Sentences with phrase «less access to justice for»

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Aside from the merits of the decision, which puts the cost of the courts not just on the users but on all the taxpayers (which may be the appropriate place for them), it is amusing to see high - priced lawyers say that access to justice is greatly improved because of the abolition of hearng fees that are less per day than the lawyers charge per hour.

Therefore, no responsible agency within the justice system can say, «if access to justice calls for less [sic; fewer] lawyers... then so be it.»

Speedy resolution is not only better for the parties (and not just in family law disputes) but it also increases access to justice, because more disputes get resolved better at less cost per dispute.

In relation to Scottish Speculative Agreements it is clear again from Lord Gill's Review that there is a significant issue relating to Access to Justice; this is discussed on pages 98 and 99 and para 107 «as far as Access to Justice is concerned, speculative fee arrangements were said to have been responsible for a reduction in the number of firms taking on personal injury litigation, resulting in less choice for consumers but a concentration of expertise in those firms dealing with such cases... Another respondent was of the view that speculative fee arrangements were being entered into where there was little risk».

Marshall's recommendations premised on eliminating the lawyers and experts may save costs but it will also deprive accident victims of access to justice in dealing with legitimate disputes regarding their entitlement to coverage and less treatment for their injuries.

An unfortunate side effect of reduced access to justice for accident victims is that insurers are less likely to be held to account for denying meritorious claims.

In the business to consumer market, law firms and tech startups are finding ways to enable access to justice in areas becoming less financially feasible for many firms.

The High Court judge, Mr Justice Francis, said that Parliament can not have intended for legal aid not to be available in such cases: «However, it does seem to me that when Parliament changed the law in relation to legal aid and significantly restricted the availability of legal aid, yet continued to make legal aid available in care cases where the state is seeking orders against parents, it can not have intended that parents in the position that these parents have been in should have no access to legal advice or representation... I am aware that there are many parents around the country in similar positions where their cases have been less public and where they have had to struggle to represent themselves.

A perceptive follower of the development of the case - law on access to court and justice in general might have noticed that the less willing the Court of Justice to loosen up the constraints in regard of the locus standi for non-privileged applicants, the more generous it seems to be towards the actual acts which can be amenable to judicial justice in general might have noticed that the less willing the Court of Justice to loosen up the constraints in regard of the locus standi for non-privileged applicants, the more generous it seems to be towards the actual acts which can be amenable to judicial Justice to loosen up the constraints in regard of the locus standi for non-privileged applicants, the more generous it seems to be towards the actual acts which can be amenable to judicial review.

Compiled by the National Center for Access to Justice at Cardozo Law School, the Justice Index 2016 paints a dramatic picture of the nation's justice gap, including the finding that there is less than one civil legal aid attorney for every 10,000 poor people in the United Justice at Cardozo Law School, the Justice Index 2016 paints a dramatic picture of the nation's justice gap, including the finding that there is less than one civil legal aid attorney for every 10,000 poor people in the United Justice Index 2016 paints a dramatic picture of the nation's justice gap, including the finding that there is less than one civil legal aid attorney for every 10,000 poor people in the United justice gap, including the finding that there is less than one civil legal aid attorney for every 10,000 poor people in the United States.

The national Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters notes in its final report that only about 6.5 % of legal problems ever make it to court, but it is unlikely in the extreme that so many of the people with high school diplomas or less are bundled into the 93.5 % who manage to resolve their legal issues outside of court, especially when we know that for people with low incomes, legal issues tend not come one at a time but cluster and multiply into other areas of the law.

The impact on society when everyone has access to justice will be nothing less than the fulfillment of the promise of our constitution and equality for all.

My point here is that rather than start ethics reform by randomly introducing less qualified, for - profit law practitioners into the market as specious proof that something is actually being done to improve access to justice, let's tackle the challenges that can and will move the needle; such as, modernization of the court system, increasing legal aid, and modernizing lawyer ethics rules that will enable lawyers and law firms to innovate and modernize the business and practice of law.

Software developers and progressive law firms are looking for ways to streamline their practices, offer higher quality services for less, and help bridge access to justice.

On the other side of the coin, one respondent highlighted that if genuinely caring for the less fortunate «is not enough motivation, odds Pro Bono legal work is one the biggest assets the legal world has in providing «access to justice» for all.

«The main benefit we've seen is access to justice for those with mobility issues, and for those who are outside of easy reach of the courthouses and courtrooms where they can go to file notices,» Maclaren says, identifying «accessibility and efficiency» — using a process that takes much less time than a traditional court - based system — as the key advantages to clients.

Specifically, the access - to - justice movement is going to focus less on making lawyers» services more affordable, and more on making people aware that they have choices other than lawyers for their legal needs.