: The purpose of this piece is to introduce a new national paper from the Action Committee on Access to Justice , Towards Justice as a Common Good . [1] For transparency, I am a co-author of this paper, together with the Chair of the Action Committee, the Honourable Andromache Karakatsanis, Supreme Court of Canada, Véronique Morissette, Executive Director of the Action Committee, and Brea Lowenberger, Strategic Advisor of the Action Committee. This Towards Justice as a Common Good paper is designed to provide new energy and a renewed vision for access to justice in Canada. [2] People-Centred Justice Significant strides . . . [more] The post A New Vision for Access to Justice appeared first on Slaw
: Ease of access to justice is a good thing but can there be too much access? The Employment Tribunals in the United Kingdom have discovered the downsides of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) with an inundation of interim applications for relief. The tsunami of recent applications prompted the issuing of new guidance . Before we get to the tools the employment tribunals have devised to attempt to address the issue, it is worth talking about friction in dispute system design. “ Friction ” is the effort, steps or complexity involved in completing an action: “Every extra step between intention and action . . . [more] The post Push Button Access to Justice: Too Much of a Good Thing? appeared first on Slaw
: “The Access to Legal Services Boulder Was Never the Point” BC Day 2025 Origins Like many things Amici Curiae Friends of Court (AC) does, it starts with my waking up one morning and thinking to myself, hmmm, I think we could do better improving the services we provide British Columbians. BC Day 2025 was no different. For many of us who are working in the access to justice ecosystem, solving these complex issues can feel Sisyphean. Sisyphus was a legendary king who was condemned by Zeus and the gods eternally for his cleverness, to repeatedly roll a heavy rock up . . . [more] The post Access to Legal Services: From Sisyphean Quest to a Sustainable Community appeared first on Slaw