Janet Leiper, Legal Aid Ontario’s (LAO) board chair from 2004-2007, has been elected as a bencher for the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC).
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Ottawa – Michael Bossin, an Ottawa lawyer and professor, has dedicated his three-decade legal career to serving low-income clients, particularly immigrants and refugees. On April 6, 2011 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, he received Legal Aid Ontario’s Sidney B. Linden Award.
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This summer, the Ontario Court of Justice will be launching a specialized court to hear criminal and family cases where domestic violence is the underlying issue.
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Legal Aid Ontario’s Family Law Service Centres have had over three thousand walk-in visitors and almost ten thousand telephone calls since their official opening in September 2010.
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Toronto – Legal Aid Ontario has selected Michael Bossin as the 2010 recipient of the Sidney B. Linden Award, which honours exceptional individuals who demonstrate a commitment to ensuring access to justice for low-income people.
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The new Peel and North York Family Law Centres (FLSC) both had their open house celebrations this past November.
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Low-income Ontarians now have more options available to them in resolving family law issues through Legal Aid Ontario’s new family law service centres.
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Aly N. Alibhai, who sits on Legal Aid Ontario’s Board of Directors, has been honoured by the Law Society of Upper Canada with the Lincoln Alexander Award. The award was presented by Treasurer W.A. Derry Millar at a special ceremony at Osgoode Hall on June 17, 2010.
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Ontario’s French Language Services Commissioner recently highlighted Legal Aid Ontario (LAO)-sponsored French toll-free advice lines as a “noteworthy initiative” in his 2009-10 Annual Report.
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French-speaking clients can now obtain free advice and referrals by telephone for many of the legal issues that are handled by community legal clinics. This service is being provided by toll-free summary legal advice lines, which have been funded as pilot projects by Legal Aid Ontario to increase access to legal services for the Francophone community.
Full article at Legal Aid Ontario.