ODR for family matters - introducing Legal Aid BC’s Family Resolution Centre cbabc.org/BarTalk/Articl…
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sherry maclennan
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I am so proud of Julie for being given Canada’s highest recognition for her social justice advocacy.
Julie Macfarlane@ProfJulieMac
@SelfRepsCanada Lastly, on the announcement of Professor Macfarlane being named to the Order of Canada, here is a message directly from Julie, thanking all of you who have contributed to her work on #AccessToJustice #A2J #SRLs.
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Every now and then, we find new reasons to double down on the struggle for access to justice.
Big congrats to @ProfJulieMac & the amazing @SelfRepsCanada team!
Julie Macfarlane@ProfJulieMac
@SelfRepsCanada Lastly, on the announcement of Professor Macfarlane being named to the Order of Canada, here is a message directly from Julie, thanking all of you who have contributed to her work on #AccessToJustice #A2J #SRLs.
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Absolute disarray at #YVR People lined up three hours and waiting to drop off luggage @yvrairport
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Major contributions to evaluation of digital assistance for access to justice with international implications in studies of MyLawBc.com for @legalaidbc - law-tech-a2j.org/digital-inform…
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In 2035 innovative #LegalEd should be multidisciplinary & client/user-focused. Would also be great if students were encouraged to unlock new value rather than being pressed to conform w/ current institutional standards & expectations.
Lorne Sossin@LorneSossin
Will be much more experiential, entrepreneurial, digital, personal, plural and critical than today!
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Mark Benton identifying where pro bono work fits into access to justice @legalaidbc #A2J #ProBonoCAN
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"As a family lawyer, I've heard some lawyers express concern about offering unbundled services over the fear of liability issues. Liability issues speak to the fact that we lawyers seem to practice to satisfy our insurers, not to satisfy our clients."
#SRLDIALOGUE #unbundling
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Latest stats from Canada's small claims & strata (condo) online tribunal 👇👇
CRT@CivResTribunal
Check out the CRT’s Statistics Snapshot for September 2018. We’ve received a total of 7,562 disputes and completed 5,095 of them. Last month we received 420 new disputes: civilresolutionbc.ca/crt-statistics…
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BC’s Attorney General has announced an external review of legal aid service delivery in BC to examine the current and potentially new models of service delivery.
Find out more here: ow.ly/br9U30m6F1U
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Hello BC Unbundling lawyers. Join the @CBA_BC Unbundled Legal Services Section meeting on Wed Oct 17 featuring @BoydArbitration discussing the findings of the Alberta project: cbapd.org/details_en.asp…
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Thank you @Rob_Harvie, @ProfJulieMac and Julie Matthews (@CLEOLegalRights) for a great panel presentation at Continuing the Dialogue in Windsor #SRLDialogue #AccesstoJustice
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What's the 1 thing courts and tribunals could do to better serve the people who use them?
Hint: It rhymes with blarticipant splatisfaction churvey.
CRT@CivResTribunal
The CRT surveys people who used the tribunal and the results are on the blog! Highlights: 82% say they were treated fairly by the CRT & 77% would recommend it to others. Check out all the feedback here: ow.ly/CTYQ50jnd3L #ODR #personalinjury #A2J
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"There's a paternalistic attitude to dealing with SRLs that frustrates SRLs. ...We feel ostracized when we interact with any member of the justice system, no matter how nice or well-meaning they are." #SRLDialogue
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Today's episode of @OffIvory features @WindsorLaw professors Beverly Jacobs and Valarie Waboose discussing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the launch of "First Nations Legal Traditions", a mandatory course for all @UWindsor law students. ow.ly/RtgH30m4fam
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