Sentences with phrase «testing on access to justice»

The commission's report recommended that testing on access to justice be part of the essay portion of the exam.

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Lord Justice Moses concluded that the common law right of access to a court — as demonstrated in cases such as Witham — would not provide a basis to challenge the Lord Chancellor's decision on the test (para 57 — 59).

The idea that limited scope work could improve access to legal help has been cited by many reports on access to justice, but no one has ever conducted any empirical research to test the idea, says [/ span] John - Paul Boyd, executive director of the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family in Calgary.

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.

Starting in July 2016, prospective lawyers taking the Massachusetts bar exam will be tested not just on traditional topics such as constitutional law, torts and property, but also on access to justice.

As the House of Lords is scheduled to vote on the Government's proposals for a residence test for access to legal aid, Angela Patrick, Director of Human Rights Policy at JUSTICE considers today's judgment of the Divisional Court in PLP v Secretary of State for JJUSTICE considers today's judgment of the Divisional Court in PLP v Secretary of State for JusticeJustice.

Ronald C. Minkoff presents, «Testing the Paradigm: Regulatory Objectives and Access to Justice in the UK, Canada and the U.S» at the International Legal Ethics Conference VII on July 15th.

The keynote will be followed by workshop sessions on a wide variety of topics of interest to criminal, juvenile, child welfare and mental health practitioners, including but not limited to the wrongful conviction and exoneration of Frederick Clay, litigating nursing home admissions, appellate advocacy, criminal case law update, how to use social science research in your case, the new sentencing guidelines, restorative justice, ensuring language access, advanced issues in Superior Court litigation, representing emerging adults, how to contest preliminary drug test results, a practicum on mindfulness, as well as the latest from the immigration impact unit.

Jo Hickman, director of the Public Law Project (PLP) said the residence test's «impact on access to justice would have been catastrophic».