New research into legal need, disadvantage, and the law in Victoria
Our latest research uncovers critical insights into how disadvantage shapes the experience and resolution of legal problems in Victoria.
New research into legal need, disadvantage, and the law in Victoria
Our new research reveals that the most disadvantaged Victorians experience legal problems at the highest rate, severity, and duration, and have the highest unmet legal need. However, looking beyond disadvantage, there remains widespread unmet legal need and low legal capability across the whole of the Victorian community.
Our short paper, Justice at a disadvantage, explores this interplay of disadvantage, legal need, and legal capability in Victorians experiencing legal problems, drawing on data from the Public Understanding of Law Survey (PULS).
Want to know more? Explore the key findings or hear directly from the author of the paper, Dr Hugh McDonald, in discussion with our Grants Director, Melanie, Rygl, as they explore the findings and implications of disadvantage on legal problems, and the work there is to do on improving access to justice.
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This short paper investigates the interplay of disadvantage, legal need, and legal capability in Victorians experiencing legal problems.
New research reveals how disadvantage compounds legal problems
Our latest research uncovers critical insights into how disadvantage shapes the experience and resolution of legal problems in Victoria.
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Two new PULS In Brief publications that help to understand how Victorians experience, navigate, and resolve family problems.
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The Research Network explores the legal challenges faced by renters amid rising housing insecurity, highlighting the need for urgent reforms to better support vulnerable tenants
Hear from leading access to justice scholar Professor Emily Taylor Poppe, in discussion with VLF’s Hugh McDonald and Lynne Haultain, on where access to justice is headed and needs to be.
New research reveals how disadvantage compounds legal problems
Our latest research uncovers critical insights into how disadvantage shapes the experience and resolution of legal problems in Victoria.