Sentences with phrase «n't increase access to justice»

There is also no evidence that alternative business structures won't increase access to justice.

Not exact matches

Monday 11 March 2013 2.30 pm Oral Questions Plans to tackle inequality in income and wealth in the UK - Lord Dubs Consequences for access to justice for those who will not be able to receive free legal advice on social welfare law matters from 1 April - Lord Bach Future railway re-openings - Lord Faulkner of Worcester Progress towards achieving the projected increase in the size of the UK's reserve forces - Lord Rosser Legislation Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - Report stage (Day 4)- Viscount Younger of Leckie Short Debate Recommendations of the Francis Report into the Mid-Staffordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Lord Patel Short Debate Impact of NHS innovation and research strategies on health improvement and wealth creation - Lord Kakkar

There is increasing recognition that the system — and not just its individual participants — shares the responsibility of encouraging and ensuring access to justice.

While it could be argued that wholesale distribution of law will create more retail (free or low cost) legal information distribution points and thus increase access to justice — indeed, it would solve many of the closed problems of legal information that I listed above — I'm now not entirely convinced that this is the only way to go for state government publication efforts.

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.

Unbundling (or limited scope representation as it is commonly referred to in the U.S.) is becoming more recognized and highlighted as a key tool to increase access to justice, particularly for those who do not qualify for legal aid services but can not afford full representation (the CBA, NAC and Macfarlane reports for example).

Justice Belobaba concludes that a $ 9.4 million fee in a $ 28.2 million class action settlement is not «unseemly», and that the predictability of a one - third contingency fee (which in turn should increase class actions and therefore improve access to justice) is the more laudablJustice Belobaba concludes that a $ 9.4 million fee in a $ 28.2 million class action settlement is not «unseemly», and that the predictability of a one - third contingency fee (which in turn should increase class actions and therefore improve access to justice) is the more laudabljustice) is the more laudable goal.

Doesn't offering an online platform increase access to justice rather than decrease it?

While we all know that this increase is not enough to ensure meaningful access to justice for all Washingtonians, it is a much needed step in the right direction.

Some of the above examples of access to justice are those that are commonly predicted by advocates of alternative structures: business models that facilitate reduced and fixed price legal services and / or unbundling, technology that enables standardization and improved processes to handle large volumes of cases or contracts, branding that reduces the client's search costs and increases their level of trust, multidisciplinary services that significantly ease the client experience notably because they do not need to assemble or coordinate different streams of work.

This not only allows us to recruit and retain world - class talent, it also leads to exciting and unexpected breakthroughs, and EVA is a collection of these breakthroughs that our engineers wanted to spin off in order to both increase affordable access to justice and to give back to the larger legal technology community.

Having said that, not all legal tech start ups promote products that do anything to increase access to justice (some are simply making workflows more efficient to increase law firm profits).

Although we often refer to restructuring legal services and increasing funding for legal aid as means for enhancing access to justice, if we can not properly fund the existing system we put unnecessary pressures our justice system.

The steady increase in lawyer numbers nationwide has not solved the access to justice problem, mainly because the underlying economics of law school and law practice have not changed.

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While we all know that this increase is not enough to close the justice gap, it is a much needed step towards ensuring access to justice for low - income Washingtonians.

In the fifth NLJ / LSLA litigation trends survey, James Baxter discusses the disclosure debate and other key pressure points affecting civil litigation and asks why Sir Rupert Jackson's vision of increased access to justice for all has not yet translated into practice.

This of course is a worthwhile goal, but it is important to remember that it is not the same thing as increasing access to justice.

If it were not, the great volume of literature that has been written about this «access to justice» problem since 2007 would not have been published, and the disturbingly high and increasing percentages of unrepresented litigants whom judges are warning are clogging their courts, would not be happening.»

Hoy A.C.J.O., noted that «requiring multiple motions results in unwarranted delay and expense and does not foster access to justice» and that to require RBC to bring another motion «would fly in the face of increasing concerns about access to justice in Canada».

Similarly, lowering costs of the legal system may reduce costs for those with access, but not increase the reach of access to justice.

But, I would ask you to consider why these positive things to increase access to justice have not happened in Canada in spite no doubt of many leaders being aware of them for decades?

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.

It is generally acknowledged that the payment method of «no win no fee» can increase access to justice for those who would not...

If we're truly serious about increasing access to justice, the solution won't come from incremental efforts (laudable as they are) like increasing mandatory pro bono requirements by a few hours.

Participating in the working group on Non-Lawyers Working to Help Narrow the Justice Gap, Niki De Mel, Pro Bono and Special Initiatives Coordinator for Pro Bono Net, and Michelle had occasion to discuss LiveHelp, DEN and other PBN initiatives while emphasizing the appropriate use of technology and non-lawyers in increasing access to justice, not replacing traditional legal seJustice Gap, Niki De Mel, Pro Bono and Special Initiatives Coordinator for Pro Bono Net, and Michelle had occasion to discuss LiveHelp, DEN and other PBN initiatives while emphasizing the appropriate use of technology and non-lawyers in increasing access to justice, not replacing traditional legal sejustice, not replacing traditional legal services.

Personally, I see this as an access to justice issue: the increases in upkeep costs of these publications (100 % to 200 % and more over the past four years is not unusual) eventually get passed on to lawyers» clients, who already struggle with the cost of legal representation.

The report reveals that access to justice has NOT increased in these jurisdictions since the introduction of non-lawyer ownership.

They are, therefore, one way that lawyers can increase access to professional assistance — and justice — for those who can't afford to retain counsel under a traditional billing model.

JusticeNet is a not - for - profit service promoting increased access to justice for low - and moderate - income Canadians.

After all, increasing access to justice is not a zero - sum game.

Unbundling (or limited scope representation as it is commonly referred to in the U.S.) is becoming more recognized and highlighted as a key tool to increase access to justice, particularly for those who do not qualify for legal aid services but can not afford full representation (the CBA, NAC... [more]

This is relevant not only to highlight the need for changes to the mainstream legal system in order to improve Aboriginal women's access to justice and increase social harmony within Aboriginal communities.