There is information available for legal professionals working with clients from particular backgrounds or clients who may face barriers within the legal system.
Legal System – Working with specific types of clients
Resources: Working with specific types of clients
A project of Community Living Ontario, the Administrative Justice Support Network supports people who are making an appeal before an administrative board or tribunal whether or not they have legal representation. Their website has information on...
Available in:
EnglishCommunication Access to Justice (CAJ) focuses on reducing communication barriers and increasing supports for people with communication disabilities within the justice system. Its web site has fact sheets, videos, slide shows,...
Available in:
English, French (français)This booklet is for Aboriginal defendants who want to know more about their Gladue rights and are working with their lawyer or advocate to prepare a Gladue report. It contains information about Gladue rights, the history of Gladue, and how Gladue...
Available in:
EnglishThis booklet is an overview of information useful in supporting a testifying child or teenager in Canada. It includes topics such as assumptions about children as witnesses and the testimony of children; trauma and the child witness; court preparation...
Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2011
Format:
Booklet/PDFThis paper, intended for lawyers, is an introduction to the issue of capacity in clients and what to do when a client's ability to instruct counsel is in question.
Available in:
EnglishThis article is a resource for lawyers about representing clients who have disabilities. It discusses the concept of disability in jurisprudence and legislation, how the Law Society of Upper Canada's Rules of Professional Conduct applies when dealing...
Available in:
EnglishThese seven handbooks are designed to help prosecutors, victim-support workers, judges, and others understand and meet the needs of children who testify in court. They cover issues related to child testimony, testifying outside the courtroom (e.g.,...
Available in:
English, French (français)
Produced In:
2007
Format:
Booklet/PDFThis tip sheet, in a "Did you know?" format, covers such topics as how social assistance payments may be affected by child or spousal support, mortgage or loan payments made to a third party, and family law or personal injury awards. While the legal...
Available in:
EnglishThis fact sheet, designed for people who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and those who support them, looks at their right to legal representation under Canadian law. The resource explains what legal representation and services can...
Available in:
English
