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COVID, Tech, and the Legal System

…restart YouTube livestream” (CityPulse, May 20, 2021) Online: https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/michigan-judge-reverses-course-will-restart-youtube-livestream,17138. [12] Supreme Court of Canada, Archived Webcasts (2009) Online: https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/info/webcasts-webdiffusions-eng.aspx?ya=2009&mo=0&submit=Search. [13] Certain people including reporters from designated organisations and court staff…

The Codify Project: Building a Free Database of Global Legislation

…our program to complete the next jurisdiction faster. Based on our current data ingestion schedule, we should have the complete data set for 4 countries completed by the end of…

A Changing Role for Lawyers in the Age of Self-Represented Litigants

…Journal <http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/william_hubbard_speaks_about_the_importance_of_technology_in_expanding_acce/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=techshow_wrapup>. [4] Ontario Bar Association, ““Getting it Right”: A Report of the Ontario Bar Association Justice Stakeholders Summit” (June 2007), online: Ontario Bar Association <www.OBA.org/en/pdf/Justice%Summit.sml.pdf>. [5] Cost of Justice,…

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Community Legal Clinics and Pro Bono Legal Services in Ontario

…Civil Justice, 2016) at 12, online: <https://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files/Everyday%20Legal%20Problems%20and%20the%20Cost%20of%20Justice%20in%20Canada%20-%20Overview%20Report.pdf>. [7] See Community Legal Clinic of York Region, “COVID-19”, online: <https://clcyr.on.ca/covid-19/>. [8] See for example South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario, “COVID-19: Uninsured…

Facilitating Access to Justice Through Innovation

… [9] Anam Khan, “Law van delivers free access to legal advice throughout Wellington County” GuelphToday (3 June 2019, online: GuelphToday <https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/law-van-offers-free-access-to-justice-to-people-in-rural-areas-1487125>; CBC News, “Mobile legal clinics coming to rural…

The Charter and Legal Aid Ontario’s Proposed Refugee Law Cuts

…comply with principles of fundamental justice. And in New Brunswick (Minister of Health and Community Services) v G(J), [1999] 3 SCR 46, the Supreme Court established the test for when…

Caregiver Access to Justice in Canada: Addressing the Challenges Faced by Migrant Workers

…concerns about retaliation against migrant workers who file complaints, several measures have been advanced. These include passing legislation that prohibits and punishes retaliatory actions by employers, allowing workers to file…

BC Court Services Online (Electronic Filing)

…to e-file, you must have a registered account with CSO or BC Online, accept the User Agreement and have a registered card against the account. For information on how to…

Manitoba Small Claims Court

…Reform Commission conducted a review of the adjudication of small claims in the Province. A number of recommendations were made, including recommendations relating to creation of a separate division for…

Self-Represented Litigants, Self-Help, and Family Justice Reform

…online: CFCJ <https://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files//docs/Cost-Implication-of-Family-Law-Disputes.pdf>. [20] Ibid at 56. [21] Ibid at 54. [22] Anthony Davis, “Manitoba working on family law reforms” Canadian Lawyer Magazine (7 May 2019), online: <https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/family/manitoba-working-on-family-law-reforms/276115>; Modernizing Our…

Accessing justice… from the cottage?

…with company executives who have the power to resolve the complaint. Interesting note: Gripevine contains at least one complaint against the Canadian Justice System: http://gripevine.com/business/law-society-upper-canada-20807752 What others are saying: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2012/10/09/f-bp-buckner-united.html…

Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program (Rules 24.1 and 75.1)

…in a standard track action may agree to postpone the mediation for an additional 60 days by filing a consent with the Local Mediation Coordinator. At least 7 days before…

Alberta Summary Trial Rules

…[2(a)] determination of these two components could occur in one application or as two separate matters [2(b)(c)(d)] The stage one application can be made as a regular chambers application (if…

Federal Court Rules – Case Management and Dispute Resolution Services (Part 9)

…to be appointed as case management judge. To amend the rules to allow the Court to order at any time that a case proceed as a specially managed proceeding. To…

