Sentences with phrase «legal system reform»

Julie is an experienced mediator, facilitator and conflict resolution educator who is committed to access to justice, the modernization of the justice system and public engagement in legal system reform.

Not exact matches

The libertarian Fraser Institute gives New Jersey below average marks for the fairness of its tax system, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform's annual ranking of state lawsuit climates puts New Jersey at 32nd.

Not only has job growth been tepid, but in areas Walker has emphasized — like cutting taxes and reforming the legal system — Wisconsin has barely budged relative to the competition.

Rather, it is the expansion of trade negotiations from agreements that once focused primarily on tariff reductions to far broader regulatory documents that now mandate domestic legal reforms and establish dispute resolution systems that can be result in huge liability for national governments.

Christians can disagree about the use of drugs like marijuana and their legal status, but we should be united in our agreement that the criminal justice system needs to be reformed.

This patience, which is complemented by a gritty determination to see real legal and economic reforms take hold, is all the more striking in that Ukraine must confront daily the cultural and social deterioration created by the sad reality of Homo Sovieticus: men and women who grew up under a brutal political system that was built on falsehoods, that maintained itself through terror, and that taught everyone that trust in another human being can be very costly.

Unconscionable conduct (agrees with NFF that they have not provided protection and support reforms «to provide transparency in the supply chain» and recognise that «certain classes of suppliers... are predisposed to suffering from a special disadvantage...»; misuse of market power (legal framework must «level the balance of market power in negotiations...», «ensure transparency in the transmission of market prices» and «not allow for final market risks to be borne by the primary producer» and provide «transparency of contract processes» - specifically, Canegrowers supports effects test and a process giving ACCC greater power to «regulate anti-competitive behaviour and impose penalties», shifting «the decisions framework from the judicial system to a regulatory system» which would make it more accessible to small producers); collective bargaining (notes limits of Sugar Industry Act (Qld); authorisation and notification approval costly and limited and not a viable alternative - peak bodies should be able to «commence and progress collective bargaining with mills on behalf of their members» and current threshold too restrictive)» competitive neutrality (mixed outcomes - perverse outcomes in the case of natural monopolies - suggest remove «application of competitive neutrality provisions to natural monopoly essential services»)

While I wholeheartedly support such reforms, I argue that these glittering generalities overlook fairly technical but politically simpler problems with China's administrative legal system.

Since he took over as Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling has been pushing ahead more productively with cuts to legal aid, reform of the courts system and a new, more accountable prison regime.

Rice has been arguing that she's a tough - on - crime progressive and insisting that her efforts to reform the legal system at the local level have not only been successful, but would translate into a statewide model if she is elected to the post AG Andrew Cuomo is vacating.

As a member of the Legal Aid Society's junior board of directors and recent recipient of their Outstanding Advocacy in Defense of the Accused award, Zellnor cares deeply for the reform of our criminal justice system.

The state's top judge on Tuesday called for a package of reforms to the legal system's grand jury process, including transparency in cases involving deaths of civilians caused by police officers.

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«Change does not happen without an honest conversation in our communities, in our courthouses, at City Hall about how we have real reform in the criminal justice system, real reform in our communities and real relationships between NYPD and the people they serve,» Tina Luongo, attorney - in - chief for Legal Aid Society Criminal Practice, the plaintiff in the court case, said.

He now has an opportunity to show some humility, and come to the table with legal professionals to re-examine the reforms to the legal aid system before any further damage is done.

When Michael Gove took over at the Ministry of Justice after the election it was seen as his opportunity to introduce to the legal system some of the reforming zeal clearly demonstrated at the Department for Education.

«We have long argued that only radical legal reform will halt the rising costs of claims and restore some equilibrium to the system and have been fighting for this through our Fair Compensation campaign.

In a meeting last week, management promised to reform the system and make it more transparent, but it also struck a tough note with staff, insisting that its tips policy was legal and that they could find work elsewhere if they were unable to accept it.

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), which as part of its mission seeks to raise judicial standards and reform the legal system, will discuss the issue at its upcoming House of Delegates meeting on June 17, and consider voting on whether to take a position on the ballot measure, a spokesperson has confirmed.

The process remains antiquated and reform only comes by court mandate since the guys in control — the party structure and incumbents — benefit from a system requiring many signatures and open to accosting opponents with an intricate and expensive legal process.

«This set of reforms helps to move the criminal «justice» system closer to actual justice and away from an overreliance on arrests, prosecution and jail for low - level offenses,» said Tina Luongo, the attorney in charge of the criminal defense practice at the Legal Aid Society.

