In the Vancouver Sun, Ian Mulgrew writes about the Law Society of British Columbia’s musings to open legal services to more competition.
Month January 2015
Greedy, Nonsensical Practices Denying Public Access to Legal Representation
Writing in the Toronto Sun, Alan Shanoff describes an Ontario Court of Appeal case about egregious billing practices and the cost of legal services.
Technology-Assisted and Remote Evidence Presentation: A Practice Resource for BC Lawyers
The British Columbia Law Institute resource on technology-assisted and remote evidence presentation has just been posted to the Social Science Research Network.
Can Law Schools be Incubators of Innovation?
At Open Law Lab, Margaret Hagan’s posting on whether law schools can be effective innovation incubators.
Is The Internet a Place for Legal Help?
At Open Law Lab, Margaret Hagan has an interesting piece titled “Is the internet the place for legal help?”.
This means that we should not stake all our work on exclusively Internet-based resources — but that we should still be investing a much larger amount of research, money & development into making the Internet more usable as a legal resource.
What If…
On SLAW, Karen Dyck asks “What If…” – a sort of desiderata for improving access to justice. What would you add to the What ifs?
We Versus Me: Normative Legislation, Individual Exceptionalism and Access to Family Justice
On SLAW, JP Boyd offers a thoughtful piece on complexity, justice and access in family law (but likely relevant to other areas also).
Legal Services Map
Your Legal Rights provides a Services Map – an interactive guide to key legal and social services in Ontario. Many organizations listed on the web site may have their offices located in Toronto but can help people who live anywhere in Ontario so make sure to browse more than just the map to find the help you need.
Bilingual Accès Justice Access Centre Now Open in Halifax
Great work by our friends in Nova Scotia! What’s new in access to justice for 2015: Nova Scotia’s first bilingual access to justice centre! The Accès Justice Access centre opened recently at 1663 Brunswick Street in Halifax, as an initiative of the Association des juristes d’expression française de la Nouvelle-Écosse (AJEFNE). The centre offers services in both official languages on site and by telephone, email and online. Free consultations with a lawyer will be available by appointment.
Creating the Conditions for Justice Innovation: How (NOT) to Solve Complex Problems
Nicole Aylwin of CFCJ explores the ideal conditions for justice innovation http://www.slaw.ca/2014/12/19/creating-the-conditions-for-justice-innovation-how-not-to-solve-complex-problems/
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