Sentences with phrase «in promoting access to justice»

We will endeavour at all times to translate this into practices and policies within the Family Law Courts that are effective in promoting access to justice for Indigenous people.

A highly important factor in promoting access to justice for Indigenous people is a judiciary that is culturally competent, particularly in its understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, child - rearing practices and kinship and the central place that cultural identity and affiliation plays in the life of Indigenous people.

One role for academic law librarians in promoting access to justice is to provide training to p...

The Symposium provided an opportunity for the legal community to celebrate and reflect on four decades of accomplishments by Ontario's community legal clinics in promoting access to justice for the most disadvantaged Ontarians.

In 2009 Mark O'Brien, Pro Bono Net's Executive Director, came to Seattle to urge Microsoft to get involved in promoting access to justice through technology.

Why teaching lawyers how to make great money delivering unbundled services plays such an important role in promoting access to justice

The Dutch courts are also making progress in promoting access to justice through developments on collective redress.

The danger is that what could be a very powerful technology in promoting access to justice could otherwise develop in a piecemeal, unstructured and non-strategic way.

The legal aid system plays a crucial role in promoting access to justice at proportionate costs in key areas.

Lord Jackson believes that BTE insurance is a beneficial product as an add - on to a household insurance policy and if his reforms relating to a choice of solicitor were implemented BTE insurance would have an important role in promoting access to justice.

Not exact matches

That, in fact, in many places, the operations of transnational capital — far from extending access to property, creating general prosperity, promoting democratic institutions, or advancing the causes of law and justice — destroy functioning local economies and communities, sustain and deepen poverty among those capital reduces to the commodity of cheap labor, exploit unjust labor systems, support despotisms, take advantage of conditions in regions too poor to impose or enforce environmental protections (for their ecosystems or their peoples), and are often complicit in the procedural abuse of persons who can hope for no legal redress?

«As a State Senator,» he explained, «I will fight for the things that matter to New Yorkers: strengthening rent laws and preserving affordable housing, increasing access to quality schools, safeguarding the environment, promoting economic and social justice, preventing violence in our communities, and creating a fairer and more accessible political process.»

Similarly, JUSTICE's 2015 Delivering Justice in an Age of Austerity Report focused on the pre-issue stage and promoted the need to educate LiPs at an early stage, arguing «improved access to information and advice can offer important cost savings in the long term&JUSTICE's 2015 Delivering Justice in an Age of Austerity Report focused on the pre-issue stage and promoted the need to educate LiPs at an early stage, arguing «improved access to information and advice can offer important cost savings in the long term&Justice in an Age of Austerity Report focused on the pre-issue stage and promoted the need to educate LiPs at an early stage, arguing «improved access to information and advice can offer important cost savings in the long term».

AfricanLII's main goal is to promote free access to law and open justice in Africa.

As just a brief sampling, in «The Cost of Law: Promoting Access to Justice through the (Un) Corporate Practice of Law» [2] and «Life in the Law - Thick World: The Legal Resource Landscape for Ordinary Americans» [3](with Jaime Heine), Hadfield uses empirical evidence to demonstrate that there can never be enough pro bono (free) legal work or enough money for legal aid that could even come close to satisfying the huge unmet need for legal services in the US.

New York Chief Judge John Lippman echoed this connection between access to civil justice and public safety when he stated: «If what happens inside this courthouse or any courthouse... is anything short, even by the smallest amount, of promoting equal justice... [t] he most vulnerable in our society, they're the ones who have suffered the most.»

It is essential for the public's faith in our rule of law to promote not just access to the courts, but also access to real justice.»

Established in 1974, the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) promotes equal access to justice by providing federal funding grants to 134 nonprofit legal aid programs across the United States.

«It is essential for the public's faith in our rule of law to promote not just access to the courts, but also access to real justice,» Stern said in the press release.

In 1974, Congress chartered the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to promote equal access to justice in the civil judicial system by providing low - income Americans with high quality legal aiIn 1974, Congress chartered the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to promote equal access to justice in the civil judicial system by providing low - income Americans with high quality legal aiin the civil judicial system by providing low - income Americans with high quality legal aid.

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.

It's good for the whole community and survival of the language and to promote access to justice in French,» she says.

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.

Before launching the LSCP, Maryland developed an independent non-profit with its alumni called Civil Justice, Inc. to offer mentorship and promote access to justice, which turned into the Solo Practice Incubator for Justice in JanuarJustice, Inc. to offer mentorship and promote access to justice, which turned into the Solo Practice Incubator for Justice in Januarjustice, which turned into the Solo Practice Incubator for Justice in JanuarJustice in January 2011.

What's especially noteworthy about Free the Law, though, and what distinguishes it from other preservation initiatives, is that it provides for the preservation of historical legal materials in connection with free, public access to them, on the conviction that access to legal information promotes access to justice.

