In
terms of access to justice, the bigger the law firm, the higher the costs to the clients, the smaller the firm, the more reasonable the costs to the clients.
Yet just the other day Slaw presented a hand - wringing posting arguing that in
terms of access to justice; «perfection» has become the «enemy of the good».
The implications of this debt load are staggering and can not be overstated in
terms of access to justice consequences.
If an online procedure does not reduce the costs for small claims litigants then it loses its major source of attraction in
terms of access to justice.
It was great to hear much more about ODR, the history, how it works, et cetera, et cetera, and then to see what the future may hold in
terms of the access to justice possibilities.
If you're designing around the public, and the key is that they are confident in the process and that they think that hey have been treated fairly and they understand what they've been asked to do, I think we're making a pretty big leap forward, in
terms of access to justice.
He took the opportunity to make some pointed comments about laywers having to «pull together» during this time of significant challenges both and in the profession and the justice system — not only in
terms of access to justice but in failing confidence of the public in their legal representatives.
Haben Girma: Some of the barriers that exist in
terms of access to justice are physical.
Furthermore, in
terms of access to justice, the fairly stringent leave conditions under the Supreme Court Act 2003, are a greater barrier to bringing forward an appeal (at least in a civil case) than was the case with the Privy Council where disputes that involved a monetary amount of $ 5,000 or more could be brought as of right.
In other words, if you have a lawyer then you have a lawyer, and there is no relevant difference in
terms of access to justice or the satisfaction of the accused's rights that could arise from the quality of that lawyer or her legal representation.
Why is the idea of asking service users what they need in
terms of access to justice so challenging to those working in the justice system?
Not exact matches
These data provoke concern in
terms of economic
justice, but another real issue is that media owners and players are «gatekeepers,» with the power
to define who has
access to information.
Many in the short -
term online lending industry were surprised by the announcement, which seems
to be in lock - step with the current administration's Operation Choke Point, an initiative launched in 2013 by the United States Department
of Justice, whose stated intent was
to «attack Internet, telemarketing, mail, and other mass market fraud against consumers, by choking fraudsters»
access to the banking system.»
The annual LSUC filing does not require lawyers
to attest that they have abided by the
terms of the oath they swore when they were called
to the bar, it does not require them
to attest that they have generally complied with the Rules
of Professional Conduct, nor does it require them
to attest that they have sought
to advance any other principles or goals (e.g.,
justice,
access to justice, fairness, quality client service, etc.).
Similarly,
JUSTICE's 2015 Delivering Justice in an Age of Austerity Report focused on the pre-issue stage and promoted the need to educate LiPs at an early stage, arguing «improved access to information and advice can offer important cost savings in the long term&
JUSTICE's 2015 Delivering
Justice in an Age of Austerity Report focused on the pre-issue stage and promoted the need to educate LiPs at an early stage, arguing «improved access to information and advice can offer important cost savings in the long term&
Justice in an Age
of Austerity Report focused on the pre-issue stage and promoted the need
to educate LiPs at an early stage, arguing «improved
access to information and advice can offer important cost savings in the long
term».
However, the main criteria was
to incorporate artificial intelligence in the products and demonstrate the benefits
of the product towards the legal profession in the future in
terms of speed, efficiency, and increased
access to justice for everyone.
Following the legal aid cuts introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment
of Offenders Act 2012 («LASPO»), it is clear that
access to justice has been severely limited — both in
terms of the areas
of law for which people can obtain publicly - funded legal advice and representation, and in relation
to the proportion
of people who are financially eligible for such legal help.
It seems
to be forgotten that Lord
Justice Jackson had access to justice firmly in mind as one of his principal terms of ref
Justice Jackson had
access to justice firmly in mind as one of his principal terms of ref
justice firmly in mind as one
of his principal
terms of reference.
That is important and good but
access to justice in
terms of obtaining help dealing with legal problems is much broader in scope.
