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

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Because the birth control cases all focus on a 1993 federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, not the Constitution, the Justices will face questions about whether the mandate to provide free access to 20 forms of birth control drugs or devices, sterilization, screenings, and counseling imposes a «substantial burden» on religious freedom of nonprofit employers with religious objections to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy interest.

«We are all shocked that the governor vetoed a bill that would have reduced racial disparities in the criminal justice system, helped ensure equal access to justice for all New Yorkers, provided improved public defense programs for those who can not afford an attorney, and much - needed mandate relief for counties,» Gradess said.

Providing access to social work support and integrating restorative justice practices into the school day, or offering high - quality after - school opportunities (like drama or sports) from primary through high school are not options that all students across Chicago are offered.

They could provide not only traditional reference services and access to both print and digital resources, but also seminars and lectures on the law and the justice system.

This does not, of course, provide complete access to justice, but it provides some access to justice, and additional arguments are also to be made that limited legal work has incidental effects that improve clients» overall legal capacity, extending the benefit received beyond the brief services provided.

Across the country lawyers find the time to participate in interesting and important pro bono projects that give back to their communities and aid in providing access to justice for those who might not otherwise be able to afford legal counsel.

Lord Justice Moses concluded that the common law right of access to a court — as demonstrated in cases such as Witham — would not provide a basis to challenge the Lord Chancellor's decision on the test (para 57 — 59).

[38] I would point out that an order under section 140 (1) does not deprive a person of access to justice; rather, it provides extra scrutiny by the court, and impresses potential claims with a form of orderliness without prejudicing their merits.

However, Kalajdzic points out that technological innovation is occurring within the industry absent ABSs and that «such technology can at best be described as providing limited improvements to access to justice,» as it is not a replacement for face - to - face legal services provided by an attorney.

A not - for - profit campaign organisation, APIL's 3,800 member lawyers are dedicated to changing the law, protecting and enhancing access to justice, & improving services provided for victims of personal injury.

Limited scope representation provides greater access to justice, as clients need not retain a lawyer for the whole life of a file, and can instead save money by ordering from a «menu» of legal services.

This app provides a great example of how a particular technology channel — an app on a smart phone — was used to provide access to justice to a group of people who likely would not have been able to obtain help in any other manner.

While we have a moral and ethical responsibility to provide people with access to justice through pro bono work and other public programs, when running a law firm, the question of profitability can not be ignored.

We know that increasingly our legal system is not providing effective access to justice to those without significant means.

That some individual class members may have the financial means and that class members do not confront any social barriers and would not be intimidated in taking on Thomson, does not mean that a class action is unnecessary to provide access to justice.

Aaron Street: Yeah I mean I think this can be taken too far, so if you had an example like Brad where he only represents criminal defendants and therefore there's no risk of him having a conflict come through the site when he's getting actual information about actual cases, but you could see in a litigation, let's say a family law lawyer, if their website were trying to collect information to provide tools as both an intake and access to justice solution that you potentially run into tremendous conflicts of interest problems there and I think obviously any lawyer considering pursuing this for their firm should think through the implications of their particular situation, but I think what Brad's doing is awesome in the context of his criminal law practice and I think there are versions of a similar model that could be used in something like your debt collection defense practice or a small business startup practice or an estate planning practice, but that doesn't mean that it's a model that should be replicated by every lawyer in every practice.

The Barreau du Québec has issued an in - depth report calling on lawyers to transition away from hourly billing — not only to enhance efficiency for corporate clients but also to foster greater access to justice for individual clients and provide a more balanced professional life for lawyers.

A group led by David Wiseman and Suzanne Bouclin at the University of Ottawa proposed that the profession (i.e. 44,000 lawyers) pay and provide access to justice articles, not place the financial burden on students http://www.lsuc.on.ca/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=2147487551

The problem with access to justice is a function of the existing regulatory framework, which ABS doesn't change — namely that legal services must be provided by lawyers who, in order to become lawyers, must be highly skilled people (in order to jump through the hoops to become lawyers), and who typically have high reservation wages (i.e., they don't need to be lawyers, they could get good jobs in other fields).

The LRF understands that it is not enough to provide the indigent with legal assistance and legal education if the structures within the justice system do not facilitate access to justice for the general population.

Crucially, funding provides access to justice for those who might not otherwise be able to meet the costs of a claim.

This financing tool provides a valuable means of access to justice for claimants who may not have funds available, or may not wish to tie up funds, for costly yet meritorious claims.

Unless we can make real and significant progress in simplifying legal language and providing accessible and understandable materials to non-lawyer users of the justice system, we can not move access to justice forward in any tangible way.

