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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Michael Trebilcock, Anthony Duggan, and Lorne Sossin Klappentext Middle Income Access to Justice presents a variety of innovative solutions, from dispute resolution process reforms to the development of non-lawyer forms of assistance and new methods for funding legal expenses Zusammenfassung Middle Income Access to Justice presents a variety of innovative solutions! from dispute resolution process reforms to the development of non-lawyer forms of assistance and new methods for funding legal expenses Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada List of Contributors Part 1: Introduction Michael Trebilcock (University of Toronto), Anthony Duggan (University of Toronto), and Lorne Sossin (Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School) Part 2: Defining the Problem – What are the Unmet Legal Needs? Chapter 1: Caught in the Middle: Income, Justiciable Problems and the Use of Lawyers Pascoe Pleasance (University College London) and Nigel J. Balmer (University College London) Chapter 2: The Ontario Civil Needs Project: A Comparative Analysis of the 2009 Survey Data Jamie Baxter, Michael Trebilcock, and Albert Yoon (University of Toronto) Part 3: “Front-End” Proactive Solutions Chapter 3:Front-End Strategies for Improving Consumer Access to Justice Anthony Duggan (University of Toronto) and Iain Ramsey (University of Kent) Part 4: Non-Lawyer Forms of Assistance Chapter 4: Opportunities and Challenges: Non-Lawyer Forms of Assistance in Providing Access to Justice for Middle-Income Earners Russell Engler (New England Law) Chapter 5: Middle Income Access to Civil Justice: Implications of Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales Roger Smith Part 5: Access to Lawyers Chapter 6: Should Legal Services be Unbundled? Samreen Beg and Lorne Sossin Chapter 7: Money Isn’t Everything: Understanding Moderate Income Households’ Use of Lawyers’ Services Rebecca Sandefur (American Bar Foundation) Chapter 8: Legal Services Plans: Crucial Time Access to Lawyers and the Case for a Public-Private Partnership Paul Vayda (CAW Legal Services Plan) and Stephen Ginsberg (CAW Legal Services Plan) Part 6: Reforming the Dispute Resolution Process Chapter 9: Reforming Family Dispute Resolution in Ontario: Systemic Changes and Cultural Shifts Nicholas Bala (Queen's University) Chapter 10: Commentary on Bala Justice George Czurtin (Justice of the Superior Court of Justice - Ontario) Chapter 11: Access to Justice for Small Amount Claims in the Consumer Marketplace: Lessons from Australia Justin Malbon (Monash University) Chapter 12: Challenges in Small Claims Court System Design: Does One Size Fit All? Shelley McGill (Deputy Judge of the Ontario Small Claims Court) Part 7: Creating Change and Reform of the Justice System Chapter 13: Growing Ontario Legal Aid into the Middle Class: A Proposal for Public Legal Expenses Insurance Sujit Choudry (University of Toronto), Michael Trebilcock, and James Wilson Part 8: The Options Papers Noel Semple (York University) and Carol Rogerson (University of Toronto), Middle Income Access to Justice: Policy Options with respect to Family Law Judith McCormack (University of Toronto) and Azim Remani (University of Toronto), Middle Income Access to Justice: Policy Options with Respect to Employment Law Anthony Duggan, Azim Remani and Dennis Kao (Sidley Austin LLP), Middle Income Access to Justice: Policy Options with respect to Consumer and Debtor-Creditor Law Part 9: Select Bibliography ...
