Sentences with phrase «legal aid needs»

MLAC's influence has increased over time, as more governmental agencies and foundations have partnered with MLAC and its grantees to meet burgeoning civil legal aid needs.

A vast online collection of information, forms, advice and other resources was how we used to address these legal aid needs.

Professor Mary Jane Mossman, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, on Prioritizing Legal Aid Needs and Demands.

LAG believes this narrow LASPO vision of civil legal aid needs to be superseded by one which provides wider access to justice for the many people struggling to get advice on everyday legal problems.

Legal Aid needs committed lawyers, not just any lawyers.

He conducts annual public hearings to assess the unmet civil legal aid needs throughout the state.

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

For him, legal aid needed to look like any other law firm, which meant that legal services could be provided only by professional, male lawyers.

Not exact matches

When your venture aims to do something no one has done before — in our case, develop and commercialize the first - ever in vitro diagnostic blood test to aid in the evaluation of patients with suspected TBI, also known as concussion — you want an attorney and a law firm that will take the time to understand your unique needs and clear legal roadblocks before you can even anticipate them.

The need for adequate legal aid is very compelling in situations where a woman is attempting to leave an abusive relationship, and her life and her physical and emotional security are at risk, as is the safety of her children.

Conspicuously missing from political and legal discourse is the recognition that family members may need nurturing environments as much as they need direct aid, and that families themselves may need surrounding supportive communities in order to function in an optimal manner.

They found that the rules to access legal aid for victims of domestic abuse were so restrictive that 40 % of women didn't meet the requirements to get the support they needed to access justice.

The very fact that the initial legal aid cuts refused to recognise the complex needs of domestic abuse survivors — and that it took a women's rights organisation to challenge it — demonstrates how vital this specialist knowledge is.

«More funding is needed, especially following the virtual demise of legal aid and what is likely to be another round of harsh local authority cuts in the coming year,» Hawkes warns.

Other commission members were Scott P. Campbell, executive director of the Elton John AIDS Foundation; Rose Harvey, commissioner of the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; Thomas Krever, CEO of the Hetrick - Martin Institute; Kelsey Louie, CEO of Gay Men's Health Crisis; Christine Quinn, the former City Council speaker who is now CEO of Women in Need; Melissa Sklarz, development director at the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund; and Glennda Testone, executive director of the LGBT Community Center.

But he stood firm on the need for legal aid cuts, saying: «It was the case that too much taxpayer money was spent on legal aid.

Dissenting justice campaigners, legal aid lawyers and those who've witnessed the rot setting in (from swingeing legal aid cuts, curbs to judicial review, an interpreting service in freefall, probation chaos and threats to withdraw Britain from the Human Rights Act) will be highlighting the urgent need to halt the destruction of our justice system and abide by the principles of the medieval charter.

Tina Luongo, attorney - in - charge of the Criminal Defense Practice at The Legal Aid Society, which has supported closing Rikers Island, applauded the reduction but warned more work still needs to be done.

The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill provides a much - needed opportunity to mend our broken compensation system to ensure a better deal for genuine claimants, taxpayers, local authorities, the NHS and businesses alike» Matthew Davis, Head of Group Insurance, Home Retail Group (whose brands include Argos), said: «Managing our business costs is crucial to ensuring that we remain the UK's leading home and general merchandise retailer.

Dan Quart is a member of Community Board 8, an attorney, formerly with Legal Aid Society, and then in private practice — who is receptive to 504 Democratic Club's agenda, but may need some more experience before finding elective office.

In a follow - up email, Cianciotto elaborated, writing, «Any plan to end AIDS, from New York to California, needs to address the root causes — the socio - economic, cultural, institutional, political, and legal drivers of the epidemic — that concentrate HIV infection among young transgender people of color.»

«The questions are [often] about basic eligibility for citizenship and where to go if they need help,» explained volunteer Hasan Shafiqullah, an immigration lawyer at the Legal Aid Society.

«I knew, having sued the agency for 30 years, that there was a need for reforms in many areas of the agency,» remarked Banks, who previously ran the Legal Aid Society.

And on Tuesday Public Advocate Letitia James demanded that the authority do the right thing, writing to NYCHA Chairwoman Shola Olatoye: «I strongly urge you to comply with the demands made by your residents and the Legal Aid Society without forcing the need for legal action.&rLegal Aid Society without forcing the need for legal action.&rlegal action.»

