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Justice asks lawyers to curb cost of seeking justice
Janice Tibbetts
HALIFAX – Beverley McLachlin, the Chief Justice of Canada, yesterday called on the legal profession to “do its part” in curbing costs
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/unified legal system that essentially puts individual clients - with justice interests at stake - into a bidding contest with corporate clients with efficiency (more generally, market) interests
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of people appearing in court without a lawyer has increased.
The Toronto Star
March 10, 2006
Judge says legal system too costly
Lawyer and court fees deter many Canadians from pursuing cases. Many
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programs has dropped by approximately 30 per cent over the past decade.
"Governments have failed in the area of legal-aid funding," he said. "In the justice system, efficiency has won
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principles seem so much humbug: Lawyers have it both ways and citizens get it no way at all.
The Globe and Mail
February 6, 2001
Justice is greedy
The real cost of high lawyers' fees is a legal system
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our findings that the attorney discipline system fails to afford justice to those who are victimized," it wrote.
"Sadly, this pattern of laxity, secrecy and delay is nationwide. According to the most
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Risks: Abuse of business, regulatory & political authority can destroy people, Access to justice, Affordable, early and non-legal dispute resolution mechanism, Any pretence will do
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, 2004
High legal fees forcing many laypeople to go lawyerless
It's a trend some lawyers complain is clogging an already busy court system
Beppi Crosariol
Montreal lawyer Janet Oh won't soon forget one
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influencing public decision-making, Most lucrative form of commercial lending, franchising, No justice in legal system for franchisees, Obstruction of justice, Old-fashioned idea that politicians
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legal aid system that remunerates lawyers who take on low-income clients.
He also said he is unaware of any studies that confirm that contingency fee arrangements improve overall access to the justice
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