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January 20, 2009

Legal aid service and staff changes

A news release about service and staff changes at LSS was posted on the LSS website on January 13, 2009. Most of the changes take effect April 2009. Please let your contacts and clients know about the full range of services that will continue to be available through LSS. read more>>

Current BC legislation now available online for free

Starting January 1, 2009, current provincial legislation and regulations are available to everyone for free on a new website managed by the Queen’s Printer. read more>>

Canada Pension Plan disability benefit appeals information session

If you help Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability appellants before review tribunals, this information session might interest you. read more>>

Tips for evaluating legal websites

To ensure the information you are relying on is from a legitimate source, evaluate legal websites for credibility and accuracy by asking yourself the following questions. read more>>

When I’m 64 update insert and sticker

LSS has added an update insert and sticker to When I'm 64, and we’ll continue to distribute this edition. read more>>

More about the public forum on access to justice

The Law Society has arranged to make Clearing the Path to Justice, the public forum on access to justice covered in our last issue, available to the rest of the province on the radio and online. read more>>

Check out our new multimedia presentation on the subject of choosing a court on the Family Law in BC website.

Check out the new Guide to Administrative Law website created by the Law Courts Education Society of BC.

The BC Superior Courts will be launching a new website sometime in January (same Web address as the old one).