have been nominated for election as vice president of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation, the state's premiere legal charity devoted to ensuring equal access to the legal system and to improving the administration of justice.

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.

The layer just below the water line probably for the most part represents people who should have access to the formal justice system.

It has been developed with a range of partners both inside and outside of the justice system in an attempt to diversify participants in the access to justice conversation.

The Justice Index describes itself as «a snapshot of the degree to which best practices for ensuring access to the civil and criminal justice systems have been adopted across the country.Justice Index describes itself as «a snapshot of the degree to which best practices for ensuring access to the civil and criminal justice systems have been adopted across the country.justice systems have been adopted across the country.»

In order to respond adequately to the demands of reasonable access, civil justice systems are going to have to reallocate funding to CDR.

[1] The argument is that if the civil legal aid system [2] is viewed by the middle class as a program that could benefit them if they encounter trouble, rather than being only for the poor, a wider segment of the public will have a stake in access to justice and they will support higher levels of public funding.

Lord Justice Briggs» Civil Court Structure Review proposed the new online court and said it would improve access to justice and be simpler for people to use than the current court Justice Briggs» Civil Court Structure Review proposed the new online court and said it would improve access to justice and be simpler for people to use than the current court justice and be simpler for people to use than the current court system.

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.

Without personal injury lawyers, many people would not have access to the civil justice system.

For the most part, lawmakers have been welcoming of Litigation Finance as a means to enable parties access to the justice system.

``... 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?

«I have spoken about how access to justice on both the civil side and the criminal side is the most pressing problem facing our justice system.

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.