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Depending On The Kindness Of Strangers: Access To Civil Justice In Canada, Noel Semple
Depending On The Kindness Of Strangers: Access To Civil Justice In Canada, Noel Semple
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‘Abysmal’ was the word used to describe the accessibility of Canadian civil justice in a recent major report. Access to justice is simultaneously a social problem, a professional obligation for the legal profession, and a market opportunity for law firms. Are there any signs of significant progress on any of these fronts? This short Correspondent's report will review recent Canadian efforts to connect people of modest means with the expert legal services they urgently need.
Access To Justice: Is Legal Services Regulation Blocking The Path?, Noel Semple
Access To Justice: Is Legal Services Regulation Blocking The Path?, Noel Semple
Law Publications
High prices and lack of innovation have placed expert legal services beyond the reach of too many Americans and Canadians. Is legal services regulation exacerbating common law North America’s access to justice problem? Does regulatory maintenance of a unified legal profession, and insulation of that profession from non-lawyer influence, make it more difficult for people here to meet their legal needs? This article argues that, although regulatory liberalization is not a magic bullet for the accessibility of justice, there is strong evidence of a link between regulation and access. North American lawyer regulators need to understand, and work to reduce, …