Sentences with phrase «with civil justice reform»

Mike Williams is spot - on in his article [NLJ 27 January 2017] about the restless tinkering with civil justice reform by the senior members of the judiciary.

«If it ain't broke, don't fix it» no longer curries favour with civil justice reform advocates.

Not exact matches

«Given some of his past statements and his staunch opposition to immigration reform, I am very concerned about what he would do with the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice and want to hear what he has to say,» incoming Democratic Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York said in a statement.

Also at 6 p.m., civil rights groups and advocates hold a forum focused on criminal justice reform with Brooklyn district attorney candidates, St. Francis College, Founders Hall, 182 Remsen St., Brooklyn.

At 6:30 pm on Tuesday, the Rev. Al Sharpton will take part in a discussion with the New School's Maya Wiley on «key issues impacting civil rights, social justice, and criminal justice reform in NYC and nationally.»

If you see education reform as a social justice or civil rights crusade, you will care mightily about whether every charter is educating its share of kids with disabilities and whether enough «people of color» are running these schools.

Sir Rupert, who is soon to retire, was in 2009 given the difficult task of coming up with reforms to deliver civil justice at proportionate cost.

I suspect that the real heavy lifting in enhancing access to justice is a matter of procedural reform — specialized decision - making bodies with extremely simplified procedural rules for specific civil law issues (something that actually already exists in certain areas such as Landlord / Tenant, but could be further improved upon), wider permissions for over-the-counter motions, fewer unnecessary court appearances, fewer procedurally - mandated appearances (e.g., going from a Case Conference to a Settlement Conference to a Trial Management Conference, and possibly further, before you can get to a family law trial), and so on.

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The Bar Council will continue to press for a wide scope which includes the impact of LASPO on society and considers the combined and interactive effect of legal aid cuts with welfare and other civil justice reforms.»

Wisconsin Civil Justice Council, along with National Federation of Independent Business, Wisconsin Insurance Alliance, United States Chamber of Commerce, and American Tort Reform Association, filed an amicus brief supporting the law enacted by the legislature.

Although I'm not particularly preoccupied with legislation governing banks and corporations, I am concerned about the rules governing civil proceedings and the law on domestic relations, personal taxation, government benefits and criminal conduct, and it seems to me that a major goal of law and justice reform over the next decade should be improving the accessibility of the legislation and regulations most affecting individuals.

Michel - Adrien points out the Civil justice system reform underway in Ontario, and reading it I realize I've been a bit remiss in not reporting earlier on the success of the Into the Future Conference, organized by my workplace, the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice in partnership with the Canadian Bar Association, the Association of Canadian Court Administrators, and the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Jjustice system reform underway in Ontario, and reading it I realize I've been a bit remiss in not reporting earlier on the success of the Into the Future Conference, organized by my workplace, the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice in partnership with the Canadian Bar Association, the Association of Canadian Court Administrators, and the Canadian Institute for the Administration of JJustice in partnership with the Canadian Bar Association, the Association of Canadian Court Administrators, and the Canadian Institute for the Administration of JusticeJustice.

Today, in coalition with BC Civil Liberties Association, Pivot Legal Society, and Community Legal Assistance Society, West Coast LEAF held a press conference to announce our list of comprehensive recommendations to reform BC's justice system in service of building a more just, equal, and inclusive province.

In coalition with BC Civil Liberties Association, Pivot Legal Society, and Community Legal Assistance Society, West Coast LEAF published a list of comprehensive recommendations to reform BC's justice system in service of a more just, equal, and inclusive province.

Lakoff's suggestion is to replace «tort reform» with «destruction of the civil justice system.»

It may seem an odd proposition that the Woolf reforms, with their legitimate aims of improving access to justice and reducing the cost of civil litigation, have, 10 years on, failed a constituency many would argue least worthy of assistance in the first place.

The changes at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) with the replacement of Ken Clarke by Chris Grayling are unlikely to make much difference to the civil justice rJustice (MoJ) with the replacement of Ken Clarke by Chris Grayling are unlikely to make much difference to the civil justice rjustice reforms.

But back in November 2002, we were not very happy with a piece Andy did called «I'm Going To Sue,» which was full of so many inaccuracies and inflamed rhetoric about the civil justice system that he may as well had the U.S. Chamber of Commerce or American Tort Reform Association substituting as guest commentator.

This is the case even if the court deals with that application after the expiry of the relevant period... This still remains the case following the recent civil justice reforms.»

I agree with what The Hon. Coulter A. Osborne, Q.C., former Associate Chief Justice of Ontario wrote in the Civil Justice Reform Project: Summary of Findings and Recommendations (2007), at page 44:

OTLA is hardly out of step with this position: The very same concerns were raised in 2007 by none other than Ontario's former associate chief justice Coulter Osborne, who wrote in his report on the Civil Justice Reform Pjustice Coulter Osborne, who wrote in his report on the Civil Justice Reform PJustice Reform Project:

In a defining effort, the Wisconsin Legislature, with Gov. Walker's leadership, enacted sweeping civil justice reforms during the contentious 2011 - 12 Legislative Session.

The Young Report was published in November 2010 almost contemporaneously with the Civil Justice Green Paper which echoes many of the suggested reforms of Lord Justice Jackson.

Finally, of all the recently adopted or proposed regulatory reforms with respect to legal services common to these four countries, many believe that alternative structures offer one of the most significant vehicles for addressing the shortfall (or, in the US, the dearth) of affordable and accessible civil justice.

IAALS and the National Center for State Courts worked with the Arizona Civil Justice Reform Committee and continues to work with Arizona on implementation and evaluation of the short trial pilot as part of the Civil Justice Initiative Implementation Project.

The Committee was charged with reviewing national proposals for reform and research, including the Conference of Chief Justices Civil Justice Improvements Committee's report Call to Action: Achieving Justice for All, the National Center for State Court's Landscape of Civil Litigation in State Courts, and IAALS» and the ACTL's report Reforming Our Civil Justice System: A Report on Progress and Promise.

It is always possible that even a Conservative government with a substantial majority and a new Lord Chancellor will want to complete a review of LASPO and possibly other aspects of the civil justice process before making further reforms.»

In addition, Neicho personally assisted Lord Justice Jackson with the disclosure elements of his civil justice and cost reforms, which introduced new requirements for litigation cost predictability and transpJustice Jackson with the disclosure elements of his civil justice and cost reforms, which introduced new requirements for litigation cost predictability and transpjustice and cost reforms, which introduced new requirements for litigation cost predictability and transparency.

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January 18, 2017 - HOUSTON — With institutions seeking a «roadmap for reform» in our 21st century civil justice system, issues of costs and length of time for resolution of matters and satisfaction with the overall prWith institutions seeking a «roadmap for reform» in our 21st century civil justice system, issues of costs and length of time for resolution of matters and satisfaction with the overall prwith the overall pro...

These papers were collected by Mr. Justice Thomas Cromwell between 1990 and 1997 during his research and development work with the CBA Task Force on Court Reform and the CBA Systems of Civil Justice Task Force.

The traditional way is law reform: a committee filled with mostly lawyers, legal drafting experts from ministries of justice, civil society consultations, advice from councils of state, parliamentary commissions, and adoption of a rule regime in parliament.

«The Bar Council looks forward to engaging constructively with this review and will continue to press for a wide scope which includes the impact of LASPO on society and considers the combined and interactive effect of legal aid cuts with welfare and other civil justice reforms.»

The Action Committee is focused on fostering engagement, pursuing a strategic approach to reforms and coordinating the efforts of all participants concerned with civil justice.