BC Court of Appeal Case Tracking and Management System (WebCATS)

…also has a statistical component, which is reviewed monthly so that progress can be monitored on the completion of cases. An Excel spreadsheet provides year-to-date information as well as a…

The Justice Crisis: A New Book about Access to Justice in Canada

…the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. The Justice Crisis: The Cost and Value of Accessing Law was published by UBC Press and is available here: www.ubcpress.ca/the-justice-crisis. View the press…

A One-Stop-Shop for Civil Access to Justice

…service delivery. By Humna Wasim CFCJ Research Assistant Osgoode Hall Law School Juris Doctor Candidate [1] Julie Matthews and David Wiseman, “Community Justice Help: Advancing Community-Based Access to Justice:…

Contracts for the Sale and Purchase of Land: Purchasers’ Remedies

…determined by a rule adopted for purely historical reasons without examination of the basis for the rule. The question should not be whether damages is an adequate remedy for a…

Civil Justice and Economics: A Matter of Value / La Justice civile et économie : une question de valeur

…et économie : une question de valeur >>. La conférence aura lieu du 5 au 7 octobre au Fairmont Château Laurier à Ottawa. Cette conférence part du principe que les…

BC Supreme Court Rules Fast Track Litigation (Part 15)

…track actions are (absent consent) limited to two hours combined by all parties adverse in interest. Costs in fast track actions are limited to $8,000 for one day trials, $9,500…

New Brunswick Family Court Pilot Project

…dispensing machine for a printing fee. The same forms will be available online. Report at 47 Stage 2 The party will file an originating process and an application for triage…

Québec Civil Procedure Review

…bill to reform Quebec’s Code of Civil Procedure 1 January 2003: New Code came into force 2006: Evaluation Report released. Publications: Comité de révision de la procédure civile, La révision…

Administrative Adjudicative Decisions: Statutory Review Mechanisms

…appealing adjudicative decisions made by administrative tribunals. These tribunals include any administrative board, commission, agency or other body, which exercises adjudicative decision-making power under provincial legislation. Status: Completed Jurisdiction: Alberta…

Rural and Remote Access to Justice A Literature Review

…Literature Review”. This seminal document presents an extensive look at the current trends, gaps in research, and promising practices in legal service delivery related to rural and remote areas. Additionally,…

Access to Justice Projects at The Law Commission of Ontario

…whose experience of public space raises questions of exclusion, intentionally or otherwise. Our community safety project is all about multidisciplinary or comprehensive approaches to promoting safe communities; we’ll be looking…

Extending the Reach of Legal Aid – The Halton Legal Health Check-Up Project

…intervention. The Legal Health Check-Up project combines two main components. The first is a series of partnerships between intermediaries and the clinic which are facilitated by HCLS standing within Ontario’s…

BC Fast Track Litigation (Rule 66)

…of application. Parties are required to file a trial agenda which will set out how the two day trial is to proceed. Costs are set at fixed amounts. Results: In…

Clicklaw

…services which has been incorporated into the site as a “HelpMap”. Purpose: People are increasingly turning online to access information, and there is a rapidly growing body of legal information…

Climbing the HiiL of innovation: A book review of Innovating Justice: Developing New Ways to Bring Fairness Between People

…must have the capacity to draw on a comprehensive and up-to-date body of knowledge to feed the process. This knowledge can be gained from examining examples of innovations from different…

Federal Court Rules – Summary Judgement and Summary Trial (Rules 213 to 219)

…is amended to clarify that the exception which allows affidavits on information and belief to be filed in support of motions is not applicable to motions for summary judgment or…

Manitoba Expedited Actions (Rule 20A)

…whether the rule should be retained in its current form or be amended to resolve any problems that have arisen out of its application. A Review Committee was assigned consisting…

Ontario Case Management (Rule 77)

…automatic application suspended in Toronto Jurisdiction: Ontario Court: Superior Court of Justice (Toronto, Ottawa and Windsor) Body Responsible: Civil Rules Committee Timeline: 1988: Joint Committee on Court Reform called for…

Guest A2J Blog: Law Students Tackle Access to Justice Crisis from Small Business Perspective

…email at thinklab@uvic.ca. Jeremy Maddock is a law student at the University of Victoria, and publisher of CharterCases.com, a legal information resource. He can be reached by email at jeremymaddock@hotmail.com….

