----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob W" Subject: RE: OT: Wish Me Luck
>> > > it seems to me that, however difficult this particular situation is > for Paul and his family, a system that gives everybody access to the > law - in spite of some iniquities - is preferable to one that gives > access to the law only to rich people. Most modern democracies agree. > I think Paul's complaint, and there is merit to it, is that one party get's to risk bankruptcy while the other party is bankrolled by a relatively bottomless pit of funding, and risks nothing. We have a similar legal aid funding mechanism in Canada. I've often thought that if one party is being funded by legal aid, then that funding should be extended to both parties to ensure financial, as well as legal fairness. On the one hand, legal aid can prevent inequities regarding legal representation, but it can also have exactly the opposite effect by forcing a person to either provide private and limited funding to take on an opponent with unlimited funding or to decide if their desire to seek access to the law is worth financial hardship or ruination to get what they feel is just. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
