Webcast of Access to Justice Town Hall now available

The webcast of the Access to Justice Town Hall on Nov. 21, 2012 is now available.

The town hall discussed the latest developments in Ontario on access to justice, particularly for middle income citizens. The event celebrated the launch of Middle Income Access to Justice from UofT Press, and follow up on the Faculty's international colloquium on this issue. It featured leading figures from the Ontario legal community in a discussion moderated by Ellen Roseman of the Toronto Star.

• Watch the webcast of the event

Here is the event line-up:

1. Welcome and Introduction to the Middle Income Access to Justice Initiative: Dean Mayo Moran  
2. Updates on Access to Justice and…
• Family law: Prof. Nick Bala, Queen's Faculty of Law
• Consumer law: Prof. Tony Duggan 
• Labour law: Assistant Dean Judith McCormack   
3. The courts and the legal profession: Dean Lorne Sossin   
4. Legal aid and legal expenses insurance: Nye Thomas, Legal Aid Ontario 
5. Summing-up: Ellen Roseman, the Toronto Star
6. Discussion moderated by Ellen Roseman

For further information regarding the book and initiative, see:

http://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/access-justice-project-publishes-its-book-strategies