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N.L. government invests in 18 new Crown attorneys amid severe staffing crunch
Newfoundland and Labrador Justice Minister Bernard Davis announced Wednesday afternoon that the provincial government is investing nearly $24 million to improve the province's justice system.... The investment comes after CBC News reported in numerous stories that Crown attorneys in the province were "suffocating" from overwhelming workloads and a critical staffing shortage.
[ ...Suite ]Date de parution : 2024-11-14
Newfoundland to add more Crown prosecutors
Newfoundland and Labrador has agreed to hire more Crown lawyers following cries of a shortage of prosecutors in the province. The “multi-year investment” will include the hiring of 18 new Crown lawyers, according to a news release.
[ ...Suite ]Date de parution : 2024-11-13
Critical shortage of Crown attorneys has 'gone on way too long' and is hurting public safety
The Canadian Association of Crown Counsel, an umbrella group for thousands of Crown attorneys and government lawyers across the country is calling for a big boost in the number of provincial prosecutors in Newfoundland and Labrador.
[ ...Suite ]Date de parution : 2024-11-13
Most criminal cases in Ontario now ending before charges are tested at trial
More than half of the criminal charges laid by police in Ontario never make it to trial, according to data from Statistics Canada. The numbers paint a troubling picture of the province’s justice system. More judges, staff, prosecutors and courtrooms needed, says Crown attorneys’ association.
[ ...Suite ]Date de parution : 2024-11-12
Crown attorneys in N.L. are 'crumbling' under their workload, and it's putting the public at risk
Shawn Patten, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Crown Attorneys Association, believes Happy Valley-Goose Bay report recommendations could make workload 'untenable'.... "And right now our office is doing its best to make public safety a priority. But we're crumbling. Our foundation is crumbling."
[ ...Suite ]Date de parution : 2024-11-06
PC Justice Critic Calling for Review of Staffing Levels in Crown Attorney’s Office
The Newfoundland and Labrador Crown Attorneys Association says some prosecutors have up to 200 cases on their plate, and sometimes work until early morning preparing for a trial. PC Justice Critic Helen Conway Ottenheimer believes that Crown attorneys are too important a player in the justice system to allow shortcomings in staffing to impact their ability to always be at the top of their game.
[ ...Suite ]Date de parution : 2024-08-12
À-propos de L’ACJÉ
L'Association canadienne des juristes de l'État est une association nationale qui représente les intérêts collectifs des procureurs de la Couronne et des juristes de l'État. Elle contribue au développement d'une vision commune des gouvernements et du public sur des questions impliquant les procureurs de la Couronne en tant qu’intervenants du système de justice pénale ainsi que les juristes de l'État à titre d’intervenants du système de justice civile et administrative. L'Association s'intéresse également aux questions et enjeux relatifs au travail des procureurs de la couronne ainsi que des juristes de l'État, plus spécifiquement en ce qui concerne leurs conditions d'embauche et d'emploi. L’Association préconise et encourage le développement professionnel ainsi que la formation continue des procureurs de la couronne et des juristes de l'État. L'ACJÉ est composée des représentants des associations de juristes de l'État œuvrant en droit pénal et civil des dix provinces et du gouvernement fédéral.
Accès au membres :
International Association of Prosecutors
Commonwealth Lawyers AssociationÉvenements à venir
Commonwealth Law Conference 2025
29th Annual Conference and General Meeting of International Association of Prosecutors
Anciennes Nouvelles et évenements
The Borneo rainforest law conference 2024
Commonwealth Law Conference 2023
NSCAA Strike - October 2019
24th annual conference and general meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors
Commonwealth law conference 2019
Grève LANEQ :
Octobre 2016 - L'Association canadienne des juristes de l'État appuie les avocats et notaires de l'État québécois (LANEQ) dans leurs efforts à l'égard du gouvernement du Québec.
www.laneq.org