Access to Justice Spotlight: A Review of the Recent Access to Justice Report in Australia

…from the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters and one from the Canadian Bar Association – and several recent studies,[1] and research projects.[2] These issues,…

Legal Aid Ontario Family Law Offices

…among the list of alternative service delivery approaches approved for pilot testing in the family law area were three family law staff offices located in Toronto, Ottawa, and Thunder Bay….

Federal Electronic Filing Service

…The filer is provided with a web link to a proxy of the Court’s copy of the e-filed document and any attachments to review the Court’s version on file to…

Nova Scotia Civil Rules Revision Project

…Scotia commenced a comprehensive Rules review in 2004, inviting the Nova Scotia Law Reform Commission, the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society, and the Nova Scotia Department of Justice to participate in…

The Family Property Act (previously the Matrimonial Property Act)

…Update the Matrimonial Property Act? Jonnette Watson Hamilton and Annie Voss-Altman The Matrimonial Property Act: A Case Law Review – Alberta Law Reform Institute Purpose: The Family Property Act governs…

The Global Access to Justice Project

…first expansion of legal aid, documented and examined by early publications, to the present. It is intended that the study will contribute by adding a historical and comparative analysis to…

Alberta Discovery Amendments – Cost of Justice

…rule limited discovery questions to those “touching the matters in question”. The new rule requires a witness to “answer only relevant and material questions” creating a narrower scope for questions….

Insights into the Cost of Evidence

How do you get credible and testable evidence without making the justice system even more unaffordable than it already is? This question was the sum of the discussion at the…

Legal Aid Ontario Family Law Expanded Duty Counsel

…projects, in Hamilton, London, and Oshawa, were designed to test the effectiveness and efficiency of an alternative to the traditional facilitation approach to duty counsel service. Evaluation at i. Description…

Nova Scotia Summary Advice Counsel (SAC)

Year: 2003 Description: Nova Scotia Legal Aid Summary Advice Counsel provide summary legal advice, primarily to self-represented litigants, on family law matters. Status: Permanent Implementation in Halifax and Sydney Jurisdiction:…

Going Out to Where People Live or Spend Time to Address Unmet Legal Need

…van travels to 12 communities in Wellington County on a regular basis, visiting each one two or three times each month. The communities vary in size from the town of…

Ontario Family Law Information Centres

Year: 1999 Description: Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General courthouse family law information centres, offering information, limited legal advice, and other assistance to self-represented litigants. Status: Permanent implementation Jurisdiction: Ontario…

The Rule of Law in Canada: Highlights from the World Justice Project 2014 Rule of Law Index

…that ensure equal protection; the right to life, liberty and security of the person; due process of law and rights of the accused; freedom of opinion and expression; freedom of…

Ontario Small Claims Court

…as court addresses, fax numbers and hours of operation, as well as basic information about bringing or defending a claim in Small Claims Court. 2006/07 Annual Report at 36 2010…

Investing in Justice – A Literature Review in Support of the Case for Improved Access by Lisa Moore and Trevor C W Farrow

Measuring Impacts of Legal Services – A Literature Review on Research Design and Methodology – Lisa Moore

Rural & Remote Lit Review – N Aylwin and L Moore

Social Media and Access to Quality Legal Information

…encouragement from the SCC webpage. The community itself decided the link was worth sharing and following without a prompt to share. The latest aspect of my research into social media…

BC Family Justice Registry (Rule 5)

Year: 1998 Description: Rule requiring parties to meet with a Family Justice Counsellor for a triage appointment prior to a first appearance before a judge to clarify the options available…

