Sentences with phrase «terms of access to justice»

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 refJustice Jackson had access to justice firmly in mind as one of his principal terms of refjustice 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 — FinaTo see the Terms of Reference that characterize the purpose, structure, and scope of the NWT Access to Justice Committee, click here: TOR — Committee — Finato 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) proportionatJustice Jackson's terms of reference in his review into the basis of costs of civil litigation featured (i) promoting access to justice at (ii) proportionatjustice 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 — aAccess 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 — aaccess 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.).