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JDG 3 MAKE COURTS WORK BETTER

Recommendation 11: HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE REPRESENTING THEMSELVES – Courts should offer services, including early resolution and information services, for people who are navigating the legal system alone.

JDG 3 MAKE COURTS WORK BETTER

Recommendation 12: MANAGE CASES EFFECTIVELY – Timelines, simplified procedures, shared experts, and limited number of witness should be agreed to, or insisted on by judges, to make better use of court time and encourage early settlement.

JDG 3 MAKE COURTS WORK BETTER

Recommendation 13: BE ACCESSIBLE AND USER-FOCUSED – Courts and procedures need to be modernized to reflect people’s needs, including better use of technology where it can make the process faster or easier without ignoring the needs of vulnerable people.

JDG 3 MAKE COURTS WORK BETTER

Recommendation 14: PROTECT JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE – Ensure system improvements do not interfere with a judge’s ability to make independent, ethical decisions to protect people’s rights.

JDG 4 IMPROVEFAMILY JUSTICE

Recommendation 15: OFFER A BROAD RANGE OF SERVICES – Make family law services easier to find, including triage, early intervention, integrated and collaborative processes, parenting and financial services.

JDG 4 IMPROVEFAMILY JUSTICE

Recommendation 16: PROMOTE CONSENSUAL RESOLUTION – Develop and expand proactive management of family issues and more consensual approaches and services, maintaining a focus on safety.

JDG 4 IMPROVEFAMILY JUSTICE

Recommendation 17: INNOVATE – Educate people about less adversarial approaches and experiment with new services and processes to create opportunities for consensus resolution

JDG 4 IMPROVEFAMILY JUSTICE

Recommendation 18: RESTRUCTURE FAMILY COURTS – Locate all of the aspects of family law in the same place, including separation, custody and access, and divorce, ideally under one judge.

JDG 5WORK TOGETHER

Recommendation 19: ESTABLISH COORDINATED EFFORTS – Bring all of the organizations involved in access to justice in each province or territory together to focus on local solutions.

JDG 5WORK TOGETHER

Recommendation 20: INCLUDE EVERYONE – Involve the major institutions (courts, governments), professional groups (lawyers’ associations), community groups and non-profits (clinics, PLE providers), academics and individuals to find new creative approaches.

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