Sentences with phrase «promotes access to justice by»

Although litigation finance in theory promotes access to justice by providing capital to plaintiffs, in practice, it's departed from its David vs. Goliath roots and started to look more like Goliath vs. Goliath.

The Jackson reforms of English commercial litigation came into force on 1 April 2013, and as part of that wholesale review of the funding of litigation in England and Wales, there has been widespread recognition that litigation funding promotes access to justice by enabling litigants to manage their exposure to costs.

GOALI will promote access to justice by removing the economic and technological barriers to proprietary legal information in developing economies around the world.

It is very much the role of the court and the clients to promote access to justice by working with counsel to make trials shorter, run more efficiently, and thereby more affordable, timely and proportionate.

Not exact matches

[79] «The new sustainable development goals adopted by the United Nations call for the international community to come together to promote the rule of law; support equal access to justice for all; reduce corruption; and develop effective, accountable, and transparent institutions at all levels.»

The Declaration on Free Access to Law affirms: that public legal information from all countries and international institutions is part of «the common heritage of humanity;» that maximizing access to this information promotes justice and the rule of law; that public legal information is «digital common property» and should be accessible to all on a non-profit basis and free of charge; and that organizations (such as legal information institutes) have the right to publish public legal information and the government bodies that create or control that information should provide access to it so that it can be published by other paAccess to Law affirms: that public legal information from all countries and international institutions is part of «the common heritage of humanity;» that maximizing access to this information promotes justice and the rule of law; that public legal information is «digital common property» and should be accessible to all on a non-profit basis and free of charge; and that organizations (such as legal information institutes) have the right to publish public legal information and the government bodies that create or control that information should provide access to it so that it can be published by other paaccess to this information promotes justice and the rule of law; that public legal information is «digital common property» and should be accessible to all on a non-profit basis and free of charge; and that organizations (such as legal information institutes) have the right to publish public legal information and the government bodies that create or control that information should provide access to it so that it can be published by other paaccess to it so that it can be published by other parties.

The DC Bar characterized Washington's LLLT program as «an attempt to regulate the provision of legal services by highly trained paraprofessionals while promoting access to justice for those who have legal needs but do not require all the skills of an attorney.»

New York Chief Judge John Lippman echoed this connection between access to civil justice and public safety when he stated: «If what happens inside this courthouse or any courthouse... is anything short, even by the smallest amount, of promoting equal justice... [t] he most vulnerable in our society, they're the ones who have suffered the most.»

The goal of the website is to expand access to justice by facilitating the sharing of information and resources among legal services advocates and by promoting pro bono representation by the private bar.

Established in 1974, the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) promotes equal access to justice by providing federal funding grants to 134 nonprofit legal aid programs across the United States.

In 1974, Congress chartered the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to promote equal access to justice in the civil judicial system by providing low - income Americans with high quality legal aid.

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.

The case was brought by the Public Law Project, a national legal charity that promotes access to justice, on the basis that the residence test would, if implemented, violate fundamental constitutional rights guaranteed by the common law and the European Convention on Human Rights, as incorporated into United Kingdom law by the Human Rights Act 1998.

That goal is further elaborated upon by 10 targets, which include promoting rule of law, access to justice, and representative and accountable institutions.

The goals of the website are to expand access to justice by facilitating the sharing of information and resources among legal services advocates and by promoting pro bono representation by the private bar.

Our purpose is to promote access to justice for all Ontarians, preserve and improve the civil justice system, and advocate for the rights of those who have suffered injury and losses as the result of wrongdoing by others, while at the same time advocating strongly for safety initiatives.

Our organization exists to promote a better understanding of the law for all and to support access to justice for those who for any reason, represent themselves in legal matters by providing coaching, appropriate encouragement, legal information, referrals or other resources to those people

Participants will be invited to design various tools to support online courts — for example, tools to help litigants structure their legal arguments, organise their documents, negotiate settlements without advisers, improve access to legal advice as well as systems that will promote open justice and even machine learning solutions that will help analyse all the data generated by the online courts.

The Measuring Justice Research Project: Increasing Access to Justice Globally by Promoting an Evidence Based Approach to Criminal Legal Aid - Nicole Taylor, International Legal Foundation

The goal of the Measuring Justice Research Project is to increase fairness and access to justice globally by facilitating and promoting an evidence - based approach to criminal legJustice Research Project is to increase fairness and access to justice globally by facilitating and promoting an evidence - based approach to criminal legjustice globally by facilitating and promoting an evidence - based approach to criminal legal aid.

Rhode Island Legal Services provides high quality legal assistance and representation to low - income individuals and eligible client groups for the purpose of improving their economic condition and overall wellbeing by protecting and enforcing legal rights, stabilizing the family unit and communities where clients live, promoting self reliance, ending domestic violence, preventing homelessness, affording dignity to all people, and reaching out to groups with added burdens on their ability to access the civil justice system.

This bold and commendable initiative, tentatively titled «Standards of Excellence for Conduct,» is intended to advance the interests of accident victims, by promoting better service and access to justice.

[As an example of its dedication to legal technology,] IIT Chicago - Kent College of Law established the Center for Access to Justice & Technology (CAJT) to make justice more accessible to the public by promoting the use of the Internet in the teaching, practice, and public access to thAccess to Justice & Technology (CAJT) to make justice more accessible to the public by promoting the use of the Internet in the teaching, practice, and public access to tJustice & Technology (CAJT) to make justice more accessible to the public by promoting the use of the Internet in the teaching, practice, and public access to tjustice more accessible to the public by promoting the use of the Internet in the teaching, practice, and public access to thaccess to the law.

Pro Bono Law Alberta (PBLA) is a non-profit organization that seeks to promote access to justice in Alberta by creating and promoting opportunities for lawyers to provide free legal services to persons with limited means.

