Survey – LAO Cuts
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%
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%
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)
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%
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%
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%
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)
8.
Do you always bill LAO for all your conferences?
Yes
No
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)
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%
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?
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%
13.
If you do not request discretion, why not (select all that apply)?
Time consuming
Unlikely to be compensated
Other (please specify)
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%
15.
When discretion is refused, how often do you appeal the decision?
0 to 25%
25% to 50%
50% to 75%
75% to 100%
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)
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
18.
When acting as per diem duty counsel, how often did you assist clients on motions?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
N/A
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
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)?
Current Progress,
0 of 20 answered
