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MEASURING THE IMPACT OF LEGAL SERVICE INTERVENTIONS PROJECT - PHASE II LAUNCH
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The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice is thrilled to announce the launch of the second phase of our Measuring the Impact of Legal Service Interventions project (“Measuring Impacts” project). The Law Foundation of Ontario (LFO) has approved funding for Phase 2 of the Measuring Impacts project, which will run until 2024. In the second phase of this project, the CFCJ research team will work with community legal clinics in Ontario to gather research insights on the impacts of legal assistance on experiences resolving civil justice problems, and on longer-term consequences. For additional information about the second phase of this project or to read the literature review and methodology report from the first phase of the Measuring Impacts project, visit the project page here: https://cfcj-fcjc.org/our-projects/measuring-legal-service-interventions/.
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THE NEEDS OF HELPING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY
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By partnering with community-based organizations, legal service providers can extend their reach to better address the diverse needs of people experiencing legal problems. To the extent that residents of a given catchment area may be more inclined to seek information or assistance from community-based organizations, these services are well-positioned to connect with legal services to offer additional support. This is the premise of a new paper by CFCJ senior research fellow, Dr. Ab Currie. "The Needs of Helping Organizations in the Community" explores different levels of need and the benefits of partnerships between legal service providers and helping organizations. The Needs of Helping Organizations in the Community is available on the CFCJ website here: https://cfcj-fcjc.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Needs-of-Helping-Organizations-Ab-Currie.pdf. For more information about the CFCJ's Community-Based Justice Research project, visit the CFCJ website here: https://cfcj-fcjc.org/our-projects/community-based-justice-research-cbjr/. |
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CROSSING BOUNDARIES: EXPLORING MULTI-DISCINPLINARY MODELS FOR LEGAL PROBLEM RESOLUTION
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CFCJ director, Lisa Moore is the recipient of a 2021 Canadian Foundation for Legal Research (CFLR) grant for a project on Multi-Disciplinary Models for Legal Problem Resolution. The goal of this research is to examine existing services and programs that enlist legal and non-legal resources to address everyday legal problems and related problems. All outputs from this research will be available on the CFCJ website here: https://cfcj-fcjc.org/our-projects/multi-disciplinary-models-for-legal-problem-resolution/. |
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STORIES FROM THE VIRTUAL ROAD
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We are always delighted to share news about presentations, meetings and other forums where we discussed our access to justice research efforts and engaged policy thinkers, justice stakeholders and the public. We invite you to learn more about some of our recent, virtual presentations from the “Stories from the Road” below.
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ACCESSIBILITY AND CIVIL JUSTICE: EVIDENCE AND REFORM
(A CAUTIONARY TALE) PRESENTATION
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The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford, Faculty of Law hosted a two-day conference on Access to Justice and Class Actions in England and Wales on May 6th to 7th. CFCJ chair, Trevor Farrow gave a presentation at the virtual event which included research insights from multiple CFCJ projects and offered an interesting discussion on access to civil justice, what existing data reveals, and important reforms.
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HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE FOR A PEOPLE-CENTRED E-JUSTICE
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CFCJ Board chair, Trevor Farrow was one of several justice community experts invited to speak at the High-Level Conference for a People-Centred E-Justice on 26-27 April 2021. Professor Farrow’s presentation focused on the justice crisis and cost and return on investment, underscoring the importance of prioritizing justice funding and understanding what we stand to lose if we do not invest in justice. |
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A PEOPLE-CENTRED APPROACH TO DATA AND EVIDENCE-BASED POLICYMAKING - OECD PRESENTATION
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Researchers from the multi-country Community-Based Justice Research (CBJR) project led one of the two technical workshops recently convened by the OECD, with support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Justice Canada. The 90-minute workshop on 1 April offered a thoughtful discussion on issues related to “ A People-Centred Approach to Data and Evidence-Based Policymaking”. CBJR project speakers included Professor Trevor C.W. Farrow, Professor Fayth A. Ruffin, Dr. Felix Marco Conteh, and Professor Jill Cottrell Ghai. IDRC’s Adrian Di Giovanni moderated the workshop, which also included NYU Center on International Cooperation fellow, Peter Chapman, Litigation Coordinator of Amnesty International Argentina, Mariela Galeazzi, and a question segment led by Director of Research, Legal Education Foundation (UK), Natalie Byrom. |
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JUSTICE FOR ALL: FOCUS ON FAMILIES FACING SEPARATION OR DIVORCE
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The Legal Innovation Zone hosted its Justice for All – Focus on Families Facing Separation or Divorce conference on February 11th. CFCJ’s Trevor Farrow was one of the speakers at the full-day event, which brought together justice sector experts to discuss ways to better address gaps in access and service delivery for family law problems. The 2021 Justice for All Conference
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BOOK CELEBRATION FOR RECENT PUBLICATIONS BY YORK COMMUNITY MEMBERS
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