Legal Aid Alberta
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‘Meaningful good faith’ increase in hourly rate for Alberta legal aid lawyers Jan. 1The Alberta government is hiking the amount of money it will pay for lawyers providing legal aid.CanadaDec 21, 2022
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Alberta government increases pay for legal aid lawyersThe Alberta government announced Wednesday it is boosting the hourly tariff rate for those who take on legal aid files.PoliticsOct 5, 2022
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Defence lawyers to stop taking new legal aid files as dispute with Alberta continuesMore walkouts in Edmonton, Calgary and Red Deer are planned on Friday in a series of escalations between defence lawyers and the province.PoliticsSep 23, 2022
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Alberta defence lawyers walk out of Edmonton, Calgary courts as part of latest job actionContract criminal defence lawyers protested outside Calgary and Edmonton law courts and are no longer taking files to represent some of the the most severe crimes.PoliticsSep 2, 2022
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Alberta criminal defence lawyers escalate job action in legal aid battleCriminal defence lawyers escalated job action Thursday in an ongoing dispute with the provincial government over the amount of compensation paid by Legal Aid Alberta.CrimeSep 1, 2022
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Groups representing Alberta criminal defence lawyers to take further job action over legal aid systemOrganizations representing criminal defence lawyers in Alberta say their members are prepared to take more job action next month.PoliticsAug 18, 2022
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Alberta criminal defence lawyers ‘up the ante’ in job actionCriminal defence lawyers felt like their concerns weren't being taken seriously during a meeting with Justice Minister Tyler Shandro and Legal Aid Alberta CEO John Panusa.CanadaAug 11, 2022
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Defence lawyers begin work stoppages to protest ‘perpetual underfunding’ of Legal Aid AlbertaDanielle Boisvert estimates between 450 and 600 lawyers are taking part in the job action -- about half of Legal Aid Alberta's overall roster.PoliticsAug 9, 2022
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Legal aid lawyers step up job action in Alberta“Our members have been clear – if Minister Shandro persists in his failure to ensure equal access to justice for all Albertans, further services will be withdrawn."CanadaAug 4, 2022
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Edmonton court mixes law with psychology to find ‘meaningful resolutions’ for at-risk AlbertansThe Edmonton Mental Health Court, which allows those charged with crimes to also access psychological and social help, is the only one of its kind in Alberta.CrimeMay 4, 2021
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