Generally lauded by judges and leaders
of the profession, the long -
term systemic value
of pro bono legal service is a matter
of limited but uneasy debate in the community
of reformers, progressives and do - gooders dedicated
to the concept
of equal
access to justice for everyone.
Over the last 5 years Canada has remained relatively the same in
terms of access to civil
justice.
Fixed costs will impact
access to justice & lead
to long
term deterioration
of healthcare in the UK, says Nina Ali
The main challenges are: 1) working your way through an ad - hoc process that rests on a yes / no decision
of a Chief
Justice; 2) juggling a mix
of standards and unique requirements that reduce the possible uses
of the whole
to the strictest
of terms imposed by one; and 3) the court actually finding a way
to provide or facilitate
access to both current and historical decisions in a usable format.
Not only was this a manifestation
of injustice in itself, but it also raised major political economy problems in
terms of the commitment
of middle income earners
to supporting a legal aid system
of which they were never beneficiaries but only contributors as taxpayers, even while they faced similar denials
of access to justice themselves.
Their bold move has received both kudos and slings and arrows from members
of the legal profession, but they are putting their money where their mouths are in
terms of innovation
of legal service delivery and
access to justice.
OTLA litigators are a microcosm
of the 1 %
of litigators whose «vulture ethics» (Mr. Wright's
term) have prompted some
to suggest ABS as a viable
access to justice solution.
In
terms of cost
of access to the litigation system (which is what people mean when they say
justice system), I am anything but impressed with the
justice system.
We do have
to realize that
Access to Justice is a blanket
term for what are really a series
of vertical markets that are silo - ed by legal subject area, jurisdiction, and political will (
to name a few).
I am a bit biased here since I am a mediator, but «
access to justice», in
terms of having a matter adjudicated in Ontario, does not exist for the average litigant.
It also proposes long
term solutions for new lawyers, new models
of CLE, and that a commission be established
to explore new service delivery options and regulatory reform that would encourage competition, innovation, and increased
access to justice while also protecting the public.
The
terms of reference for the inquiry included a consideration
of how the introduction
of ET fees had affected
access to justice.
I've sung the praises
of inter and cross-sectoral collaboration here and here in
terms of addressing the gaps that exist in
access to justice across the country.
In 1998, after five years in private practice, I took a job in public legal education and was soon thereafter introduced
to the problems many people have in
accessing justice, whether in
terms of working effectively with their lawyers, finding a lawyer, paying for a lawyer, or trying
to address legal issues without the assistance
of a lawyer.
For example, one
of our keynote speakers is, I am going
to totally mispronounce her name, and I apologize
to her in advance, but, Haben Girma, and she is the first blind deaf attorney
to graduate from Harvard Law School, and she is going
to come and talk about the idea
of accessibility, both for clients and how there are accessibility challenges in
terms of accessing justice, but also for lawyers, and how the different challenges that each lawyer face are surmountable, and she will use her personal example
to walk you through that.
To see the Terms of Reference that characterize the purpose, structure, and scope of the NWT Access to Justice Committee, click here: TOR — Committee — Fina
To see the
Terms of Reference that characterize the purpose, structure, and scope
of the NWT
Access to Justice Committee, click here: TOR — Committee — Fina
to Justice Committee, click here: TOR — Committee — Final.
Evidence
of this could be found, for example, in the large amount
of materials posted on the Commission's website (videotaped presentations, webinar, written submissions,...) and the Commission's efforts
to facilitate a large number
of what it
termed «grassroots meetings,» which the Commission described as «local conversations [
to] create new avenues for
access to justice for all and open doors
to new career opportunities for current and future lawyers.»
Lord
Justice Jackson's terms of reference in his review into the basis of costs of civil litigation featured (i) promoting access to justice at (ii) proportionat
Justice Jackson's
terms of reference in his review into the basis
of costs
of civil litigation featured (i) promoting
access to justice at (ii) proportionat
justice at (ii) proportionate cost.
