NRS-20150 | Projects [Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales]

Contains series P84- and TA- both of which document projects were conducted in line with the following Foundations objects:To conduct and sponsor research into the law, the legal system, law reform and the legal profession and into their impact on the community.To contribute to the establishment and improvement of law libraries and to investigate and implement ways of expanding the community's access to legal informationTo encourage, support or sponsor projects aimed at facilitating access to legal information and legal servicesIn the files there are references to the Centre for Legal Process which was an independent research body which was established by the Law Foundation in March 1996 to develop better processes for the delivery of legal services and the conduct of litigation. It was governed by an Advisory Board.In May 1997, the Board of Governors resolved to cease operating the Centre in light of the Law Foundation's strategic direction and funding position.The Centre was also titled the Legal Process Research Centre. There is also reference to the Civil Justice Research Centre 1989 -1995. It was restructured as the Justice Research Centre 1995-2000. It had a Board of Management to Feb 1996, then June 1996 onwards it operated under an Advisory Council.Project files contained in this series were also produced by from the Communications Law Centre (CLC)(established in 1988), the Centre for Legal Education (CLE) (established in 1992) and the Centre for Plain Legal Language (established in 1990).MV89 prefix was used with the following headings: Legal education IssuesLaw libraries, Legal access issuesVideo productionLegal service issuesColloquiumMV93 prefix was used with the following headings: Legal Profession Standards of ServiceLegal Services Outreach and Access Project.