Survey – LAO Cuts Question Title * 1. What percentage of your family law clients are legally aided (excluding child protection)? 0 to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% OK Question Title * 2. What percentage of all your files (private and Legal Aid) is the opposing side self-represented? 0 to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% OK Question Title * 3. Please list the courthouses where you regularly appear (choose all that apply) ? 47 Sheppard 311 Jarvis 393 University 150 Bond (Oshawa) 50 Eagle (Newmarket) 7755 Hurontario (Brampton) Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 4. What percentage of all your files (private and Legal Aid) at the Superior Court of Justice, has the opposing side been assisted by duty counsel? 0 to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% OK Question Title * 5. Of your Legal Aid files, what percentage of files require more than one case conference? 0 to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% OK Question Title * 6. Of your Legal Aid files, what percentage of files require more than one settlement conference? 0 to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% OK Question Title * 7. For the files that require more than 2 conferences (judicial conferences of any kind), what are the reasons for requiring multiple conferences? (choose all that apply)? Self-represented party on the opposing side Disclosure issues High conflict/intransigent parties Domestic Violence Multiple contested issues Opposing counsel Ordered by the Judge Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 8. Do you always bill LAO for all your conferences? Yes No OK Question Title * 9. If you do not bill LAO for all case/settlement conferences, why not? Concern about audit Additional hours not requested Additional hours requested but not authorized Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 10. On average, for domestic and child protection files which are still within the tariff allotment, how much of your time do you bill on Legal Aid files? I bill 100% of my time I reduce my time by about 10% I reduce my time by about 25% I reduce my time by about 50% OK Question Title * 11. If you do not regularly bill for all the hours worked on a Legal Aid file (domestic or child protection) which is still within the tariff allotment, what are the reasons for under billing? OK Question Title * 12. For Legal Aid files (both domestic and child protection) that exceed the number of hours allowed under the tariff, how often do you request discretion? 0 to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% OK Question Title * 13. If you do not request discretion, why not (select all that apply)? Time consuming Unlikely to be compensated Other (please specify) OK Question Title * 14. In what percent of files where you request discretion is the request granted? 0 to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% OK Question Title * 15. When discretion is refused, how often do you appeal the decision? 0 to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% OK Question Title * 16. In your experience, which of the discretion criteria are most likely to lead to an award of discretion? Result obtained Complexity of the matter Unclear why discretion awarded Other relevant factors (please specify) OK Question Title * 17. When acting as per diem duty counsel, what percentage of your clients require assistance with more than one case conference? 0 to 25% 25% to 50% 50% to 75% 75% to 100% N/A OK Question Title * 18. When acting as per diem duty counsel, how often did you assist clients on motions? Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never N/A OK Question Title * 19. When acting as per diem duty counsel, how often do you typically negotiate consents for parties earning over $22,000? Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never N/A OK Question Title * 20. What do you think the impact of these cuts to Legal Aid will be on your clients (including both legal aid and private clients)? OK DONE
