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 […]
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
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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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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Authored by Mackenzie Coleman, Law Student, University of Alberta, Faculty of Law On July 1st, Saskatchewan’s Immigration Services Act came into force. The Immigration Services Act replaced the Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act. Now, all of the province’s immigration procedures fall under the Immigration Services Act. The provincial government hopes the new act
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Authored by Mackenzie Coleman, Law Student, University of Alberta, Faculty of Law Legal aid programs are a significant component of access to justice. For many individuals, publicly funded legal services are crucial to support their right to liberty and security of person under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.[1] Along with this, legal aid is
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Shared on behalf of Family Resolution Service, Courts Division, Manitoba Justice Funding Opportunity: From the Ground Up We would like to share the Department of Municipal and Northern Relations’ new community development grant opportunity called From the Ground Up – Safe Healthy Communities for All. Grants under the program will support initiatives in the areas
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Authored by Tasha Ellis, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law articling student-at-law At this landmark summit, Inuit Elders, community members, and stakeholders from Nunavut and Manitoba were invited to gather on Treaty 1 territory at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law, to learn, share information, and discuss the need for an Inuit-specific Legal Clinic
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By: Kirsten Wurmann – Librarian, Legal Information for Incarcerated Manitobans Initiative “Prison libraries play a fundamental role in guaranteeing rights, not only providinginmates with access to information about their legal rights as incarcerated personsbut also by providing the tools necessary to exercise these rights.” The Legal Information for Incarcerated Manitobans Initiative is a project of the
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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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