Depending on the Kindness of Strangers: Access to Civil Justice in Canada

Authors

Noel Semple, University of Windsor, Faculty of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-27-2014

Publication Title

Legal Ethics

Volume

16

Issue

2

First Page

373

Keywords

Access to Justice, Canada

Abstract

‘Abysmal’ was the word used to describe the accessibility of Canadian civil justice in a recent major report. Access to justice is simultaneously a social problem, a professional obligation for the legal profession, and a market opportunity for law firms. Are there any signs of significant progress on any of these fronts? This short Correspondent's report will review recent Canadian efforts to connect people of modest means with the expert legal services they urgently need.

Comments

This article was first published in Legal Ethics.

Recommended Citation

Semple, Noel. (2014). Depending on the Kindness of Strangers: Access to Civil Justice in Canada. Legal Ethics, 16 (2), 373.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/lawpub/5