By: April Lount, University of Manitoba, Student at the Faculty of Law The recent Law 360 article entitled “Cost of defending yourself” by David Dorson provides a sobering perspective of the cost relationship to quality criminal defence and the severe consequences when you are not able to meet those costs. Dorson is a pen name, providing […]
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le 29 novembre | midi à 14h00 | en présentiel Lorsqu’un(e) client(e) souhaite accéder aux tribunaux manitobains en français pour régler une affaire civile, cela donne à leur avocat(e) une opportunité importante de soutenir l’exercice de ce droit linguistique. Cela soulève également de nombreuses questions sur la procédure à suivre pour obtenir
National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP) is jointly hosting a free seminar this week with the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (CIAJ). This online seminar runs 11am to 5pm ET on Thursday, November 16th, and is open to all members of the legal profession, and to self-represented litigants. The objective is to ensure that
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By: Scott McFadyen, Executive Director at Legal Help Centre On August 2, Legal Help Centre (LHC) gathered with the Community Legal Education Association (CLEA) and Infojustice Manitoba to discuss best practices, share notes, identify trends, and ways to work together. It was a great morning of collaboration. Best Practices We discussed how we manage the
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Written by Guy Jourdain LES TRIBUNAUX JUDICIAIRES MANITOBAINS INNOVENT POUR MIEUX SOULIGNER LA VALEUR ÉGALE DES VERSIONS FRANÇAISE ET ANGLAISE DES TEXTES LÉGISLATIFS BILINGUES Les tribunaux judiciaires du Manitoba ont récemment adopté des mesures exigeant que les mémoires et les cahiers déposés par les parties à une instance présentent à la fois les versions française
New Position to Coordinate Access to Justice Advisory Network Resource and Advise Clinical Programs The Faculty of law is pleased to announce that Natasha Brown [BEd/2001; LLB/2005], former Manitoba Access to Justice Coordinator at the Law Society of Manitoba, will be joining the Faculty of Law as the Director of Access to Justice and Community Engagement
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Written by Gerard Kennedy and Eric Epp The Manitoba Court of Appeal Act has imposed a leave requirement to appeal an interlocutory order made in the Court of King’s Bench as of January 2022.[1] This change hopefully discourages unnecessary litigation by restricting appeals to instances that address an action’s merits, or where appellate intervention is
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Written by Eric Epp The University of Manitoba Community Law Centre (UMCLC) provides clinical learning opportunity for Robson Hall law students. The students primarily handle less complex criminal files and in some instances, provide assistance with civil and administrative law files.[1] For most of its near 50 year existence, the UMCLC was located in the
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Written by Eric Epp Access to justice can be used to describe not just financial barriers to the justice system, but also social and psychological barriers. For those who identify as transgender, a particularly pervasive barrier comes in the form of being misgendered in court. Since 2021, all levels of Manitoba courts have issued Practice
Written by Calvin Ediger Recently the Canadian Bar Association released a report on the impact of COVID-19 on the legal profession in Canada. In general, the report found that the effect of the pandemic was to accelerate the adoption of technology in the legal field, while not necessarily considering the risks and drawbacks that came
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