Sentences with phrase «of unrepresented litigants»

And only those within the justice system are seeing the negative effects of the growing number of unrepresented litigants in civil and criminal courts.

Not only the financial difficulties being faced by law firms large, medium, and small but also the growing number of unrepresented litigants in the courts and a serious deficit in access to justice across the country are driving the inevitable.

It contemplates, as well, communications between a solicitor and third parties or, in the case of an unrepresented litigant, between the litigant and third parties.

The report explains why fundamental change in the legal system is necessary, exploring issues like the growth of unrepresented litigants, the role of technology, and potential partnerships between private practices and public resources.

The unavailability of legal services seriously afflicts the majority of the population, and the resulting volume of unrepresented litigants is clogging the courts.

The Court of the Appeal suggests that in the context of the current difficulties presented by the «emasculation of legal aid» and an influx of unrepresented litigants that «perhaps some bold judge will accede to an invitation to rule on these questions so that the court can have another look at Halsey in the light of the past 10 years of developments in this field.»

The majority of low and moderate income people go without legal help, and the nationwide number of unrepresented litigants keeps rising.

Contained in the report is a submission by the Law Society of England and Wales warning that to «extend the principle of fixed costs could adversely affect access to justice or increase the number of unrepresented litigants bringing claims.»

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.»

It concerns the ability of unrepresented litigants to choose those to help them out as advocates in court.

In a 2014 survey of 167 judges and family law lawyers conducted by the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family and two prominent academics, all Alberta respondents said that special challenges always or usually arise because of unrepresented litigants» unfamiliarity with the rules of court and the law of evidence, and 96.9 percent said that challenges always or usually arise because of litigants» unfamiliarity with court processes.

However, I have practised family law for too long to be naïve about the prospect of unrepresented litigants learning to love their spouse's lawyer.

If the experience of paralegals in Ontario is any indication, their prices aren't high enough to sustain a practice, and aren't low enough to attract the thousands of unrepresented litigants in the province.

Former Associate Chief Justice of Ontario Coulter Osborne has been asked to study a range of issues, including the growing number of unrepresented litigants as well as ways to decrease delays and costs.

The access - to - justice problem arises most significantly in family law, where the rate of unrepresented litigants is distressing and continues to spiral out of control.

It covers not only communications between lawyer and client but also communications between a lawyer and third parties or, in the case of an unrepresented litigant, between the litigant and third parties.

Forrest Mosten: Lots of people have contributed to it, Sam and let me just say that the presence of unrepresented litigants is both an opportunity and a challenge for the families of this country and the court system and we had to try to find a way that would help those people who either could not or chose not to have lawyers to get some help to both protect their rights and keep their matters private and within their family.

If banning ODR is warranted because 13 % of litigants do not own a computer, then should we not bar lawyers from pleading since the percentage of unrepresented litigants is more than four times higher than the number of individuals on the wrong side of the digital divide?

In many jurisdictions that are considering LTs, or something similar, the impetus is not just to deter the unauthorized practice of law and protect consumers but to also reduce the number of unrepresented litigants.

The great increase in the percentage of unrepresented litigants is not due to a loss of public confidence in the justice system.

A Court of Appeal judge was also «horrified» at the number of unrepresented litigants, warning that the delays caused will «clog up» the justice system.

«I was also particularly inspired by the panel of judicial leaders and excited to hear of their many initiatives to reach greater numbers of unrepresented litigants,» she added.

«What I'd like to see,» one lawyer said, «is a lot more of them go down to family court and help out some of the unrepresented litigants there.