A Study on Legal Aid and Official Languages in Canada
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The linguistic dimensions of legal aid
- 3. Newfoundland and Labrador
- 4. Survey of clients and potential clients of Legal Aid
- 4.1 Respondents in profile
- 4.2 Use of legal services
- 4.3 Likelihood of requesting a trial or hearing to be held in respondent's first language
- 4.4 Importance of having a lawyer who is able to speak the respondent's first language
- 4.5 Factors in choosing a lawyer
- 4.6 Effect of long delays in contacting a lawyer who is able to speak the respondent's language
- 5. Summary of findings
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- APPENDICES
- APPENDIX A INTERVIEW GUIDE - LEGAL AID MANAGERS AND STAFF
- APPENDIX B INTERVIEW GUIDE - LAWYERS, CROWN AND JUDICIARY
- APPENDIX C INTERVIEW GUIDE - REPRESENTATIVES OF LAWYERS SERVING OFFICIAL LANGUAGE GROUPS
- APPENDIX D INTERVIEW GUIDE - COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, ADVOCACY GROUPS AND FAMILY SERVICES
- APPENDIX E INTERVIEW GUIDE - CLIENTS OF LEGAL AID SERVICES
- APPENDIX F SURVEY OF CLIENTS AND POTENTIAL CLIENTS
- APPENDIX A INTERVIEW GUIDE - LEGAL AID MANAGERS AND STAFF
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