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Justice Education Society of BC

The Justice Education Society is committed to improving the legal capability of British Columbians. We provide free legal help services every weekday. We also provide more legal education videos than any other BC PLEI organization. Each year, our programs and resources help more than 700,000 people.

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Getting Started: Responding to an Action

This guidebook will assist you in defending a lawsuit started against you in BC Supreme Court. Defending a lawsuit is complicated and time consuming and the consequences of doing things late or incorrectly may be ...
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Getting Started: Petitions

This guidebook provides an overview of how to start a proceeding by petition in BC Supreme Court and how to respond if you have been served with it. Topics include whether to start your proceeding with a petition or a ...
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Before Trial: Case Planning Conference (CPC)

The case planning conference (CPC) brings the parties together early in the litigation to talk about how the case will proceed. These conferences, held by a judge or associate judge, will ensure that cases keep moving ...
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Civil Law Guidebooks (Supreme Court of BC)

This site has guides for self-represented litigants for civil matters in the Supreme Court of BC. The guidebooks are grouped into process overview, getting started, before the trial, during the trial, and after the ...
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Overview: Civil Litigation

This guidebook gives an overview of the civil litigation process for court cases in the BC Supreme Court. It includes things to consider before you sue and the sources of law you must know. It is a good starting point ...
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Before Trial: Chambers Basics

This guidebook describes the procedure for chambers applications for civil, non-family claims in BC Supreme Court. It explains what chambers applications are, how to prepare for one, what documents are needed, and what ...
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Supreme Court of BC

This website provides information for self-representing litigants dealing with civil matters, family law and criminal law in BC Supreme Court, and personalized free legal help through online chat and phone support. ...
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After Trial: Orders

An order needs to be prepared when the court hearing is complete and the court has made an order. The order is the document, filed in the court registry, which sets out the decision of the judge or associate judge. The ...
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Administrative Tribunals (BC Admin Law Directory)

Specialized government agencies, boards and commissions - called tribunals - make laws that affect our daily lives. This is administrative law. The BC Administrative Law Directory is a searchable list that contains ...
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Families Change: Guide to Separation & Divorce

This multimedia website provides information on separation and divorce for children, teens, parents and professionals. Animation, text, audio and video combine to help families and youth better cope with divorce or ...
Also available in: French
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