Ten Steps Forward on the Way to Justice for All

…Civil Justice, etc.), bar associations (e.g. the Canadian Bar Association), research and other coalitions (e.g. the CBJR project, ILAG and Canada’s Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and…

BC Family Mediation Practicum Project

…of Attorney General and is administered by the BC Dispute Resolution Practicum Society, a non-profit society. Description of Reforms: The Project provides free mediation services for family disputes about custody,…

Unified family courts: an established mechanism for improving access to justice

…then there’s the question of the courts’ relative degrees of complexity, expense and accessibility, and the extent to which corollary social and legal support services are or are not embedded…

Newfoundland and Labrador Small Claims Court

…devise, bequest, or limitation is disputed; malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, defamation, criminal conversation, breach of promise of marriage; action against a judge of a court, a justice or a public…

Access to Justice: Action Committee Looks at Problems, Innovative Solutions

…le Comité d’action aborde les problèmes à la recherche de solutions innovatrices En avril, des chefs de file sur les questions d’accès à la justice, venus des quatre coins du…

Reports cite heavy toll of legal problems on Canadian society

This article was originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily (www.thelawyersdaily.ca), part of LexisNexis Canada Inc. The price paid for legal problems is not just made up of dollars and cents,…

Intéresse le public de A2J

…www.calibratesolutions.ca/actioncommitteecampaign Lancer un dialogue public sur l’accès à la justice changera la perception du problème et amènera une compréhension plus globale de la loi comme étant un élément de la…

Research Update: Paralegals, the Cost of Justice and Access to Justice: A Case Study of Residential Tenancy Disputes in Ottawa

…the four years preceding commencement of the research (mid-2009 to mid-2013). Since many claims do not reach the decision stage, and since only a modest proportion of decisions are reported,…

Report on New Probate Rules

…administration and the filing of the application; a single application form for a grant or resealing, comprising the information now found in the applicant’s affidavit and the disclosure document concerning…

Saskatchewan Small Claims Court

…monetary limit was increased from $5,000 to $10,000 Provincial Court Act was amended to establish a Civil Division of Provincial Court to reflect the specialized nature of small claims adjudication…

Alberta Rules of Court Project

…3 (Edmonton, Alberta: ALRI, 2007). [Draft Rules] Alberta Law Reform Institute, Alberta Rules of Court PublicationsExternal Link (webpage) (ALRI, 2008). Alberta Law Reform Institute, Alberta Rules of Court Project: Proposed…

Prince Edward Island Simplified Procedure (Rule 75.1)

…Examination for discovery under Rule 31.03 or 31.10; Examination for discovery by written questions and answers under Rule 35; Cross-examination of a deponent on an affidavit under Rule 39.02; Examination…

Paralegals, community agency and access to justice in Sierra Leone

…system. These findings are from a three-country research effort, supported by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa and the International Development and Research Centre of Canada that is assessing…

Connecting Ottawa

…Annual Connecting Ottawa Conference, where lawyers, community legal workers, settlement conference workers, policy makers, scholars and other members of the community came together to build connections and strengthen their network….

Fixing A Problem That We Don’t Fully Understand

…research represented roughly 1.71% of total research funding and support from one of Canada’s largest research granting bodies. Of the more than $700 million in research grants and other support…

Justice For All

…since the United Nations issued its 2030 Agenda is encouraging. These efforts have applied the empirical research from the body of legal problems research conducted over the past 25 years…

Yukon Family Law Information Centre

…living test some help with completing court forms computers for public use to research family law matters and to access and prepare court forms notarization of court forms referrals to…

Toronto Case Management (Rule 78)

…does not apply to commercial list actions, estate actions, mortgage actions, simplified procedure actions, construction lien actions, class actions, and actions under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. The key features…

Court Delays and Inadequate Funding: An Equation for Vulnerability for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Canada

Through last year’s R v Jordan ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada illuminated what it dubbed a “culture of complacency” within the Canadian courts. This issue revolves around ongoing delays…

BC Small Claims Court Reforms

…force on February 25, 1991 and replaced the previously existing Act. The Small Claims Act was amended by the Justice Modernization Statutes Amendment Act, 2004 to allow the monetary jurisdiction…

