Sentences with phrase «make civil justice»

«The new Code of Civil Procedure is intended to make the civil justice system more accessible, while protecting the rights of all parties to state their claims before a court.

In 2016, the Conference of State Court Chief Justices issued a call to action to state courts to make our civil justice system more accessible.

the court should strain to assist parties with defining processes that make the civil justice system affordable and accessible for themselves as long as the result is consistent with the fair and just resolution of the dispute on the merits.

In Hryniak, Justice Karakatsanis spoke of a «culture shift» that is necessary in order to make civil justice — including the resolution of civil disputes by judges — accessible to ordinary Canadians.

The forum also looked at how Quebec and British Columbia have been trying to make their civil justice systems more efficient and better for all involved [The Civil Justice Reform Working Group in British Columbia has made a lot of material available online]

Rules were substantially reformed in an effort to achieve Honourable Coulter A. Osborne's goal to «make the civil justice system more accessible and affordable.»

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 1, 2017 — Noting Judge Neil Gorsuch's «refreshing record of leaving lawmaking to elected lawmakers,» the American Tort Reform Association today voiced optimism about his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court and «the perspective he'll bring in helping to make our civil justice system more predictably fair.»

Those recommendations include «The Court should form a standing committee to maintain accountability for closing the justice gap and to monitor the effectiveness of reform initiatives,» «The Court should encourage the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Access to Justice Commission, and local bar associations to create pipelines of services for modest - means clients,» and «A primary objective of future rulemaking projects should be to make the civil justice system more accessible to modest - means clients.»

Our mission is to make civil justice accessible to everyone, because we believe business should be a force for good.

- Keynote speakers from Canada and abroad will provide expert advice on ways and means to make our civil justice system, more accessible, effective, fair and efficient.

Recent amendments to Ontario's Rules of Civil Procedure («Rules») have introduced sweeping changes meant to make the civil justice system more affordable and accessible.

Not exact matches

The pan-Canadian coalition, which emerged from the North American civil society gathering on NAFTA in Mexico City in May 2017, is made up of labour, environmental, farmer, social justice and other civil society groups across English - speaking Canada and Quebec.

Known as the «Melbourne Response,» this system made a form of justice available to victims who were disinclined to establish legal liability — though it did not preclude their also pursuing civil action, if they wished.

A country that was founded on the principles of liberty and justice for all will remember how justice was too long denied to African - Americans, how the civil rights movement made clear that separate is not equal, and how King's dream of all people living together in peace was «deeply rooted in the American dream.»

The United States welcomed its immigrants, protected its workers, freed the slaves, enfranchised women, aided the needy, provided social security for the aged, ensured the civil rights of all its citizens, and made public space accessible to the handicapped: all in service to its ideals of justice.

I also knew I wanted to help people who were struggling; my grandmother was active in the civil rights movement, and my parents made sure that working for justice and mercy was in my bones.

«As a member of the IDC, I will fight for the Child Victims Act to make sure that victims of child sexual abuse get the justice they deserve in both civil and criminal court,» she said.

At 2 p.m., Tax Equity Now New York (TENNY), a newly formed coalition of homeowners, civil justice organizations, and real estate leaders dedicated to fixing New York City's broken property tax system will make a major announcement, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Opponents say the plans tread on hallowed British legal traditions of open justice and make a mockery of coalition claims to defend civil liberties.

From making a college education accessible for all, to standing up for civil rights and justice, to being a trusted ally to working families, Governor Cuomo fights and delivers for all New Yorkers.

The justice secretary insisted the plans, which would make hearings private where they could «damage the public interest», would only apply to a «handful» of civil cases involving «highly sensitive intelligence material».

O'Donnell made the announcement to the Commons justice select committee as he published special guidelines for senior civil servants in the event of a hung parliament.

The MoJ has asked the Civil Justice Council (CJC) to consider the issue and make recommendations.

The Let NY Vote coalition is made up of over thirty organizations, nonprofits, and labor unions, including Common Cause / NY, Public Citzen, New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, as well as the statewide NAACP and National Action Network, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American, and the LGBTQ community.

