Sentences with phrase «of everyday legal problems»

TORONTO — Ontario has a justice gap with more than 85 % of everyday legal problems not getting resolved.

The CFCJ survey also confirms that overall, there is a high prevalence of everyday legal problems within Canadian society, with 47 % of all adult Canadians expected to experience one or more legal problem within a three - year period.

The CFCJ survey also confirms that overall, there is a high prevalence of everyday legal problems within Canadian society, with... [more]

The results of the 2014 national survey of Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada carried out by the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice (CFCJ)[3] tell us that:

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The report was entitled The Legal Problems of Everyday Life — The Nature, Extent and Consequences of Justiciable Problems Experienced by Canadians.

The Legal Problems of Everyday Life (at p. 56) is the source of the information noted in an earlier column that legal assistance is sought for only 11.7 % of justiciable probLegal Problems of Everyday Life (at p. 56) is the source of the information noted in an earlier column that legal assistance is sought for only 11.7 % of justiciable pProblems of Everyday Life (at p. 56) is the source of the information noted in an earlier column that legal assistance is sought for only 11.7 % of justiciable problegal assistance is sought for only 11.7 % of justiciable problemsproblems.

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«Justiciable problems are problems of everyday life, often linked to social exclusion, which may have legal aspects and potential legal solutions.»

In 2009, the Federal Department of Justice released The Legal Problems of Everyday Life.

[3] Trevor C. W. Farrow, Ab Currie, Nicole Aylwin, Les Jacobs and Lisa Moore, Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada: Overview Report, Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, Toronto, 2016

In the last decade Canadian and international research has demonstrated the high, everyday incidence of legal problems experienced among the general population.

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Data from the 2014 CFCJ survey — Everyday Legal Problems in Canada — indicates that a disproportionate percentage of persons who experience legal problems bear the burden of a significant amount of all legal problems — 10 % of persons who have at least one legal problem experience 1/3 of all legal probLegal Problems in Canada — indicates that a disproportionate percentage of persons who experience legal problems bear the burden of a significant amount of all legal problems — 10 % of persons who have at least one legal problem experience 1/3 of all legal pProblems in Canada — indicates that a disproportionate percentage of persons who experience legal problems bear the burden of a significant amount of all legal problems — 10 % of persons who have at least one legal problem experience 1/3 of all legal problegal problems bear the burden of a significant amount of all legal problems — 10 % of persons who have at least one legal problem experience 1/3 of all legal pproblems bear the burden of a significant amount of all legal problems — 10 % of persons who have at least one legal problem experience 1/3 of all legal problegal problems — 10 % of persons who have at least one legal problem experience 1/3 of all legal pproblems — 10 % of persons who have at least one legal problem experience 1/3 of all legal problegal problem experience 1/3 of all legal problegal problemsproblems.

Canadian studies indicate that some Canadians, particularly those with fewer resources and marginalized groups, do not view the justice system as fair, accessible or reflective of them or their needs: Trevor C.W. Farrow, Ab Currie, Nicole Aylwin, Les Jacobs, David Northrup and Lisa Moore, Everyday Legal Problems and the Cost of Justice in Canada: Overview Report [2016 Everyday Legal Problems Overview], 2016 Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, Toronto, Canada: online CFCJ http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/Everyday%20Legal%20Problems%20and%20the%20Cost%20of%20Justice%20in%20Canada%20-%20Overview%20Report.pdf.

So JustCite's editorial team has a good understanding of the kind of everyday problems legal practitioners and students face?

There is ample evidence that software alone can solve the legal problems of everyday consumers.

According to the CFCJ's Everyday Legal Problems and the Costs of Justice Overview Report, the average cost of resolving everyday legal issues in Canada is $ 6,100 — without accounting for related non-monetarEveryday Legal Problems and the Costs of Justice Overview Report, the average cost of resolving everyday legal issues in Canada is $ 6,100 — without accounting for related non-monetary cLegal Problems and the Costs of Justice Overview Report, the average cost of resolving everyday legal issues in Canada is $ 6,100 — without accounting for related non-monetareveryday legal issues in Canada is $ 6,100 — without accounting for related non-monetary clegal issues in Canada is $ 6,100 — without accounting for related non-monetary costs.

LAG believes this narrow LASPO vision of civil legal aid needs to be superseded by one which provides wider access to justice for the many people struggling to get advice on everyday legal problems.

Civil legal aid helps people to overcome the pressing legal problems of everyday life — home foreclosures; evictions and landlord tenant disputes; divorce and child custody cases; domestic violence; unfair employment and wage claims; and denial of government benefits or health insurance.

Canadian studies indicate that some Canadians, particularly those with fewer resources and marginalized groups, do not view the justice system as fair, accessible or reflective of them or their needs: 2016 Everyday Legal Problems Overview.

One paper summarizes the following important findings of surveys of everyday civil legal problems in connection with the unmet legal needs of the poor and vulnerable:

Many of our clients are vulnerable individuals who desperately need help with everyday legal problems.

The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice (CFCJ) has released several new publications from their Cost of Justice research project, which examines the cumulative social and economic costs associated with everyday legal problems.

By empowering students to embrace human - centered design, employ empathy, and collaborate with fellow students from diverse backgrounds, the JDP serves as a catalyst for empowering the next generation of innovators to rethink the way that people with an everyday legal problem understand and navigate the justice system.

The mission of the Delaware Court of Common Pleas is to provide a neutral forum for the people and institutions of Delaware, in the resolution of everyday problems, disputes, and more complex legal matters in a fair, professional, efficient, and practical manner.

Of those we surveyed, about 95 %, took some kind of action to try to resolve their everyday legal problem and the vast majority, about 85 %, said it was important for them to have the matter resolveOf those we surveyed, about 95 %, took some kind of action to try to resolve their everyday legal problem and the vast majority, about 85 %, said it was important for them to have the matter resolveof action to try to resolve their everyday legal problem and the vast majority, about 85 %, said it was important for them to have the matter resolved.

Yet despite the high number of people that experience everyday legal problems, only a small percentage of people obtain legal help in dealing with them, and only a very small percentage use any part of the formal justice system to resolve them.

The Australian study is also important because it reminds us of a similar study done here for the federal Department of Justice and released in 2009: The Legal Problems of Everyday Life — The Nature, Extent and Consequences of Justiciable Problems Experienced by Canadians, by A. Currie.

Our project is one of a few in Ontario taking this new approach to making justice more accessible for everyday legal problems.