Limitations

…way for current times. Status: Completed Jurisdiction: Manitoba Publications: The Limitation of Actions Act Limitations Limitations Purpose: The Limitations report concerns itself with a review and discussion of The Limitation…

Federal Court Rules – Simplified Actions (Rules 292 – 299)

Year: 1998 Description: Mandatory simplified procedure for Federal Court actions of up to $50 000, or at a party’s request for actions of higher amounts. Status: Permanent implementation Jurisdiction: Federal…

A New Call To Action To Improve Access To Justice

…and South Africa is also highlighted in the Voluntary National Review. This collaborative project is producing evidence to support a business case for scaling up community justice services to help…

Seniors-only Housing

Year: 2011 Description: This report considers whether to amend the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act to provide an exemption for seniors-only housing. Under such an exemption, a housing development (nursing…

Report on Section 29(2) of the Land Title Act and Notice of Unregistered Interests

…addition to mere knowledge of a competing interest in order to deprive a person dealing with a registered owner of the protection of the Act. For example, if a purchaser…

Integrating Innovation from Other Jurisdictions: Thoughts From the Innovation and Access to Justice Conference

…While my role as Communications and Research Assistant with the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice has, in many ways, provided me with an online platform to discuss issues surrounding A2J…

The Kids are NOT Alright: Access to Justice for Children

…Bar Association recently hosted a video-submission contest for youth centered around the question “There ought to be a law…”. Some entries focused on ideas such as providing free Wi-Fi in…

Halifax Case Management

…involvement in complex cases right from the start, selection of a track system appropriate to a particular case, time limits rather than restrictions on discoveries and, as an administrative model,…

BC Court of Appeal Settlement Conference Program

…mix: two involved personal injury, two involved commercial issues, one was a wrongful dismissal case, one was a human rights case, and one involved an appeal from an order striking…

Newfoundland and Labrador Court Ordered Mediation (Rule 37A)

…RULES 37A, 39 AND 40 Development: Rule 37A, governing Court Ordered Mediation, came into force on April 1, 2003. It applies to all non-family law civil cases. Purpose: “The purpose…

Court of Appeal of Québec Mediation Service Program

…and only form that has to be filled out and filed. The form is forwarded to the office of the Court as soon as possible after filing the notice of…

Prince Edward Island Inquiry Line

Year: 1985 Description: Toll-free phone line administered by CLIA PEI that provides legal information, referrals and support to individuals dealing with legal issues. Status: Permanent Implementation Jurisdiction: Prince Edward Island…

Manitoba Law Phone-In Program and Lawyer Referral Program

…Responsible: Community Legal Education Association (Manitoba) Inc. Timeline: July 1975: Law Phone-In established Publications: Community Legal Education Association (Manitoba) 2007/2008 annual report Community Legal Education Association (Manitoba) 2010/2011 annual report…

Alberta Law Line

Year: 2004 Description: Legal Aid Alberta telephone-based program providing free legal information, referrals, and advice province-wide. Status: Permanent Implementation Jurisdiction: Alberta Body Responsible: Legal Aid Alberta Timeline: 2004: Alberta Law…

BC Distance Mediation Project

…use technology for the mediation… Up to six hours of mediation services are available to eligible families at no charge, provided the issues to be resolved are appropriate to mediate…

Nova Scotia Family Law Information Centres (FLICs)

…offer family law information clinics make referrals to community agencies and programs offer computer access You can get information at a FLIC about: court processes and forms how to find…

Using Interactive PLE Programming to Create Paths to Justice for Newcomers

…“Newcomer Conversations: Learning Canadian Law Project” carried out by Halton Community Legal Services (HCLS). HCLS is a community legal clinic that provides free poverty law services to low-income residents of…

Consultation Paper: Civil Rights in Saskatchewan Long-term Care Facilities

…is intended to provide background for a discussion about ways to protect the rights of residents in long-term care. The questions for consideration set out below are intended to help…

