Category Archives: Access to Justice
Expensive, Complex Appeals from Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service Orders
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Expensive, Complex Appeals from Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service Orders Case Commented On: Nee v Ayre & Oxford Inc, 2015 ABQB 402 (CanLII) The decision by Justice Donald Lee in Nee v Ayre & … Continue reading
Law Students, Legal Services, and Access to Justice
By: Eleanor A. Carlson PDF Version: Law Students, Legal Services, and Access to Justice Legislation and Rules Commented On: Legal Profession Act, RSA 2000, c L-8; Rules of the Law Society of Alberta; Law Society of Alberta Code of Conduct … Continue reading
Entering the Fray for Self-Represented Litigants
By: Ian Pillai PDF Version: Entering the Fray for Self-Represented Litigants Case Commented On: R v Crawford, 2015 ABCA 175 Judicial interventions are common in trials involving self-represented litigants, especially in family and civil courts. According to a report authored … Continue reading
Agent Regulation: The Case of Emmerson Brando (AKA Arturo Nuosci, AKA Maverick Austin Maveric, AKA Landon Emmerson Brando)
By: Heather White & Sarah Burton PDF Version: Agent Regulation: The Case of Emmerson Brando (AKA Arturo Nuosci, AKA Maverick Austin Maveric, AKA Landon Emmerson Brando) Case Commented On: R v Hansen, 2015 ABPC 118 On May 12, 2015, CBC … Continue reading
Life, Liberty, and the Right to CanLII: Legal Research Behind Bars
By: Sarah Burton PDF Version: Life, Liberty, and the Right to CanLII: Legal Research Behind Bars Case Commented On: R v Biever, 2015 ABQB 301 The link between access to information and access to justice is not often discussed, but … Continue reading