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Indigenous people and legal problem resolution
We know that in Australia legal problems are widespread and if they are not resolved, there are health, social and economic consequences. This paper examines the experience of Indigenous Australians...
Crime in context: criminal victimisation, offending, multiple disadvantage and the experience of civil legal problems
Disadvantaged groups have been found to be particularly vulnerable to civil legal problems. Disadvantage has also been linked with crime victimisation and offending. However, while it has been observed that...
How do people access and use legal information? Implications of the research for delivery via the Internet
Draws together findings from the research literature on both information seeking behaviour and use and internet use. Discusses the implications of these findings for provision of legal information via the...
What price justice? Income and the use of lawyers
This paper presents new findings from the LegalAustralia Wide (LAW) Survey. The first major findings for Australia as a whole were published in Legal Australia-Wide Survey: legal need in Australia...
Demands on the Compensation Court: preliminary thoughts and suggestions for empirical research
This report is the second review of the resources of the Court since the changes to the Workers Compensation Legislation in 1987. It covers some of the same ground as...
Legal needs of younger people in Australia
This paper summarises findings from the Legal Australia-Wide (LAW) Survey on the legal problems experienced by younger people aged 15–24 years in Australia. Similar to previous studies, the findings show...
In need of advice: how business owners respond to legal problems
Business owners sought advice to resolve business-related legal problems more often than other LAW Survey respondents. They also made greater use of legal advisers, financial advisers and trade/professional association advisers...
Research Summary: ‘I would have given up without it’: An evaluation of the NDIS Appeals Program Legal Services
Highlights findings from our evaluation of the NDIS Appeals Program Legal Services, and key lessons for improving access to justice for people with disability making an appeal to the Administrative...
Conciliation in Australian civil justice: An evidence snapshot
This snapshot brings together research evidence on the role of conciliation in Australian civil justice systems. It aims to build understanding of conciliation practices, their benefits and risks, and the...
Concentrating disadvantage: a working paper on heightened vulnerability to multiple legal problems
The Legal Australia-Wide (LAW) Survey found that some demographic groups, including many disadvantaged groups, had heightened vulnerability to multiple legal problems. New analyses of the LAW Survey national data set...
From the frying pan to the fire: the impact of small businesses’ legal problems
Among LAW Survey respondents, 2,611 people (13%) described themselves as business owners. These business owners reported 984 business-related legal problems, 65 per cent of which resulted in adverseconsequences (e.g. loss...
Taking no action: unmet legal need in Victoria?
The Legal Australia-Wide (LAW) Survey found that a sizeable proportion of people take no action to resolve their legal problems. This paper examines whether inaction in Victoria was more common...
Taking no action: unmet legal need in the Australian Capital Territory
The Legal Australia-Wide (LAW) Survey found that a sizeable proportion of people take no action to resolve their legal problems. This paper examines whether inaction in the Australian Capital Territory...