A national strategy for civil justice: Going beyond the known

<p>In episode no. 90, my guest is Bridgette Toy-Cronin, Director, Civil Justice Centre,<br /> Co-Director, Otago Centre for Law and Society and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Otago. We cover:</p> <ul> <li>The access to justice issues in Aotearoa New Zealand;</li> <li>Key aims of the ‘Wayfinding for civil justice’ project;</li> <li>How the project commenced at the start of the pandemic with a hui;</li> <li>The other jurisdictions the working group looked to for guidance on this project;</li> <li>How the project is doing two related but different things at the same time;</li> <li>Factors peculiar to Aotearoa New Zealand that are facilitating the entire process;</li> <li>The diversity of the working group, and which organisations have made submissions to the consultation process;</li> <li>Early findings about what will assist going forward;</li> <li>Funding sources for this stakeholder-led strategy, and for the recommendations;</li> <li>Gaps that have been identified through this work;</li> <li>Different approaches to legal innovation in Aotearoa New Zealand;</li> <li>The intersection of customary Māori law and the mainstream justice system;</li> <li>How Māori principles are influencing procedure including process in the District Court, mediation and dispute resolution;</li> <li>How ‘innovation’ and ‘technology’ are often conflated; and</li> <li>Bridgette’s definition of legal innovation.</li> </ul> <p><br /> Proudly sponsored by Neota!</p> <p> </p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/key-initiatives/wayfinding-for-civil-justice/"> Wayfinding for Civil Justice</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.neotalogic.com/solutions/">Neota Logic Solution Gallery</a></li> <li><a href= "https://neotalogic-1.wistia.com/medias/wf4jlgdfp4">Neota Logic</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/project/to-increase-access-to-justice-with-design-multidisciplinary-collaboration-and-digital-innovation/"> Churchill Trust Project</a></li> </ul> <p>Andrea Perry-Peter