On SLAW, JP Boyd offers some thoughts on legislative intelligibility and the rule of law.
Category Jurisdiction
Prairie Provinces Pondering Overhaul to Delivery of Legal Services
The Edmonton Journal features this piece by Brent Wittmeier, discussing possible changes to legal services delivery in the Prairies, and some comments from new U of A Law Dean Paul Paton.
B.C. Lawyers Hope to End Their Monopoly on Practicing Law
In the Vancouver Sun, Ian Mulgrew writes about the Law Society of British Columbia’s musings to open legal services to more competition.
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.
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