Category Archives: Access to Justice
Learnings from the Demographic Data on Litigants Without Counsel
By: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: Learnings from the Demographic Data on Litigants Without Counsel The demographic information on litigants without counsel available to date reveals a number of interesting patterns: most litigants appear to be 40 years old and older, … Continue reading
Judicial Dissent over Priorities in Civil Justice: Queue-Jumping and the Commercial List
By: Sarah Burton PDF Version: Judicial Dissent over Priorities in Civil Justice: Queue-Jumping and the Commercial List Case Commented On: Lustre Studio Inc. v West Edmonton Mall Property Inc, 2014 ABQB 525 In Lustre Studio Inc. v West Edmonton Mall … Continue reading
The Vicious Spiral of Self-Representation in Family Law Proceedings
Written by: John-Paul Boyd PDF Version: The Vicious Spiral of Self-Representation in Family Law Proceedings A lot of good research on litigants without counsel has been published in the last three years, most notably, in my view, Julie Macfarlane‘s Identifying and Meeting … Continue reading
A Smart Decision – Access to Counsel for the Poor and Disabled in a Legal Aid Crisis
By: Sarah Burton PDF Version: A Smart Decision – Access to Counsel for the Poor and Disabled in a Legal Aid Crisis Case commented on: R v Smart, 2014 ABPC 175 Access to justice advocates should to take a few … Continue reading
Access to Justice: The DIY Index
By: John-Paul Boyd Editor’s Note: John-Paul Boyd, the Executive Director of the U of C-affiliated Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family (CRILF), started a new blog in August on Access to Justice in Canada. John-Paul will be cross-posting … Continue reading
