In Belgium, a group of citizens has
started legal action against the government for failing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and a law student in New Zealand is mounting a similar challenge against her government.
Duty counsel in British Columbia will take collective job
action against the B.C.
government starting in January and completely withdraw services after April from a system described by B.C. Trial Lawyers Association's
legal aid committee co-chairman Phil Rankin as suffering from «atrophication that has been happening slowly like dementia» from continuous funding cuts.