Sentences with phrase «little access to justice for»

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U of O has, probably more so than other Ontario law schools, a social justice / access to justice bent and I have been critical of the CBA's recent Reaching Equal Justice Report mostly because it is unrealistic and provides little hope for justice / access to justice bent and I have been critical of the CBA's recent Reaching Equal Justice Report mostly because it is unrealistic and provides little hope for justice bent and I have been critical of the CBA's recent Reaching Equal Justice Report mostly because it is unrealistic and provides little hope for Justice Report mostly because it is unrealistic and provides little hope for change.

The Washington LLLT program came about after our Supreme Court commissioned a Civil Legal Needs Study in 2003, which concluded that there was limited access to justice for those with little or no financial means.

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».

Otherwise, fired - up, redbull - fuelled participants are going to work out that there is not much point in giving their all over an adrenaline - filled weekend to a process that is little more than presenting window dressing for a concern with access to justice.

For example, the CBA's Reaching Equal Justice report stated that «Canada is plagued by a paucity of access to justice research» [3], and noted that «we still know relatively little about what works to increase access to justice and how and why it does.Justice report stated that «Canada is plagued by a paucity of access to justice research» [3], and noted that «we still know relatively little about what works to increase access to justice and how and why it does.justice research» [3], and noted that «we still know relatively little about what works to increase access to justice and how and why it does.justice and how and why it does.»

[2] The Court then commissioned the Civil Legal Needs Study in 2003, which concluded that there was limited access to justice for those with little or no financial means.

Part of Ovbiagele's motivation was the messy break up of his parents» marriage in the absence of their having too little money for proper legal representation — an access to justice issue.

Perhaps because I often find myself waiting for hours on end to be treated in a walk - in clinic or a hospital emergency room for yet another sports injury, and because I have had little success finding and keeping a family doctor, I've often thought of the frustrating parallels between accessing our justice system and accessing our health care system as an average citizen.

Because ABSs have not been in existence all that long and because for much of that time it has been difficult to get approval to operate them, there is today little empirical evidence regarding changes to access to justice.

Colin, why don't you tell us about some examples of ODR implementations currently underway and maybe stretch out a little bit and let us know how you think some of these are fulfilling the need for access to justice.

I know from my own personal experience that there are lots of things that lawyers can do to improve access to justice that don't need to wait for new rules of court, overhauled legislation, new triage processes and new social programs, that don't need to wait for the approval of the law society, government or the bench, that can be implemented now, at little or no cost to the individual lawyer.

ABS has a limited potential for increasing access to justice for those with low incomes because as profit - seekers in the market for legal services, ABS entities don't have an economic incentive to do so — there's little ROI for creating innovations or new legal services for that sector.

While it seems everyone is focused on efforts that will likely yield little to no value for those who presently have no access to justice, the areas that are most effective in addressing access are all but ignored, to wit: pro bono and legal aid.

Access to justice is a complicated issue with multiple systemic factors including poverty, racial profiling, lack of basic legal and practical education, inadequate social services, inadequate government funding, lawyers not wanting to work for little money, etc..