Legal Capability and Inaction for Legal Problems: Knowledge, Stress and Cost

Hugh McDonald and Julie People use Australian national legal needs survey data to examine how knowledge, stress and cost factors whether people take action in response to legal problems. The findings show how deficiencies in legal capability can manifest a ‘paralysing’ effect resulting in inaction.

Legal Capability and Inaction for Legal Problems: Knowledge, Stress and Cost

Hugh McDonald and Julie People use Australian national legal needs survey data to examine how knowledge, stress and cost factors whether people take action in response to legal problems. The findings show how deficiencies in legal capability can manifest a ‘paralysing’ effect resulting in inaction.

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Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales
Law and Justice Foundation of New South Wales