But «if you're using the legal system to quote unquote reform government, you have to do it legally.»

NYSUT is pledging to defend New York's teacher tenure system in the face of a legal challenge backed by former CNN anchor Campbell Brown's education reform organization.

«That just speaks to the fact that this is truly criminal justice reform and not police reform,» Brooklyn Councilman Antonio Reynoso said, noting that one changes how the legal system processes people after cops have stopped and charged them with misdeeds, and the other regulates that initial encounter with law enforcement.

A reformed monitoring system should document what the nature of the complaints are, what can be done to remedy them, and, as the President's Commission pointed out, what early - intervention strategies can be used to head off complaints before they harden into administrative or legal grievances.

The legislature has a moral and legal obligation under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to reform this system before more districts and disadvantaged students slip through the cracks of North Carolina's convoluted funding system.

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The exhibition coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Innocence Project, a non-profit legal organization that works to reform the criminal justice system.

This catching up is not difficult and could be attained through: (i) prudent investment policies, (ii) modernising the legal system and national laws, and (iii) empowering the judiciary to undertake the necessary reforms and innovate.

As was observed by Henry James MP, at another time of unprecedented radical change some 140 years ago, «those who had to frame and introduce a measure of legal reform had sometimes to contend with -LSB-...] with members of the legal profession, who might think that their interests would be affected by any change in the existing system.»

Regardless of one's position on the legal validity of the result, the result is a reminder (for those old enough to remember, or otherwise be aware of) of these statements and calls for reform (outside of the tort system) in cases such as Ferguson v Hamilton Civic Hospitals (1983), 40 OR (2d) 577, 1983 CanLII 1724 (ON SC) aff'd (1985) 50 OR (2d) 754, 1985 CanLII 2045 (ONCA).

A ground - breaking report recently released by the Fawcett Society concludes that the UK legal system is failing women and needs fundamental reform.

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Finally, as much as our legal education system needs reform, believe it or not, there are some who look to our legal education system as a model.

In addition to seeking reform, the Coalition is dedicated to empowering, educating, and providing support and resources to families in crisis because of the legal system and impoverished by divorce and other domestic relations matters.

But with training contracts gradually evaporating and government reforms of legal aid system kicking in, could the party be over?

«The Legal Reform Awards honor individuals and organizations whose outstanding work has contributed to making the U.S. civil justice system simpler, fairer, and more efficient for all,» said ILR President Lisa A. Rickard.

Once the lines are drawn between those who are for LLLTs and those against LLLTs, be prepared for a growing culture of lawyer derision and devaluation of the role lawyers play in our legal system by those who zealously support LLLTs and other reforms.

Wisconsin moved up seven spots, from No. 22 to No. 15, in the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform's latest lawsuit climate study: 2012 State Liability Systems Survey, Lawsuit Climate: Ranking the States.

Esther Woodhouse, Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and Probate specialist lawyer at Roythornes said: «The online service is part of wider Government plans to reform the justice system and deliver a modern service to improve the efficiency of the probate application...

As President Obama pushes Congress to reform our nation's health care system, this week's edition of the legal - affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer considers the legal issues raised by the reform proposals.

However, between the poles of the system as it currently stands and appointment is a range of reform options that would reflect the fundamental principles of law that the legal profession should uphold, including respect for minority rights and respect for democratic principles.

In the most sweeping reform of Japan's legal system since World War II, the doors are opening wide for a flood of new lawyers to handle cases in an increasingly litigious society.Experts say the reforms underscore a big shift in social attitudes that is forcing Japan to change its policy of keeping the number of lawyers low.

Doubt that meaningful reform can come from within the legal system.

«No matter how much we reform our family law and criminal justice systems — and heaven knows they need substantial reform — the government can't expect LSS to switch from a staff lawyer service model to a private lawyer service model without substantially incentivizing the private bar to take on legal aid files.»

In a previous post, I reviewed the BC Government's launch of the Justice Reform Initiative which includes a Green Paper on Modernizing BC's Justice System, an internal audit of legal aid, and the launch of a new website on court information and statistics.

At a recent comparative ethics conference Professor Xiaobing Liu noted the Chinese proverb, «Virtue without competence is always better than competence without virtue» («Latest Reform on the Legal Ethics Assessment Mechanism in the Chinese Legal Profession Admission System»).

We often assume that reforms to the legal system should come from lawyers.

Is putting a cap on punitive damage awards in personal injury cases the best way to reform the legal system?