Public Interest & Legal Aid

12+ hour, 30+ min ago   (667+ words) Rochester’s JustCause celebrates 45 years of pro bono legal services Nearly 200 members of the legal community gathered Tuesday in the Hall of Justice to celebrate the 45th anniversary of JustCause, which provides pro bono legal services to indigent clients. JustCause was founded…...

22+ hour, 34+ min ago   (683+ words) Aiding today’s youth requires more than telling them what not to do, writes lawyer Sidney Zarabi. The revolving door of the courthouse at 361 University St. in Toronto. Every time a young person re-enters the legal system’s revolving door, all society…...

23+ hour, 18+ min ago   (519+ words) Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan was “unavailable” to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice to hear a warning that the criminal courts face “shutdown” next month if the dispute over his new criminal legal aid payment model is not…...

1+ day, 15+ min ago   (437+ words) A charity helping people going through the civil or family court system provided support on more than 51,000 occasions this year, its annual report reveals. Support Through Court also carried out 3,718 support sessions through its online service, a 77% increase from previous…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (240+ words) SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Tuesday launched the ‘e-Nyaya Sarathi’ web portal and mobile application, a digital platform aimed at providing citizens easier access to legal information, judicial resources and government legal services. Developed by the Department of Law,…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (275+ words) Refusing to tell a client what commissions you were paid may be ‘unwise’, but the court cannot enforce disclosure through a Solicitors Act costs assessment, a new ruling has established. The Court of Appeal today upheld a challenge from solicitors…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (411+ words) Moroccan lawyers extend indefinite strike to parliamentary opening middle-east-online.com Moroccan lawyers extend indefinite strike to parliamentary opening RABAT — Moroccan courtrooms will remain empty for at least another three weeks after the Association of Moroccan Barristers (ABAM) voted on Sunday…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (547+ words) The Council of The Bar of Ireland said it was “extremely concerned” that the dispute around a new fee structure for criminal defence practitioners has not been resolved ahead of the new legal year. In a statement, the legal representative…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (565+ words) The Council of The Bar of Ireland said it is extremely concerned that the criminal legal aid dispute has not yet been resolved. It said the prospect of continuing disruption on the advent of the new legal year is of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (816+ words) The war has changed the lives of millions of Ukrainians, and with it has generated many legal questions that people had never faced before. Lost documents, damaged or destroyed housing, arranging social benefits, confirming legal facts, protection of rights after…...