What is the biggest problem facing the legal profession? The Chief Justice of Canada says it is access to justice. Research suggests that almost half of Canadian adults will experience a significant legal problem over a three year period, but very few will find legal services to deal with that problem. So why doesn’t access to justice (“A2J”) have a higher public profile?
Find out how and why this problem touches the lives of a majority of Canadians not just now, but throughout their lives.
Not in Vancouver? The following talk will be livestreamed at Why Don’t we Have Appropriate Access to Justice?, and livetweeted using #justicetalks. This and future talks will also be available as podcasts.
Why Don’t We Have Appropriate Access to Justice?
When: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 @ 5-6:30pm
Where: Green College, Coach House
What: What stands in the way of adequate access to justice? The Honourable Thomas Cromwell, recently retired from the Supreme Court of Canada and chair of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters will share his thoughts on why we still do not have appropriate access to justice in civil and family matters and provide a brief update on some promising initiatives. Panel: Jennifer Muller, former self-represented litigant; Dan Baxter, Director of Policy Development, Government & Stakeholder Relations for the BC Chamber of Commerce
Cost: All talks are open to the public without charge.
Access to Justice and Sexual Violence
When: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 @ 5-6:30pm
Where: Green College, Coach House
Who: Janine Benedet, Centre for Feminist Legal Studies, Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC
Tracy Pickett, Medicine, UBC
Cost: All talks are open to the public without charge.
Access to Justice and Indigenous Laws
When: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 @ 5-6:30pm
Where: Green College, Coach House
Who: Val Napoleon, Law Foundation Professor of Aboriginal Justice and Governance, Law, University of Victoria
Hadley Friedland, Law, University of Alberta
Cost: All talks are open to the public without charge.
For more information on all events:
www.greencollege.ubc.ca or gc.events@ubc.ca
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