LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Superior Court, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Community Organizing
18 Apr 2016
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Significant issues for the disenfranchised: illegal eviction, consumer fraud, discrimination (social or racial, small claims, immigration/refugee issues, criminal offences. Important: legal aid in canada falls under the provincial jurisdiction, although fed is funding as well. Two dominant models: judicare (jc, the legal service model (lsm) Now, we often have a mixed ratio between both models, according to: political susceptibility, bar association pressures. Private bar at the prime deliver services. Specific tariff: limit the access to services (both top lawyers and too-small-of-a-claim) Tend to concentrate on the more serious matters > criminal and civil cases in superior court. Emphasizes on problem-solving rather than on addressing prevention mechanisms. Is responsible for all cases it undertakes. Must resist the influence of outsider on how and what cases to take. Under a duty to confidentiality, making collective endeavours somewhat difficult. Use full-time salaried lawyers and non-legal personal working in legal clinics.
