Problem clinic

Canada, 1954

Film
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Few people, faced with the complicated machinery of the law, know how to proceed without legal counsel or defence. Yet many are unable to pay for the services of a lawyer. The Law Societies of many of the provinces, encouraged by the Canadian Bar Association, extend help in the form of free legal-aid clinics staffed by volunteer lawyers. Enacted here is a case in which a young man facing a criminal charge is defended by a legal-aid lawyer.

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Credits

director

Ronald Weyman

producer

Nicholas Balla

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1954

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

008731

Language

English

Subject categories

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Criminal law

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Lawyers

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Legal aid

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Legal services

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Equality

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Law

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Legal aid

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Legal services

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociological jurisprudence

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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