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A2J Week 2024: Victim Impact and Community Impact Statements

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Join our webinar on Victim Impact Statements and Community Impact Statements, featuring insights from both Crown and Defense perspectives. This session will explore the powerful role these statements play in the justice system, highlighting some examples of how they can be used at sentencing hearings in Manitoba. Learn how these statements […]

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A2J Week 2024: Educating and Advocating in Manitoba Prisons

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024 Event Information: Join us for a 90-minute seminar on Prison Law in Manitoba. Geared to practicing lawyers and students, this session will present an overview as to what different organizations are doing, parole and record suspensions, resources for clients who are, or may be, incarcerated, and an overview of issues related

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A2J Week 2024: Supporting the Work: How New Lawyers Are Being Trained to Overcome A2J Barriers

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Monday, October 28, 2024 The University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law and the Manitoba Bar Association’s Young Lawyers and Internationally Trained Lawyers sections welcome the legal community to attend this panel discussion to learn about what legal supports are now becoming available for clients of diverse backgrounds including cultures, languages and faiths. The three host

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Chiefs of Ontario File Lawsuit for Failure to Provide Access to Justice

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Author: Mackenzie Coleman, University of Alberta Law Student On May 7, 2024, the Chiefs of Ontario alleged that First Nations in Ontario are being denied equal access to justice. The organization launched a constitutional challenge against the province of Ontario and the government of Canada over lack of enforcement of First Nations laws and the

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Manitoba is Increasing Its Small Claims Court Maximum in 2025. What Does it Mean for Access to Justice?

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Author by: Erin Jeon, University of Manitoba Law Student Manitoba is increasing its Small Claims Court maximum to $20,000, up from $15,000.[1] An amendment to the Court of King’s Bench Small Claims Practices Act will render the change effective on January 1, 2025. Small Claims Court in Manitoba operates as a part of the Court

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Functional Literacy and Court Forms: An Access to Justice Barrier for Self-Represented Litigants

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Authored by: Erin Jeon, University of Manitoba Law Student Self-represented litigants (SRLs) face numerous barriers within the justice system. One of the most significant barriers occurs long before an SRL’s case even approaches the courtroom: the filling of court forms. As fewer than 25% of Canadians are able to read legal documents or understand legal

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Online Dispute Resolution: Benefits, Drawbacks, and the Potential for Access to Justice

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Author by: Erin Jeon, University of Manitoba Law Student Technology is embedded in the legal profession. From doing research to filing documents to conducting dispute resolution, technology is being used in all areas of practice. Online dispute resolution (ODR) developed in the mid-1990s to assist in resolving e-commerce disputes; since then, ODR has become the

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What’s New at Legal Information for Incarcerated Manitobans

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Authored by Kirsten Wurmann, Librarian, Legal Information for Incarcerated Manitobans, Manitoba Law Library The Legal Information for Incarcerated Manitobans (LIIM) Initiative was officially launched as a project of the Manitoba Law Library and the Manitoba Library Association-Prison Libraries Committee in January 2024 with funding from the Manitoba Law Foundation. We are inspired in part by

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International Access to Justice Forum 2024 – Registration Now Open!

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Registration is now open! October 23 – 25, 2024 At Osgoode Professional DevelopmentDowntown Toronto, Canada (Hybrid)yorku.ca/ia2j/ REGISTER The Program will bring together a group of scholars, practitioners, and policy makers from around the world. You can look forward to: Day 1Community Legal EducationJustice DigitizationLegal Advantage/VulnerabilityPerson-Centred Justice Day 2AI in Legal TechLegal Needs SurveysGender-Based ViolenceLegal Services MarketYouth &

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Survey on the Federal Child Support Guidelines – The Department of Justice Canada

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The Department of Justice Canada would like to invite you to participate in the Survey on the Federal Child Support Guidelines: https://form.simplesurvey.com/f/s.aspx?s=42c6ed2c-8127-47a7-b3a7-f264c5d32a92. Please respond by September 25, 2024. In Canada, child support is calculated using regulations called child support guidelines. They are a set of rules and tables used to determine child support amounts. The Federal Child Support Guidelines (Federal

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