Alberta Streamlined Procedure (Part 48)

…Court Project: Management of litigation (Consultation memorandum no. 12.5) (Alberta Law Reform Institute, 2003). Alberta Law Reform Institute 2004-2005 annual report (Edmonton, Alberta: Alberta Law Reform Institute, 2005). Related Reforms:…

Access to Justice, Access to Clients: Methodological Challenges in Civil Justice Research

…research access committees! Research involving the users of justice services and programs is sorely lacking in Canada in comparison to other jurisdictions. What is the impact on long delays on…

An Evaluation of the Cost of Family Law Disputes: Measuring the Cost Implication of Various Dispute Resolution Methods

…Evaluation of the Cost of Family Law Disputes: Measuring the Cost Implication of Various Dispute Resolution Methods” on the CFCJ website here http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/sites/default/files//docs/Cost-Implication-of-Family-Law-Disputes.pdf and on the CRILF website at <http://www.crilf.ca/publications.htm>…

Justice Development Goals Website Launch / Lancement du site Web sur les objectifs de développement en matière de justice

The Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters is pleased to announce the launch of its new Justice Development Goals website (www.justicedevelopmentgoals.ca). The Action Committee was…

Costly justice: Why communities in Sierra Leone turn to paralegals instead of Local Courts to resolve their justice problems

…institutions work, in order to deliver justice for all. This discussion builds on a recent complementary blog post, in which we shed light on forum shopping of community-based justice institutions…

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Access to Justice

…See for example, Miriam Katawazi, “Ryerson’s student centre isn’t accessible for students with disabilities, advocate says”, Toronto Star (2 November 2017) online: <www.thestar.com> [perma.cc/H65L-C5D8]. [5] Supra note 2. [6] Lisa…

Innovating Justice: Ideas from the Netherlands

…to which lawyers do not have the skills to assess. For example, Richard Cohen, the CEO of Epoq Legal Limited, discussed how a private sector for-profit company can successfully provide…

Paralegals and Access to Justice: A Case Study of Residential Tenancy Disputes in Ottawa [1]

…a Cost of Justice Research Alliance member and an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa. Find out more about the Cost of Justice Project here: http://www.cfcj-fcjc.org/cost-of-justice…

The Resolution of Legal Problems in Ontario

…might conclude that this is because the cost of obtaining lawyers has become too expensive, yet the research findings suggest otherwise. In “The Resolution of Legal Problems in Ontario”, Mathew…

Prince Edward Island Case Management

…for planning and providing directions for future steps, as well as setting a date for a pre-trial conference. Throughout this process, more than one case management conference may be set,…

Access To Justice: Diana Lowe On Support For Families As They Restructure

…These staff will be trained in brain science, and will develop maps of community services so they can assist families to obtain the supports they need for their social, relationship,…

BC Streamlined Chambers Process (Rule 51A)

…[LSS Submission] Development: Rule 51A, governing originating and interlocutory applications in chambers, came into force on July 1, 2001. It is a province-wide extension of the former Rule 65, the…

BC Summary Trial (Rule 18A)

…18A generally permits parties to adduce a variety of forms of evidence. In addition to affidavits, parties may rely on answers to interrogatories, discovery evidence, formal admissions, and statements of…

Prince Edward Island Task Force on Access to Justice

Year: 2001 Description: Joint task force formed to review access to justice and identify problems with the existing system in an effort to improve access to justice, reduce cost of…

Nova Scotia Action for Claim Valued Under $100,000 (Rule 58)

Year: 2009 Description: Supreme Court of Nova Scotia rule allowing parties to opt in to Rule 57 expedited procedure on agreement or motion. Status: Permanent Implementation Jurisdiction: Nova Scotia Court:…

Access to Justice: Rise Women’s Legal Centre Connecting With Diverse Communities (Part Two)

…The response from the legal community, non-profit community and judiciary has also been overwhelming, in a really positive way — we could not have accomplished so much in just 18…

Access to Justice Advocate – Janet Mosher

…and Test Case Committee of Legal Aid Ontario, and formerly served on its Clinic Law Advisory Committee. Professor Mosher is co-editor, with Professor Joan Brockman, of Constructing Crime: Contemporary Processes…

Are health problems legal problems in disguise?