A lookback window is among the most controversial components of the Child Victims Act, which would make it easier for abuse survivors to seek justice as adults by extending the timeframes they can bring criminal and civil cases.

«We want to make sure that the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney... move forward with charges of civil rights violations because justice was not served in Bronx County today,» said RJustice and the U.S. Attorney... move forward with charges of civil rights violations because justice was not served in Bronx County today,» said Rjustice was not served in Bronx County today,» said Russell.

This group had the most influence on his civil rights policy made up of colourblind justice and limited government.

The destruction here makes the carnage in Captain America: Civil War and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice look like a small dustup.

The year's top - grossing films to date, for instance, include five that could make the visual - effects shortlist: «Captain America: Civil War,» «Deadpool,» «Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,» «X-Men: Apocalypse» and the potential front - runner, «The Jungle Book.»

That's one of probably a dozen things that make «Civil War» a much better film than «Dawn of Justice».

For comparison, both Civil War and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice were made on a budget of $ 250 million, over five times as much as Deadpool's.

Washington — The Reagan Administration, as part of the President's school - discipline initiative, is considering the feasibility of changing a civil - rights law that has been blamed for making school officials unwilling to discipline students, a Justice Department official said at one of two Congressional hearings on school discipline last week.

The school board received an involuntary resignation from the custodian and failed «to make even a minimal inquiry regarding the circumstances of the resignation letter,» despite the urgings of the Civil Service Employees Association, State Supreme Court Justice Howard Miller said in a written decision Oct. 15.

Edgar also worked as the policy director for Californians for Justice where he partnered with organizations like California Teachers Association, Ed - Trust West, and the American Civil Liberties Union to make state Local Control Funding Formula regulations more inclusive of the community.

«It will be very difficult for Democrats to make the case that they are on the side of civil rights and social justice if they are defending unconstitutional laws that objectively harm poor kids and children of color,» said Austin, who serves on the board of Students Matter, the organization that brought the lawsuit.

In April, the U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New York making very similar allegations to the civil case and citing much of the same evidence.

One of them is how the media is portraying the agreement as a success and a reason to celebrate when the narrative that civil society is pushing is that the agreement should really be seen as a failure and a reason to work harder towards climate justice, making the movement stronger.

The Rivertown Kids Chorus sings with folk icon Pete Seeger about civil rights, social justice, cleaning up the Hudson River, global warming and the power of one person to create community and make great changes in the world.

They tell us that making sure corporations are held accountable when their actions harm consumers, employees, or communities (70 %) should be a much higher priority for the civil justice system than limiting the amount of compensation that juries can award for pain and suffering.»

New online courts for civil cases designed to help make the justice system more user - friendly could be introduced,...

A Civil Justice Council report has made 45 recommendations designed to increase the uptake of damages - based agreements, a key part of the Jackson reforms but whose use has been limited.

To make his point he goes to such lengths as to cite an observer's description of the Task Force on Systems of Civil Justice:

«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.

But make no mistake, the Bush administration has left the country mired in eight years worth of muck that will likely require years for the new president, Congress, and civil justice fans everywhere to wipe clean.

Indeed at the Glasgow seminar on 19th October 2009, a number of speakers made the point that personal injury litigation, which is currently being conducted under the new procedures developed by the Court of Session, is the most successful part of the Scottish Civil Justice system.».

Beyond making the litigation process more efficient for businesses, a business court would remove time - consuming cases from the regular docket, helping to clear a clogged court system and improve the civil justice process for every Georgian.

Unfortunately, many East St. Louis residents are underrepresented in the civil justice system, making experienced legal representation an essential need in the community.

The Florida Bar Foundation strives to provide greater access to justice in Florida by: expanding and improving representation and advocacy on behalf of low - income persons in civil legal matters; improving the fair and effective administration of justice; and promoting public service among lawyers by making it an integral component of the law school experience.

[42] I told Mr. Elkin that the question I had raised concerned compliance or lack of compliance with the order made by Stinson J. I told him that the Supreme Court of Canada has said that the civil justice system in Canada is broken and that more intensive Trial Management is one of the mechanisms being implemented to try to repair the system.

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.