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While Professor McGill's Globe and Mail article's headline provides a problematic conflation of all legal tech as relating to access to justice, she did acknowledge in her article that «Apps are not a panacea for the myriad complex issues we face, and should not take the place of needed political and structural change.»

The oath's vagueness avoids licensees having a duty to provide access to justice and legal services to «anyone» or «everyone» who seeks their service and may not be able to afford such service.

Most licensees who've taken this oath solemnly will swear they provide access and that they do carry out the this pledge as the oath does not specify to whom they are to ensure access to justice and to legal services.

It held that a litigation funding agreement did not violate the rule against champerty and maintenance and indeed helped to provide access to justice to the plaintiff.

Proceeds from the event provide critical funds to expand CLSMF's access to justice programs, ensuring that people who can not afford a lawyer receive the legal help they need.

He also participated in the Senior Law Clinic at Campbell Law School where he provided pro bono legal services to clients who were otherwise denied access to justice simply because they could not afford it.

One of the most important ways that lawyers give back is by providing free legal services or services at a reduced rate to individuals and organizations in our community who may not otherwise be able to obtain legal advice or access to justice.

The access - to - justice issue in Canada is twofold: First, sole practitioners, small firms and legal clinics do most of the legal work for low - and middle - income people and they do not have the resources to provide articling opportunities.

If organizations to which benefits are provided are not granted sufficient funds to function effectively, persons accessing these services, including New Canadians, have fewer resources with which to access justice.

A third category of access to justice initiatives seeks to provide legal support services by delivering legal information to the public through websites or through front line workers who are often not legally trained.

The inaction on the part of the provinces in not providing designated judges significantly diminishes a victim's ability to utilize the justice system, even before one factors in the additional access to justice barriers faced by indigenous peoples.

However, we must be careful not to think about access to justice as simply a question of how to provide more litigants with legal representation in the courts.

Since April 2009, Peacebuilders» own fundraising has supported the Youth Circles Program and the development of additional programs that reach out to youth and communities that have not traditionally had fair access to the justice system, provide a safe and inclusive space for respectful dialogue, and promote community leadership and the use of Peacebuilding Circles in educational and correctional settings.

Green Justice will provide key services for individuals, communities and organizations that might otherwise not have access to important legal representation due to cost, the nature of the issue or other challenges.

She voices her concern that unbundling legal services should not be viewed as a one - size - fits - all solution to access to justice or a way for justice stakeholders to avoid providing full representation where necessary.

Ron is a volunteer for Access Justice, an organization dedicated to providing legal services to individuals who can not afford to employ a lawyer.

She claimed that leaders in alt.legal have conveniently used the access to justice narrative to promote their companies but in this time of new legal needs, the help that could be provided from these companies has not materialized.

A not - for - profit campaign organisation, APIL's 4,700 member lawyers (mainly solicitors, barristers and legal executives) are dedicated to changing the law, protecting and enhancing access to justice, and improving the services provided for victims of personal injury.

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.

Their work in providing public legal education and information is essential to meet the spectrum of legal needs that comprise access to justice, but they can not do it all.

«Different incentives are at work here, whether you're trying to provide access to justice, where an individual trying to advance their case is not going to get hit with extremely onerous costs for advancing what they think is a legitimate case,» says Macek.

We believe that our lawyers have a responsibility to provide access to justice to those who can not afford it.

But in a strongly worded dissent on behalf of himself and Justices Scalia, Thomas, and Alito, Chief Justice Roberts argued that such remedies under the Supremacy Clause should not be available, lest the Supremacy Clause provide litigants with a means of making an end - run around their inability to enforce section 30 (A)(the Medicaid statute's critical requirement that states fund Medicaid at levels sufficient to guarantee «equal access» to quality providers) either directly or via 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

While the Court stopped short of conferring a freestanding constitutional right to healthcare, it stated that s. 7 of the Charter (which provides that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice) confers a right to equitable access to medical services legally available in Ontario.

At Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid (a non-profit law firm), we specialize in providing professional legal help to Minnesotans who traditionally lack access to the American justice system and can not afford the services of a private attorney.

«The Settlement Agreement in the case at bar has undergone the court's scrutiny, and it appears to me that in entering into the Settlement Agreement and in seeking certification on consent for settlement purposes, the plaintiffs and the defendants, with the assistance of their legal counsel, have provided the social good of access to justice and adequate compensation in accordance with Canadian law for perhaps thousands of citizens who may have been harmed by the Listeriosis outbreak and who decide not to opt - out of the settlement, which remains the individual choice of class members.»