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Many of you have probably been receiving questions from patrons on the Emergencies Act, invoked on February 14, 2022, by the federal government. This post gives a brief overview of what the Act is, wh...
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Access to Justice Week BC (Feb 7-11) aims to increase awareness of the access to justice crisis in BC in a way that inspires engagement to help address it by closing gaps in the legal system. Incr...
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In the last two posts in our eviction series, we talked about the types of eviction notices a tenant might receive and the process of disputing the eviction at the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB). To...
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LawMatters, Clicklaw, and Courthouse Libraries BC are excited to present Supporting Self Represented Litigants in Provincial Court: Resources and Q&A. This webinar will provide an overview of reso...
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To start off the new year, we return with the second instalment in our Eviction series. Our first post in this series covered the beginning stages of the eviction process and the different types of ev...
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