«The unavoidable consequence will be that quality will be driven out
of the publicly - funded
justice system — the ultimate losers will be the public who in the long
term will be denied
access to quality representation.»
That's when «
access to justice» as a
term begins
to live in the mind
of a member
of the general public.
Building the capability
of the next generation
of citizens
to anticipate and manage legal problems is a long -
term strategy for increasing
access to justice.
Increasing
access to justice is a core tenet
of the company and one that we're unwilling
to compromise in the interests
of short -
term financial gain.
In a recent article, «Evidence - Based
Access to Justice ``, Laura Abel of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law highlights the lack of evidence - based approaches in evaluating access to justice initiatives in the civil justice system, and proposes that legal help lines and information centres could be measured in terms of a demonstrable impact on the ability of a self - represented litigant to manage — and win — a
Access to Justice ``, Laura Abel of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law highlights the lack of evidence - based approaches in evaluating access to justice initiatives in the civil justice system, and proposes that legal help lines and information centres could be measured in terms of a demonstrable impact on the ability of a self - represented litigant to manage — and win —
Justice ``, Laura Abel
of the Brennan Center for
Justice at NYU School of Law highlights the lack of evidence - based approaches in evaluating access to justice initiatives in the civil justice system, and proposes that legal help lines and information centres could be measured in terms of a demonstrable impact on the ability of a self - represented litigant to manage — and win —
Justice at NYU School
of Law highlights the lack
of evidence - based approaches in evaluating
access to justice initiatives in the civil justice system, and proposes that legal help lines and information centres could be measured in terms of a demonstrable impact on the ability of a self - represented litigant to manage — and win — a
access to justice initiatives in the civil justice system, and proposes that legal help lines and information centres could be measured in terms of a demonstrable impact on the ability of a self - represented litigant to manage — and win —
justice initiatives in the civil
justice system, and proposes that legal help lines and information centres could be measured in terms of a demonstrable impact on the ability of a self - represented litigant to manage — and win —
justice system, and proposes that legal help lines and information centres could be measured in
terms of a demonstrable impact on the ability
of a self - represented litigant
to manage — and win — a case.
I agree that in promoting the «right
to» lexicon, the dove - tailing
of pro bono / legal aid services might articulate a long -
term perspective, in helping
to solve the
access to justice problem, only if a critical mass
of lawyers buys into the plan.
Sam suggested (and I agree) that opening the market
to providers outside the legal profession would substantially enhance
access to justice, probably at a (short -
term) cost in the range
of quality in legal services.
During my
term as Commissioner I said that an understanding
of social
justice is explicitly based on our rights and
access to the resources
to achieve these objectives.
Goals: Increase the employment rate
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; reduce the number
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are long
term CD&EP participants or CD&EP participants where there is
access to mainstream labour market; increase the average income
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the NNYR and reduce the number
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living below the poverty line; safe and viably sustainable Indigenous communities, families and individuals (in
terms off housing, infrastructure, essential services, employment, health, law,
justice and education); identify the key stakeholders.
There are a number
of factors which make managing A1C particularly difficult for teens including: Social pressures and responsibilities, motivation, personality, nutrition, substance use, sleep habits, brain re-structuring, defence mechanisms (such as denial and avoidance), social
justice issues (oppresion — racism), diabetes education, individuation, future - oriented culture,
access to health services, family structure and dynamic issues, marital conflict between parents, family and friendship conflict with teen, mental health stigma, academic pressure and responsibility, limited mindfulness and somatic awareness, spirituality (especially concerning death), an under - developed ability
to conceptualize long -
term cause and effect (this is developmentally normal for teens), co-parenting discrepencies, emotional inteligence, individuation, hormonal changes, the tendency for co-morbidity (people with diabetes can be more prone
to additional physical and mental health diagnosis), and many other life / environmental stressors (poverty, grief etc.).