Paper

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.

Funding to building legal capability

Our grants prioritise projects that improve understanding of legal need and capability and increase opportunities for Victorians to resolve their everyday legal issues.

Measuring legal capability
Measuring legal capability