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21 Mar

Self-Represented Litigants, Judges, and the NSRLP McKenzie Friend Guide

July 20, 2021
By NSRLP
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Guest blog by Judith M. DaSilva Just over a year ago, I approached Julie Macfarlane for supervision for my LLM. I had read her book “T...

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04 Mar

Including the Public in A2J Consultations: A Grade Report Card for the Provinces – Guest Blog by Robert Harvie

March 4, 2016
By NSRLP
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Last summer, on behalf of the NSRLP, I sought some feedback on the extent to which Access to Justice initiatives across Canada were eng...

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25 Feb

The Genie Jumps Out of the Bottle: Creative Access to Justice Solutions for Effective Legal Assistance

February 25, 2016
By NSRLP
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Something very important is rising on the Access to Justice horizon... In the last 3 months, CBC’s The National screened a documenta...

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16 Feb

The Loneliness of the Self-Represented Litigant

July 16, 2020
By NSRLP
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When her case was called, Maria (not her real name) walked towards the front table in the courtroom and, anxiously shifting her papers,...

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03 Feb

Time for a National Database of Professionals Assisting SRLs: Affordable, Empowering, Entrepreneurial

July 20, 2021
By NSRLP
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NSRLP has started to create a National Database of Professionals Assisting SRLs. The goal is clear – SRLs need and want assistance, an...

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