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Resolving legal problems: the role of disadvantage article

Resolving legal problems: the role of disadvantage

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei, | 2018

New analysis of the Legal Australia-Wide Survey demonstrates the association between legal problem resolution, level of disadvantage and legal capability. The findings show that disadvantaged Australians are more likely to...

Access to justice,

Client Groups,

Disadvantage,

Disadvantage | ATJ,

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How people solve legal problems: level of disadvantage and legal capability, Justice issues paper 23

Zhigang Hugh M. McDonald,

Wei, | 2016

The paper provides compelling new evidence from the Legal Australia-Wide (LAW) Survey demonstrating the lower legal capability of multiply disadvantaged people. The most disadvantaged respondents were found to be significantly...

Capability,

Client Groups,

Disadvantage,

Disadvantage | ATJ,

LAW survey,

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Article about Indigenous people, multiple disadvantage and response to legal problems

Indigenous people, multiple disadvantage and response to legal problems

Zhigang Wei,

Hugh McDonald,

Christine Coumarelos, | 2015

This paper extends analysis of the Legal Australia-Wide (LAW) Survey national dataset by examining response to legal problems and barriers to obtaining advice by Indigenous status and level of disadvantage....

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,

Client Groups,

Disadvantage,

Disadvantage | ATJ,

LAW survey,

Legal needs,

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Disadvantage and responses to legal problems in remote Australia – a working paper

Reiny Iriana,

Pascoe Pleasence,

Christine Coumarelos, | 2013

New analyses from the Legal Australia-WIDE (LAW) Survey confirm that high levels of disadvantage are associated with a lower likelihood of taking action and seeking professional advice in respones to...

Client Groups,

Disadvantage,

Disadvantage | ATJ,

LAW survey,

Legal assistance services,

Regional & Remote,

Rural & Remote,

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What price justice? Income and the use of lawyers

Pascoe Pleasence,

Deborah Macourt, | 2013

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...

Access to and use of services,

Disadvantage,

LAW survey,

Lawyers,

Legal assistance services,

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Concentrating disadvantage: a working paper on heightened vulnerability to multiple legal problems

Hugh McDonald,

Zhigang Wei, | 2013

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...

Client Groups,

Disadvantage,

Disadvantage | ATJ,

LAW survey,

Legal needs,

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By the people, for the people? Community participation in law reform

Natalina Nheu,

Hugh McDonald, | 2010

This study is part of a research program undertaken by the Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales concerning the access to justice and legal needs of disadvantaged people...

Access to justice,

Disadvantage,

Law reform,

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Outreach legal services to people with complex needs: what works? Justice issues paper 12

Suzie Forell,

Abigail Gray, | 2009

This paper reports on a systematic review of the best available research into outreach legal services to disadvantaged people with complex needs. Our review indicates that to effectively reach and...

Disadvantage,

Evaluations,

Outreach,

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NSW Legal Needs Survey in disadvantaged areas: Walgett, Justice issues paper 9

Reiny Iriana,

Anne Grunseit,

Christine Coumarelos,

Zhigang Wei, | 2008

Justice made to measure: NSW legal needs survey in disadvantaged areas (2006) is the report of a large-scale quantitative study of the legal needs of disadvantaged people in six local...

Disadvantage,

Legal needs,

NSW Legal Need,

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NSW Legal Needs Survey in disadvantaged areas: South Sydney, Justice issues paper 8

Anne Grunseit,

Reiny Iriana,

Christine Coumarelos,

Zhigang Wei, | 2008

Justice made to measure: NSW legal needs survey in disadvantaged areas (2006) is the report of a large-scale quantitative study of the legal needs of disadvantaged people in six local...

Disadvantage,

NSW Legal Need,

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NSW Legal Needs Survey in disadvantaged areas: Newcastle, Justice issues paper 7

Anne Grunseit,

Reiny Iriana,

Christine Coumarelos,

Zhigang Wei, | 2008

Justice made to measure: NSW legal needs survey in disadvantaged areas (2006) is the report of a large-scale quantitative study of the legal needs of disadvantaged people in six local...

Disadvantage,

Legal needs,

NSW Legal Need,

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NSW Legal Needs Survey in disadvantaged areas: Nambucca, Justice issues paper 6

Reiny Iriana,

Anne Grunseit,

Christine Coumarelos,

Zhigang Wei, | 2008

Justice made to measure: NSW legal needs survey in disadvantaged areas (2006) is the report of a large-scale quantitative study of the legal needs of disadvantaged people in six local...

Disadvantage,

Legal needs,

NSW Legal Need,

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NSW Legal Needs Survey in disadvantaged areas: Fairfield, Justice issues paper 5

Anne Grunseit,

Reiny Iriana,

Christine Coumarelos,

Zhigang Wei, | 2008

Justice made to measure: NSW legal needs survey in disadvantaged areas (2006) is the report of a large-scale quantitative study of the legal needs of disadvantaged people in six local...

Disadvantage,

Legal needs,

NSW Legal Need,

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NSW Legal Needs Survey in disadvantaged areas: Campbelltown, Justice issues paper 4

Reiny Iriana,

Anne Grunseit,

Christine Coumarelos,

Zhigang Wei, | 2008

Justice made to measure: NSW legal needs survey in disadvantaged areas (2006) is the report of a large-scale quantitative study of the legal needs of disadvantaged people in six local...

Disadvantage,

Legal needs,

NSW Legal Need,

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Fine but not fair: fines and disadvantage, Justice issues paper 3

Sophie Clarke,

Suzie Forell,

Emily McCarron, | 2008

There are 17 000 offences in approximately 100 legislative instruments for which a penalty notice or 'fine' can be issued in New South Wales (NSW).1 While many fines are for...

Disadvantage,

Fines,

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Justice made to measure: NSW legal needs survey in disadvantaged areas: summary report

Christine Coumarelos,

Zhigang Wei,

Albert Zhou, | 2006

The appropriate provision of legal services in any jurisdiction requires a thorough understanding of the legal issues people experience, people`s responses to these issues and the outcome of these issues....

Client Groups,

Disadvantage,

Disadvantage | ATJ,

Legal needs,

NSW Legal Need,

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Justice made to measure: NSW legal needs survey in disadvantaged areas

Christine Coumarelos,

Zhigang Wei,

Albert Zhou, | 2006

Six disadvantaged areas were surveyed by telephone interviews: three suburban areas within Sydney (Campbelltown, Fairfield, South Sydney), one major provincial centre (Newcastle) and two rural/remote areas (Nambucca and Walgett)

Client Groups,

Disadvantage,

Legal needs,

NSW Legal Need,

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