That the federal government earmark specific funds for civil legal aid in order to promote women's access to justice and safety, and ensure that women are not further economically disadvantaged after relationship breakdown by having to represent themselves in court proceedings.

A government - appointed Legal Services Board was established to oversee regulation by reference to eight «regulatory objectives» which were, confusingly given equal priority (the public interest, supporting the rule of law, improving access to justice, protecting and promoting consumers, promoting competition, encouraging a strong independent legal profession, increasing public understanding of citizens» rights and duties and maintaining a set of professional principles).

Aside from the amount of time spent by counsel for the plaintiff, the matter appears to have moved forward efficiently and within the culture shift referenced by Justice Karakatsanis in [Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7 (CanLII), [2014] 1 S.C.R. 87] as part of promoting timely and affordable access to the civil justice Justice Karakatsanis in [Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7 (CanLII), [2014] 1 S.C.R. 87] as part of promoting timely and affordable access to the civil justice justice system.

The Symposium provided an opportunity for the legal community to celebrate and reflect on four decades of accomplishments by Ontario's community legal clinics in promoting access to justice for the most disadvantaged Ontarians.

Established in 1989, JES is dedicated to building stronger communities by promoting understanding of, access to and confidence in our justice system, at home and abroad.

The support of generous donors allows the Foundation to continue its mission of promoting justice by funding legal access and education.

The Center for Access to Justice & Technology was established at Chicago - Kent to make justice more accessible to the public by promoting the use of the Internet in the teaching, practice, and public access to thAccess to Justice & Technology was established at Chicago - Kent to make justice more accessible to the public by promoting the use of the Internet in the teaching, practice, and public access to tJustice & Technology was established at Chicago - Kent to make justice more accessible to the public by promoting the use of the Internet in the teaching, practice, and public access to tjustice more accessible to the public by promoting the use of the Internet in the teaching, practice, and public access to thaccess to the law.

[4] The growth in litigation involving self - represented litigants and the responsibility of courts to promote access to justice warrant reasonable flexibility by judges, consistent with the law and court rules, to ensure that all litigants are fairly heard.

Professors Alain Roussy and Michelle Flaherty are currently conducting a study of the University of Ottawa LPP, which is delivered only in French and which has a mandate «to promote access to justice for francophones and other marginalized groups by training future lawyers to provide high quality legal services in French.»

It is driven by five goals, namely (1) to encourage research and scientific development; (2) to promote access to justice through adapted software; (3) to decrease judiciary costs; (4) to improve the quality of legal open source software; and (5) to advocate for the interoperability of the judiciary through the use of open source standards.

The LSC was formed by Congress in 1974 to promote equal access to justice and to provide high quality civil legal assistance to low - income persons.

Collaborative efforts stemming from our February 11, 2016 Access to Justice BC Leadership Group meeting resulted in Access to Justice BC working alongside the Mediate BC Family Unbundled Legal Services Project (funded by the Law Foundation) to support and promote the availability of «unbundled» legal services.

Our Mission is to promote access to justice in BC by providing and fostering quality pro bono legal services for people and non-profit organizations of limited means.

In the Clinic, students serve as the lead attorney, supervised by an experienced lawyer, representing leading conservation organizations and local community groups to promote access to justice on important environmental issues.

The Legal Services Corporation, established by Congress in 1974 to promote equal access to justice, is an independent 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation that is the single largest funder of civil legal aid for low - income Americans.

The guiding spirit behind [these guidelines] is to promote the commitment by those providing legal and related services to a deliberate use of technology to advance access to justice, particularly for members of communities facing exclusion from the legal system and barriers in using technology.

# a new Securities Transfer Act will be enacted to provide a modern framework for the transfer of shares, bonds and other securities, and promote interprovincial and international harmonization of rules; # personal health information access and privacy legislation will be introduced to balance the individual's right to confidentiality with the need to get information for legitimate health purposes; # government will receive the report of the Task Force on Access to Family Justice, and respond to its recommendations accordingly; # a Building Code Act will be enacted that establishes a chief building inspector position, promotes consumer safety, and provides for province wide adoption of the National Building Code and mandatory inspections by qualified inspectors; # a Heritage Conservation Act will be introduced to improve heritage stewardship; # a new Pay Equity Act will be introduced to ensure that pay equity legislation applies to all parts of the public seaccess and privacy legislation will be introduced to balance the individual's right to confidentiality with the need to get information for legitimate health purposes; # government will receive the report of the Task Force on Access to Family Justice, and respond to its recommendations accordingly; # a Building Code Act will be enacted that establishes a chief building inspector position, promotes consumer safety, and provides for province wide adoption of the National Building Code and mandatory inspections by qualified inspectors; # a Heritage Conservation Act will be introduced to improve heritage stewardship; # a new Pay Equity Act will be introduced to ensure that pay equity legislation applies to all parts of the public seAccess to Family Justice, and respond to its recommendations accordingly; # a Building Code Act will be enacted that establishes a chief building inspector position, promotes consumer safety, and provides for province wide adoption of the National Building Code and mandatory inspections by qualified inspectors; # a Heritage Conservation Act will be introduced to improve heritage stewardship; # a new Pay Equity Act will be introduced to ensure that pay equity legislation applies to all parts of the public service.

1 The purpose of this Act is to promote access to justice throughout Ontario for low - income individuals by means of,

Established by Congress in 1974, LSC promotes equal access to justice by funding high - quality civil legal assistance for low - income Americans.

Embody social justice by promoting equity in access to health information and services; empowering individuals and communities to be safe, healthy and strong; and ensuring that all people can have the kinds of relationships and families they want at the most optimal time and in the most optimal circumstances for them.