Transcript Civil and Appellate Litigation in an Empirical and Sociolegal Framework
Civil and Appellate Litigation in an Empirical and Sociolegal Framework
Judicial Administration in Canada GS/Law 6710 6.0
October 27, 2008
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Olson, “How America Got Its Litigation Explosion” (Pauline Giovannetti) Carl Baar and Robert G. Hann, “Mandatory Mediation in Civil Cases: Purposes and Consequences,” paper prepared for presentation to Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, London, England, June 26, 2001. (Donna Riddell) The Hon. Chief Justice Warren K.Winkler, Evaluation of Civil Case Management in the Toronto Region (Feb. 2008). (Baar and Greene) Richard Messick et al., “Reducing Court Delays: Five Lessons from the United States,” World Bank Premnotes, 34 (1999). (Baar and Greene) Robert G. Hann and Carl Baar, Evaluation of the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program, Executive Summary. (Baar and Greene) -Canadian Judicial Council, Access to Justice: Report on Selected Reform Initiatives in Canada, prepared by the Subcommittee on Access to Justice (Trial Courts) of the Administration of Justice Committee, June 2008. (Especially useful for placing Ontario developments in broader Canadian context). (Baar and Greene)