Sentences with phrase «improve public access to the laws»

The White Paper, Toward a new format for Canadian legislation — Using graphic design principles and methods to improve public access to the law by David Berman also introduced the concept of using diagrams to help describe laws.

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In January 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, finalized its updated nutritional standards for school meals in keeping with the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law No. 111 - 296), which reauthorized the school meal programs and placed an emphasis on the need to improve access to healthy foods in schools.

Improving Access and Creating Exceptional Opportunities for Students with Disabilities in Public Charter Schools, authored by Lauren Morando Rihm and Paul ONeill of the newly - formed National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools, outlines the federal, state, and local laws that govern special education in all public schools and makes key recommendations for how charter schools can leverage current programs to best serve students with disabilPublic Charter Schools, authored by Lauren Morando Rihm and Paul ONeill of the newly - formed National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools, outlines the federal, state, and local laws that govern special education in all public schools and makes key recommendations for how charter schools can leverage current programs to best serve students with disabilpublic schools and makes key recommendations for how charter schools can leverage current programs to best serve students with disabilities.

As states continue to add public preschool programs — in the hope that greater access to early - childhood education will improve schools» chances of meeting the NCLB law's targets — it's not surprising that some organizations are pushing to increase the federal government's role in the...

A credit repair business and its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services of a credit repair business, shall not do any of the following: (1) Charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services that the credit repair business has agreed to perform for or on behalf of the consumer; (2) Charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the consumer to a retail seller or to any other credit grantor who will or may extend credit to the consumer, if the credit that is or will be extended to the consumer is upon substantially the same terms as those available to the general public; (3) Represent that it can directly or indirectly arrange for the removal of derogatory credit information from the consumer's credit report or otherwise improve the consumer's credit report or credit standing, provided, this shall not prevent truthful, unexaggerated statements about the consumer's rights under existing law regarding his credit history or regarding access to his credit file; (4) Make, or counsel or advise any consumer to make, any statement that is untrue or misleading and which is known or which by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, to a consumer reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a consumer or to whom a consumer is applying for an extension of credit, with respect to a consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity; or (5) Make or use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale of the services of a credit repair business or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit repair business.

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.

On March 24, 2016, the Barreau du Quebec (Quebec Bar Association) released a report «La tarification horaire à l'heure de la réflexion» (in French only and translated to say Hourly Billing: A Time for Reflection) calling for an end to hourly billing by lawyers and law firms in the hope of improving access to justice for the public and a better work - life balance for lawyers... [more]

Therefore, if we are going to make it work and improve the game for everyone (accountability, transparency, access to justice, e-problem solving, etc) then «why don't we (judges, law society and public) just fix it ourselves?»

On March 24, 2016, the Barreau du Quebec (Quebec Bar Association) released a report «La tarification horaire à l'heure de la réflexion» (in French only and translated to say Hourly Billing: A Time for Reflection) calling for an end to hourly billing by lawyers and law firms in the hope of improving access to justice for the public and a better work - life balance for lawyers.

In fact, as part of my job with Pro Bono Net, a nonprofit that works with legal aid organizations, pro bono programs, and courts to improve access to justice through increasing volunteerism, collaboration, and effective use of technology, I've had the opportunity to work with Pro Bono Law Ontario and seen how adding technology to their service delivery (both as support for their programs and as information for the general public) has allowed them to be more effective and efficient in their work.

The full story is in today's Pacific Daily News and a month ago in the Marianas Variety Guam's court system wants to improve public access to local laws, government rules, executive orders, court decisions and attorney general opinions.

As such, if you really want to improve public access to justice in Surrey, the solution is not to flood the Lower Mainland (a market in which law students already have a very difficult time finding articles - yes, even in Surrey) with junior lawyers but to build a new courthouse on the Surrey side of the river.

A government - appointed Legal Services Board was established to oversee regulation by reference to eight «regulatory objectives» which were, confusingly given equal priority (the public interest, supporting the rule of law, improving access to justice, protecting and promoting consumers, promoting competition, encouraging a strong independent legal profession, increasing public understanding of citizens» rights and duties and maintaining a set of professional principles).

These objectives include: protecting and promoting the public interest, supporting the constitutional principle of the rule of law, improving access to justice, protecting and promoting the interests of consumers of legal services, and promoting competition in the provision of legal services.

An Act to improve access to justice by amending the Solicitors Act to permit contingency fees in certain circumstances, to modernize and reform the law as it relates to limitation periods by enacting a new Limitations Act and making related amendments to other statutes, and to make changes with respect to the governance of the public accounting profession by amending the Public Accountanpublic accounting profession by amending the Public AccountanPublic Accountancy Act

Taking the concept of open access in libraries and applying it to access to social justice and the self - represented the legal aid briefing documents / summaries on the law in question should be open to the public and recommended to the public to improve court processes and the sate of the law on the issues being addressed.

The answers to improving access to justice are (1) greater public education which can be easily and disinterestedly (as opposed to self - serving ads by firms) delivered by the Law Society at remarkably modest cost per member, and (2) legislative amendments to the litigation process.

When we make it more difficult for faculty and students to access those holdings, or effectively discourage them from using those resources, we do nothing to promote better professional or academic training for law students — nor to improve research or public engagement.

The stakeholders involved — the government, private publishers, lawyers, law schools, and other public interest groups — have important roles to play in improving access, particularly through the use of Internet technologies.

B.C. Notaries said it is appropriate their services be expanded to other areas of law where they will be properly qualified to practise thereby improving access for the public to affordable legal services.

Professional Experience Columbia University — Teachers College (New York, NY) 7/2007 — 12/2010 Public Safety Officer • Ensure the execution of security and fire protection operations to promote a safe and secure environment, working closely with school management to implement and improve policies and procedures in accordance with security procedures • Possess and implement the knowledge of all related regulations to comply with government standards and procedures • Utilize strong customer service and communications skills to interact daily with employees, personnel, and other parties • Coordinate all response efforts to emergencies while on location to allow timely access for other law enforcement professionals, medical / fire first responders, and other parties