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.»

With that said, I hope the smaller publishers as an example of their leadership (if they're not already doing so) will be lending their services and expertise to promote and support access to justice in communities in jeopardy of being denied such access.

Sreerupa is interested in using technology for promoting access to justice, and in developing solutions to age old problems.

Established in 1992, Australia's federal class action regime was developed to promote the more efficient resolution of multiple claims sharing common issues, to increase access to justice for small claimants and to safeguard the interests of group members and respondents alike.

Some advocacy groups in the U.S. have promoted the idea of letting non-lawyers invest equity in law firms as a way to provide access to justice, enable innovation in the legal marketplace, and expand legal services.

A «culture shift is required in order to create an environment promoting timely and affordable access to the civil justice system,» trumpets the unanimous ruling in Hryniak v. Mauldin, released Jan. 23, along with a companion decision Bruno Appliance and Furniture Inc. v. Hryniak.

He believes in equal access to justice for all, the entitlement to a fair hearing and is dedicated to promoting the interests and welfare of immigrants and those seeking protection in the UK.

In 2013, Justice Stephen Goudge was recognized as one of Canada's most respected appellate judges and an inspiration outside of the Ontario Court of Appeal for his activities aimed to promote access to jJustice Stephen Goudge was recognized as one of Canada's most respected appellate judges and an inspiration outside of the Ontario Court of Appeal for his activities aimed to promote access to justicejustice.

Best of all, a number of these alternatives can actually increase access to justice while meeting lawyers» need to get paid; the idea of practice models that are remunerative and promote access to family justice is a theme I will be returning to in the months ahead.

It calls for support for access to justice research in order to promote evidence - based policy choices.

With the government's intent to sell justice on the open market, it has never been a more relevant and appropriate time to promote the Magna Carta and increase public awareness; in doing so achieving the important goal of prioritising access to justice, rather than simply facilitating it.

The legal profession should unify, singing from the same hymn sheet to promote the value of justice, and access to it; with the foundations lying within the Magna Carta itself, which still provides three clauses that remain in force today.

Prioritise pro bono projects in the region that support the Government's Pacific Law and Justice Framework — a framework that guides Australia's assistance to the Pacific Law and Justice Sector with a view to promoting regional security, attracting foreign investment, and ensuring access to jJustice Framework — a framework that guides Australia's assistance to the Pacific Law and Justice Sector with a view to promoting regional security, attracting foreign investment, and ensuring access to jJustice Sector with a view to promoting regional security, attracting foreign investment, and ensuring access to justicejustice.

The Jackson reforms of English commercial litigation came into force on 1 April 2013, and as part of that wholesale review of the funding of litigation in England and Wales, there has been widespread recognition that litigation funding promotes access to justice by enabling litigants to manage their exposure to costs.

Our organization exists to promote a better understanding of the law for all and to support access to justice for those who for any reason, represent themselves in legal matters by providing coaching, appropriate encouragement, legal information, referrals or other resources to those people

David joins other NJSBA leaders in the Association's commitment in advancing the practice of law, providing education to both the public and to other attorneys, and promoting access to the civil justice system to -LSB-...]

At Stanford's Code X, speaker Jim Sandman of Legal Services Corporation promoted the use of technology in the legal industry in 10 ways: Focus on courts and administrators to improve access to justice.

[2] Increasingly, there is recognition that a culture shift is required in order to create an environment promoting timely and affordable access to the civil justice system... [3] Summary judgment motions provide one such opportunity...

«But I think it has lowered the risk for companies that are engaged in the public interest and promoting public access to justice,» she adds.

He brings a wealth of knowledge that will help the MBF to strengthen its work in promoting equal access to justice in the Commonwealth.»

«This new initiative will increase access to justice and promote public confidence in the administration of justice.»

«The Rules reflect the cultural shift identified in Hryniak v Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7... to create an environment promoting timely and affordable access to the civil justice system.»

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[As an example of its dedication to legal technology,] IIT Chicago - Kent College of Law established the Center for Access to Justice & Technology (CAJT) to make justice more accessible to the public by promoting the use of the Internet in the teaching, practice, and public access to thAccess to Justice & Technology (CAJT) to make justice more accessible to the public by promoting the use of the Internet in the teaching, practice, and public access to tJustice & Technology (CAJT) to make justice more accessible to the public by promoting the use of the Internet in the teaching, practice, and public access to tjustice more accessible to the public by promoting the use of the Internet in the teaching, practice, and public access to thaccess to the law.

ALF's Mandate reads as follows: «The Association of Litigation Funders of England & Wales (ALF) is dedicated to promoting best practice in the Litigation Funding industry and campaigning to improve the uses and applications of Litigation Funding as an additional resource for Access to Justice and rational management of financial risk in making claims.