Windsor Law Professor Julie Macfarlane is quoted in the New York Times article regarding Muslim divorce and the disputed practice of "instant divorce" that is now up for debate in India's Supreme Court.
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— Published on May 30th, 2017
The National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP) is headed to the Supreme Court of Canada this April. The NSRLP has been awarded Intervenor Status to offer advice and argument in Pintea v Johns, a case that will look at the types of assistance a judge both may, and should, give to a self-represented litigant. An Intervenor is a party who is not directly involved in a legal dispute, but who represents the rights of non-parties and speaks on an issue of the case that is not provided by either the defendant or plaintiff.
— Published on Mar 10th, 2017
Professor Julie Macfarlane's website with legal resources for the National Self-Represented Litigants project featured in today's The Star.
— Published on Jan 18th, 2017
Congratulations to Professor Julie Macfarlane on winning a 2016 Clawbie for the National Self Represented Litigant Project blog in the new Change and Advocacy category. This is the second Clawbie for the NSRLP. They first won in 2015 in the Non Lawyer Audience category.
— Published on Jan 3rd, 2017
When Judy Gayton, an Alberta SRL suffering from a brain injury and deemed to be "without competency" to represent herself, was unable to find a pro bono lawyer to represent her, the Medicine Hat Provincial Court altered her competency designation and she was forced to go to trial without a lawyer or anyone to speak for her. Her case was dismissed yesterday.
— Published on Dec 7th, 2016
Professor Julie Macfarlane was quoted in a November 9, 2016 Vancouver Sun article entitled, "Top Canadian judges urge lawyers to change billing habits, make services more affordable."
— Published on Nov 11th, 2016
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The final “Cases Without Counsel” research report was released last week, and was widely covered in US media.
— Published on Jun 13th, 2016
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Professor Julie Macfarlane discusses why more than half of family law litigants are now in court without a lawyer in a Toronto Star article entitled, "Justice Denied: Huge Legal Bills Push Many to Self-Represent."
— Published on Apr 14th, 2016
Prof Macfarlane on need for better access to justice.
— Published on Feb 16th, 2016
John C. Kleefeld, Julie Macfarlane, John A. Manwaring,Ellen B. Zweibel, Marina Pavlović, Anthony Daimsis, Dispute Resolution: Readings and Case Studies 4th Edition, Emond Publishing, 2016.
Windsor Law Faculty Author: Julie Macfarlane
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