…problems in disguise. Consider, for example, a child who is brought to the emergency room multiple times, suffering from asthma attacks. At first glance, her attacks appear to be a…

Vancouver Justice Access Centre Self-help and Information Services (previously BC Supreme Court Self-Help Information Centre)

…as references to services that are available through the Vancouver Justice Access Centre. Status: Ongoing collaboration Jurisdiction: British Columbia Court: BC Supreme Court, Civil and Family divisions Body Responsible: Collaboration…

Saskatchewan Queen’s Bench Mandatory Mediation

…shortly after the close of pleadings, and again following completion of examinations for discovery.” Description of Reforms: Section 54.2 relates to civil mediation. After the close of pleadings in a…

A Culture of Legal Literacy

…of general-purpose public legal information is inexpensive to arrange, and has the merit of engaging lawyers with the community and the community with the justice system. However, relatively few people…

You’ve Gotta Have Faith: Considering the Subjective User and Access to Justice Reform

…on Civil Justice is proud to be part of a vibrant community of researchers who are committed to finding new ways of facilitating access to justice and removing some of…

Is “Business” a Dirty Word in Law?

…crass commercialism of business.[1] I began to question how lawyers think about the business side of what they do while doing research for my LLM. My research included a case…

Ontario Telejustice Project

…Phase The first phase was completed in 2008. It involved: implementation of Ask-a-Lawyer web-based interface, which “uses an interactive question-and-answer format that enables Community Legal Workers (CLW’s) at NALSC to…

The Rule Against Perpetuities

…preliminary proposals for reform, and invites comments as to those proposals and related matters. Status: Completed Jurisdiction: Nova Scotia Publications: The Rule Against Perpetuities – Law Reform Commission of Nova…

Judicial Resolutions A Call to Action, But Tough Questions Will Follow

…In April, at the urging of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters, the Canadian Council of Chief Judges (composed of the leaders of the…

How lawyers resolve family law disputes

…Columbia through a survey designed and implemented by two prominent academics and the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family. The survey asked questions about participants’ views on shared…

BC Small Claims Court Mediation Program (Rule 7.2)

…to each of the parties. Parties may apply to a judge for an exemption from the requirement to attend the mediation. The consequences of not attending a mediation session are…

Alberta Intake and Caseflow Management

…court. The conferences are an attempt to gain consensus on as many issues as possible, and sometimes agreements are struck by the parties at this stage. If the parties resolve…

Federal Court Rules – Expert Witnesses

…allowed to pose questions to each other with leave of the Court to ensure the orderly presentation of evidence. The rules governing cross-examination and re-examination will continue to apply to…

Ontario Court Case Tracking System (FRANK)

…Division Timeline: 2004: Province-wide phased implementation initiated April 2005: Province-wide electronic data collection available 2007/2008: All court sites province wide converted to FRANK, except Toronto 2008/2009: Anticipated finalization of province-wide…

Yukon Family Law Case Conferences (Practice Direction 40)

Year: 2007 Description: Practice directive mandating judicial case conferences providing information to family law litigants on available alternative dispute resolution procedures and allowing parties to discuss the appropriate procedure for…

Tax Court Status Hearings (Rule 125)

…avoid going to a status hearing if undertakings for discovery and other appeal steps have already been taken, and they file for a hearing a date. If these steps are…

Yukon Judicial Settlement Conference (Rule 37)

…at an early stage, to alleviate expense and to expedite the final resolution of the dispute. Description of Reforms: A judge may order attendance at a settlement conference upon request…

Manitoba Judicially Assisted Dispute Resolution (JADR)

…names of at least three members of the court be agreed upon and submitted. Attendance at a pre-conference meeting with the judge is also required to schedule a conference. Description…

