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Cebu lawyers back free legal aid ordinance
28 Aug 2025 14:40 GMT
… Legal Aid Program (CCLAP), Establishing the Cebu City Legal Aid Office (CCLAO) and Barangay Legal Aid … disputes from moving prematurely to litigation.
“Legal aid must strengthen, not erode, the …
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Corrections and penal reforms: How waning funding, legal aid keep 53,460 pre-trial inmates in jail
28 Aug 2025 02:07 GMT
… many in active advocacy, litigation
• Pro bono services inefficient … pro bono services through Legal Aid Council collaboration. However, … collaboration between the NBA, Legal Aid Council, NGOs, and religious … poor funding of the Legal Aid Council by the …
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Bangladesh launches digital legal aid project to expand access to justice
26 Aug 2025 15:49 GMT
… those who cannot afford lengthy litigation, we can ensure that no … partner with the National Legal Aid Services Organization, supporting legal aid delivery at district … reforms that prioritise resolution over litigation.
The conference brought together nearly …
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Climate crisis: Indonesian islanders sue Swiss company Holcim
02 Sep 2025 07:26 GMT
… approves the plaintiffs’ request for legal aid, recognising their financial hardship and … Leutenegger/ts
Series Climate litigation in Switzerland and the world
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Florida legal aid funds at risk over immigration challenge
22 Aug 2025 09:16 GMT
… board member of Funding Florida Legal Aid (FFLA), the group that … administers grants to legal aid organizations. He's … MacKenzie's letters to legal aid groups, through a public … (lawsuit) or any similar litigation or activity that may be …
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Legal Aid files lawsuit against state and city agencies over delays in competency treatment for incarcerated New Yorkers deemed unfit for trial
21 Aug 2025 22:08 GMT
… : Seth Wenig/AP
The Legal Aid Society, Washington Square Legal Services … Attorney with the Special Litigation Unit at The Legal Aid Society. “Our clients … integrated, community-based setting.
The litigation also demands that the State …
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DOJ blocks use of justice grants for legal aid to migrants in US illegally, email shows
21 Aug 2025 19:04 GMT
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department this week ordered states, local governments and non-profits not to use existing federal grant funds to provide legal services to immigrants in the country illegally or who could face …
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Legal Aid and Public Defence Bill 2025 tabled for first reading
21 Aug 2025 11:15 GMT
… Aug 21 — The Legal Aid and Public Defence Bill 2025 … at reforming and upgrading legal aid services, was tabled for … the Legal Aid Act 1971 (Act 26) and upgrade legal aid services … credentials, practical skills and litigation experience.
Under current practice, …
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Justice for every citizen ensured through legal aid, mediation: CJI B R Gavai
20 Aug 2025 14:59 GMT
… on Wednesday said traditional litigation in the country cannot … increasing case load, traditional litigation alone cannot bear the … CJI said both court litigation and arbitration often involve … financial expenditures.
"Legal aid and mediation are the …
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THE SULTAN’S CALL FOR JUSTICE
02 Sep 2025 01:36 GMT
… the Nigerian Bar Association and legal aid groups show that more than … often for minor offences. The Legal Aid Council, chronically underfunded, is unable … low incomes, the costs of litigation, court delays, and systemic corruption …