Sentences with phrase «providing access to the civil justice»

«I know he will be a great advocate for providing access to the civil justice system»

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This report provides the first public, cross-country dataset on access to civil justice, which the WJP will expand in 2018 to include more than 100 countries.

AUSTIN — Business and community leader and advocate Priscilla Guajardo Cortez has been selected to lead Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas, which helps low - income individuals access the civil justice system by providing volunteer attorneys who donate legal advice and representation.

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.

As a PhD student studying the use of knowledge technologies and access to justice strategies, I am following with interest the development of the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT)[Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, SBC 2012, c. 25;] in BC — an online dispute resolution process which will provide an alternative to the courts for small claims and strata property disputes.

(4) Reports, dated May 2012, of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, recommending that legal services be provided by non-lawyer professionals who provide related services: Report of the Access to Legal Services Working Group; and, Report of the Court Processes Simplification Working Group.

An injection of federal funding in civil legal aid can be one source for the expansion of the role of law school clinics, who can in turn provide the access to justice needed by Canadians.

My last article focused on the Inventory of Reforms, which, alongside our Clearinghouse, is designed to provide greater access to information on the civil justice system and civil justice reform initiatives.

At the most basic level, the civil justice system exists to provide people with access to knowledge about their rights, and if necessary to a means of enforcing them (Civil Justice Advisory Group, 2005, p.civil justice system exists to provide people with access to knowledge about their rights, and if necessary to a means of enforcing them (Civil Justice Advisory Group, 2005, justice system exists to provide people with access to knowledge about their rights, and if necessary to a means of enforcing them (Civil Justice Advisory Group, 2005, p.Civil Justice Advisory Group, 2005, Justice Advisory Group, 2005, p. 20).

ELAP provides access to justice through free civil legal aid to low - income residents of East and Northeast King County (Washington) and domestic violence legal aid throughout King County.

«We must take a leading role in unapologetically providing quality legal services and ensuring access to civil justice, which enriches our communities.»

David joins other NJSBA leaders in the Association's commitment in advancing the practice of law, providing education to both the public and to other attorneys, and promoting access to the civil justice system to -LSB-...]

When the Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission meets on Friday it will be bittersweet due to the refusal by state legislators to take action that would remove Wisconsin from the list of only four states that provide no state funding to support civil legal services to the indigent.

The Eastside Legal Assistance Program (ELAP) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit agency that provides access to justice through free civil legal aid to low - income residents of East King County Washington and to low - income survivors of domestic violence throughout King County.

[2] Increasingly, there is recognition that a culture shift is required in order to create an environment promoting timely and affordable access to the civil justice system... [3] Summary judgment motions provide one such opportunity...

CRT adjudications will have the same effect as court orders and will provide the population inexpensive, fast, and easy access to justice for a range of civil disputes.

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.

By providing lawyers and legal advice to people living at or near the federal poverty level, civil legal aid programs enhance their clients» ability to access justice and can serve as a powerful tool to combat poverty.

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 video provides an overview of the Tennessee Supreme Court's Justice for All Initiative, an effort to improve greater access to the courts in civil legal matters.

The Foundation's Initiative aims to catalyze and elevate solutions that move forward the Civil Legal Aid field, and a civil justice system that provides access to legal information and assistance to people in need, when they need it, and in a form they canCivil Legal Aid field, and a civil justice system that provides access to legal information and assistance to people in need, when they need it, and in a form they cancivil justice system that provides access to legal information and assistance to people in need, when they need it, and in a form they can use.

The Civil Legal Aid Oversight Committee, Washington Supreme Court and Washington's Board for Judicial Administration have all urged congress to protect funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), which seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing civil legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to -LSBCivil Legal Aid Oversight Committee, Washington Supreme Court and Washington's Board for Judicial Administration have all urged congress to protect funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), which seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing civil legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to -LSBcivil legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to -LSB-...]

The Florida State Courts System, in conjunction with the Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice, offers both a self - help website as well as the Florida Courts HELP App to provide information for people seeking a divorce, adoption, orders of protection, name change, and other family law issues.

The Civil Legal Aid Oversight Committee, Washington Supreme Court and Washington's Board for Judicial Administration have all urged congress to protect funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), which seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing civil legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to afforCivil Legal Aid Oversight Committee, Washington Supreme Court and Washington's Board for Judicial Administration have all urged congress to protect funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), which seeks to ensure equal access to justice under the law for all Americans by providing civil legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to afforcivil legal assistance to those who otherwise would be unable to afford it.

ALA provides the low income and the Asian and Pacific Islander community equal access to the legal justice system through direct legal services and community education in the areas of immigration and citizenship, public benefits, domestic violence, consumer rights, housing, and civil rights.

Consistent with NJP's commitment to combat injustice by improving access to our civil justice system, all NJP facilities are accessible, and NJP provides language and sign interpreters for persons needing assistance to access our services.

Laurel strives to ensure access to justice by providing free «civil» legal services to low income individuals and families.

Congress provides funding through the national Legal Services Corporation (LSC), established in 1974 to promote equal access to justice and to provide high quality civil legal assistance to low - income persons.

Volunteer attorneys provide equal access to justice by advising or representing qualified residents in civil cases, and assisting with clinics and workshops.

Volunteer attorneys provide equal access to justice by representing qualified residents in civil cases at no charge, teaching monthly do - it - yourself divorce clinics, and staffing the Call - A-Lawyer hotline.

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.

In its important decision in Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, the Supreme Court of Canada signalled the need for lawyers and judges to re-think their approach to the civil justice system in order to provide timely and affordable access to the courts.

However, provided that Lord Neuberger's guidance is respected, with «ready and effective access to the civil justice system» retained, the court structure and appeals process beyond it is unlikely to differ.

The Equal Access to Justice Act, which provides for fees when a litigant prevails in an action brought by the United States and Section 1988, which provides for fees for prevailing parties in civil rights actions are two of the best known federal fee - shifting statutes.

The Senate budget also eliminates the Access to Civil Justice Grant, which provided more than $ 670,000 to legal services in North Carolina last year.»

About: Nassau Suffolk Law Services (NSLS) is dedicated to providing equal access to basic human rights and services through provision of high quality legal representation, public information and community advocacy training to ensure that low income, disabled and disadvantaged individuals have equal access to the civil justice system on Long Island.

The context of sexual assault provides a place to examine how selective representation results in adverse discrimination against women desiring to access civil justice.

The Ontario civil justice system is struggling to provide timely, cost - effective and fair access to justice to civil litigants.

The national Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters gratefully acknowledges the following for providing in - kind or financial support:

The program provides free legal assistance through Legal Services Alabama, and is funded by the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation and the Access to Justice Commission.

The mission of Legal Aid Society of Orange County and Community Legal Services of southeast Los Angeles County is to provide civil legal services to seniors and low - income individuals and to promote equal access to the justice system through advocacy, legal counseling, innovative self - help services, in - depth legal representation, economic development and community education.

Rhyannon has a keen interest in access to justice and is an active volunteer with the Edmonton Community Legal Centre's civil and family law projects where she provides legal assistance to low income individuals and gives free public presentations on various family and civil law topics.

Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services in civil matters to low - income people in order to ensure equal access to justice and remove legal barriers to economic opportunity.