BC Parenting After Separation Program

…safety issues which may arise. What options are available to aid the decision making process. How to use mediation and conciliation services. Where to get further information and help. A…

Access to Justice: How the Rise Women’s Legal Centre Helps the Most Marginalized (Part One)

…and the unequal risk of family violence, in concert with cuts to other women’s services and programs. For example, the Ministry of Women’s Equality and the Human Rights Commission were…

Access to Justice Advocate – Marian MacGregor

Much of the work that is being done to improve access to justice for Canadians comes down to access to justice advocates. As a part of our efforts to highlight…

Access to Justice Advocate – Fiona MacCool

…know an access to justice advocate? Let us know at communications@cfcj-fcjc.org. Fiona MacCool is the Project Manager of Your Legal Rights, an online resource produced by Community Legal Education Ontario…

Thoughts on Family Law for Family Day

…diverse; foster families and adopted children; new Canadians coming to a new world; a single mother caring for her young daughter; a son caring for his aging father.” As we…

Unreasonable Delays in the Civil Justice System is Canada’s Greatest Weakness According to the 2019 Rule of Law Index

…the scores for the 7 component measures for the civil justice factor. Our civil justice system is not corrupt and is largely free of improper government influence. However, the system…

Canada is Falling Farther Behind Other Countries on Access to Civil Justice

…comes to the eighth component of the Rule of Law Index, Civil Justice, we rank 22nd in the world with a score of 0.70. Civil Justice has been Canada’s lowest…

Access to Civil Justice for the Victims of Family Violence

…of family violence; of those who began legal proceedings, none said they’d recommend the complaint process. Many complained the legal process was onerous, overcomplicated, and overly intimidating. Our civil courts…

New Research on the Suitability and Cost of Family Law Dispute Resolution Processes

…survey, which consisted primarily of closed-ended and rating scale questions, was organized by dispute resolution process, with similarly worded questions included in each section. Questions related to the cost of…

Thinking Big about Access to Justice

This article originally appeared on The Lawyer’s Daily on March 3, 2017: https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/2599. It is the first article in Thomas Cromwell’s exclusive The Lawyer’s Daily column dedicated to access to…

The Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family and the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice are Studying the Cost of Resolving Family Law Disputes

…relative costs,” said John-Paul Boyd, executive director of the CRILF, adding that this often leads to questions about prioritizing funds. “For example, we have legal aid programs across Canada since…

Making A2J Matter to the Public

The Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters launched the #justiceforall campaign designed to raise public understanding of accessible justice challenges as a component of a…

Launch of a major project to develop and publish a Status Report on the State of Access to Justice in Canada

…improve access to justice. The next step will be to compile and publish the survey results. This will occur in time for the Action Committee’s next annual meeting in March…

Lancement d’un grand projet visant à rédiger et à publier un rapport d’étape sur l’état de l’accès à la justice au Canada

…tout organisme qui se définit comme un participant à des activités conçues pour améliorer l’accès à la justice. L’étape suivante consistera à compiler et à publier les résultats du sondage…

Human-Centered Design and the Justice System: Lessons from the Field

…CFJC Research Fellow and Winkler Institute Assistant Director Nicole Aylwin met with the Yukon Courts, Department of Justice, and other justice stakeholders to discuss the benefits of a “Human-Centered Design”…

Research Update: Paralegals, the Cost of Justice and Access to Justice: A Case Study of Residential Tenancy Disputes in Ottawa

…commencement of the research (mid-2009 to mid-2013). Since many claims do not reach the decision stage, and since only a modest proportion of decisions are reported, the total number of…

Canadian Forum on Civil Justice launches the Access to Justice Research Network

…coordination of research related to access to justice (A2J). Combining a listserv and website, the AJRN allows users to easily exchange resources, including scholarly articles, key research findings, case commentaries,…

The Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters Convenes a Meeting of Provincial and Territorial A2J Groups

…more provincial and territorial updates as they become publicly available. A full report on the meeting will be released this spring. For more information on the Action Committee, visit: www.cfcj-fcjc.org/action-committee….