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General
Legal Information
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| Duhaime's Law Centre | Contract law, family law, bankruptcy, real estate, criminal, employment, motor vehicle, residential tenancy, legal aid, law dictionary. Good general information site. |
| Access to Justice Network | General legal information on a variety of topics. Covers federal and other provinces as well as B.C. law. |
| Law Students' Legal Advice Programme | General information, including LSLAP manual for student advisors, which is very helpful for figuring out when you're over your head and what to do if you're not. Also contains a good selection of community resources for advocacy and non-legal assistance. |
| Best Guide to Canadian Legal Research | "Best" is the website owner's name, not a value judgment. Nonetheless, this is a good research site, particularly for those who use quicklaw and are a tad boggled by boolean search terms. |
| Canadian Bar Association Dial-a-Law | Transcripts of information tapes available at the CBA dial-a-law phone number. Wide range of topics covered. Usually gives you a brief overview of the issues and the law in a particular area, which is a good starting point. |
| Canlii | Canadian Legal Information Institute. Aims to be your one stop shopping spot for Canadian Legal Information. An ambitious project by various Canadian and international law groups. |
| CLE BC | Continuing Legal Education Society of B.C. Headlines are useful sound bites for keeping up with recent events. Not a starting point for research, though. |
Courts
and Legislation
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| Provincial Court of B.C. | Small but growing database of decisions from Provincial Court. Also contains useful links for information and forms. |
| B.C. Superior Courts | B.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. Current Supreme Court judgments are posted daily, as are current Court of Appeal judgments. |
| Supreme Court of Canada | In addition to information about the court, the S.C.R. reported judgments are on this site, indexed by hard-copy volume. |
| Federal Court of Canada | Federal Court Reports, including the Tax Court of Canada. |
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Federal Court of Canada, Appeal Division |
Decisions from the Appeal Division of the Federal Court of Canada, hosted by Canlii |
| British Columbia Statutes | British Columbia Legislation - published by the Queen's Printer. Not the official version, so they say. |
| Statutes of Canada | Federal Statutes |
| Hansards | Transcripts of parliamentary debates, since 1994. Organized by date or by subject. |
Family
Law
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| Donald Moir's Family Law | A series of articles written by a B.C. lawyer about various family law topics. |
| Joel Miller's Family Law Centre | Rather Ontario-focussed, but an extensive discussion of various family law articles and recent cases. |
| Provincial Court (Family) Rules | Rules of the British Columbia family court. |
Bankruptcy
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| Lawson Magnusson Chase | A Vancouver Island Chartered Accounting firm who are also trustees in bankruptcy and can give bankruptcy and insolvency advice. |
| Bankruptcy Canada | Canadian-specific information about bankruptcy. Also has a listing to allow you to find a bankruptcy trustee in your area. |
Pensions
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| Provincial Public Sector Plans | Information about the plans and an online calculator. Covers public service plans, teachers, college instructors, and municipal employees. |
| BC Law Institute on Pension Division | Excellent resource for various materials. Very thorough. You need Adobe Acrobat reader to read it. |
| HRDC Canada | Federal website - CPP, Disability Benefits, Division of unadjusted pensionable credits info, Old Age Security. |
Child
Support Guidelines
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| Department of Justice Child Support Home Page | Contains information about the guidelines, the guidelines themselves, publications and news about child support. |
Municipal
Law
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| Staples McDannold Stewart | Handbook for Municipal Councillors, articles and newsletters from a firm that specializes in municipal law. Very helpful and up to date. |
| City of Courtenay | Council minutes, information about the various departments, bylaw and permit requirements, also discusses policies and procedures with respect to zoning and other issues. Very thorough and informative. |
| Town of Comox | Same as above, only for Comox. |
Defamation
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| Michael A. Geist's web resources | Articles on specific cases, mostly related to internet defamation. Canadian site. |
| Libel and Slander Act | As they said in law school - read the statute first. |
Representation
Agreements
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| Representation Agreement Resource Centre | Includes guide and a sample agreement. Also the statutes. |
| Public Guardian and Trustee | The official word from the B.C. Public Guardian and Trustee (formerly known as the Public Trustee). Plain language, useful site. |
Employment
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| Employment Insurance Jurisprudence Library | Jurisprudence from the courts and tribunals who adjudicate on the Employment Insurance Act. |