The de Blasio administration can make a quick down payment on its homeless youth commitment by working to settle a federal lawsuit just filed by the Legal Aid Society aimed at guaranteeing a youth shelter bed for any homeless youth in need.

Banks said the procedures to track rebate and refund receipts have been improved and Legal Aid is working with the county to determine how much money needs to be returned.

«In it we create a historic $ 10 million immigrant legal aid fund to meet the urgent need of our immigrant communities.

It needs to be made clear that the funds from the Legal Aid Board were not used for the 1998 Lancet study, and therefore I perceived that no financial conflict of interest existed.»

The recent voluntary resolution agreement of a civil rights complaint filed on the behalf of six AF Hartford students by Greater Hartford Legal Aid is proof - positive that AF failed their special needs students.»

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Interest earned goes to support legal aid for those in need of support.

The Roadside Assistance Hotline provides assistance to patrons in need of towing service or help with automotive failure on the side of the ride, and the Global Assist Hotline aids cardholders in the pursuit of legal, medical, or other services in foreign areas.

If you wish to defend a case, you would usually need help from a legal aid solicitor or an advice agency such as a citizens advice bureau or law centre.

The project, funded by the Queens Museum of Art and a nonprofit arts group called Creative Time, also involved opening a storefront in New York where Bruguera wanted to hold arts workshops for immigrants, but found that most of the people who came to the store were interested in learning English or needed help finding employment or legal aid.

You will get no quarrel from me over our shared hope that legal aid receives the attention it so sorely needs.

Legal aid organizations are overtaxed, pro bono representation can't meet the need, and other initiatives have fallen far short.

JusticeNet.ca is a not - for - profit service helping people in need of legal expertise, whose income is too high to access legal aid and too low to afford standard legal fees.

It is unlikely there will be an increase in legal aid funding that would be sufficient to help a significant portion of the human beings with unmet legal needs.

There is also quite a bit in the report about reinventing the delivery of legal services, including limited scope retainers, developing legal expense insurance, and a significant emphasis on the need for more legal aid.

According to the Law Society's review, the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) was underpinned by the need for «significant cuts to legal aid spend», at a time when the government ring - fenced certain politically sensitive expenditure (health and education) but not jusLegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) was underpinned by the need for «significant cuts to legal aid spend», at a time when the government ring - fenced certain politically sensitive expenditure (health and education) but not justiAid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) was underpinned by the need for «significant cuts to legal aid spend», at a time when the government ring - fenced certain politically sensitive expenditure (health and education) but not juslegal aid spend», at a time when the government ring - fenced certain politically sensitive expenditure (health and education) but not justiaid spend», at a time when the government ring - fenced certain politically sensitive expenditure (health and education) but not justice.

Yes, they still ring and ask for an appointment, but when informed about the changes to legal aid, they say they will need to «think about it» and never call back.

So it's welcome to have the Low Commission shining much - needed light on the impact of the LASPO cuts on those largely poor and vulnerable people who up until nine months ago had legal aid as some kind of safety net.

It is part of the Ontario Civil Legal Needs Project, an initiative of the Law Society of Upper Canada, Legal Aid Ontario, and Pro Bono Law Ontario.

Innovation has long been a defining feature of legal aid, driven by the perennial need to do more with less or, at least, with less than was required.

«Meanwhile, legal aid cuts have left many vulnerable people, including those detained in immigration detention, without access to the help they need.»

The opportunity for the legal profession to take responsibility to «heal itself» and begin to address the national legal aid funding problems with their own systems of funding to ensure that those needing access to justice receive it.

«In particular, we are concerned that this amalgamation does not reflect a model of community lawyering that responds to the needs of low - income people,» said the Law Union of Ontario in a recent letter to Legal Aid Ontario chief executive officer Bob Ward and the Ministry of the Attorney General.

While the federal government has committed funding needed to keep Legal Aid Ontario's immigrant and refugee services open past November, lawyers say more needs to be done to address the problems that led to a possible shut down.

Geraldine Morris, head of LexisPSL Family, said: «The new Resolution guide will be a useful new resource for separating and divorcing couples — the need for a greater awareness of options for resolving disputes is brought into sharp focus by the extensive cuts to legal aid and the overloaded court system.

Legal aid lawyers would also refuse to co-operate with the Crown on matters such as «deals, admissions, agreements — no we don't need that expert and appearances we are not paid for,» says Rankin.