What if law reform commissions
made enhancing access to justice a criterion in their deliberations and recommendations for changes to our laws?
Not exact matches
The 69 - page judgment in suit no: FHC / IKJ / CS / 248/2011 signed by Honourable
Justice Mohammed Idris reads in part: «Transparency in the decision
making process and
access to information upon which decisions have been
made can
enhance accountability.»
I suspect that the real heavy lifting in
enhancing access to justice is a matter of procedural reform — specialized decision -
making bodies with extremely simplified procedural rules for specific civil law issues (something that actually already exists in certain areas such as Landlord / Tenant, but could be further improved upon), wider permissions for over-the-counter motions, fewer unnecessary court appearances, fewer procedurally - mandated appearances (e.g., going from a Case Conference
to a Settlement Conference
to a Trial Management Conference, and possibly further, before you can get
to a family law trial), and so on.
We hope and believe that sensible and dedicated members of the Ontario Family Bar can and will get behind this proposal,
make sure that the new licensing training program is as good as it can possibly be, and work alongside family paralegals
to enhance Access to Justice for Ontarians.
Since Hunter took the helm in October 2008, the State Bar has revitalized its host of offerings and programs, created a very impressive array of live and online CLE options through TexasBarCLE, grown the Texas Lawyers» Assistance Program
to help member attorneys dealing with personal issues, launched the Texas Bar Private Insurance Exchange in 2013, created programs
to help veterans in need,
enhanced civil education in Texas, greatly expanded its efforts
to promote pro bono work and foster
access to justice, and much more, all the while
making the State Bar extremely financially solid and building a very impressive staff.