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July 15, 2009

Resources for clients with credit and debt issues

In these tough economic times, you probably have lots of clients asking you for information about credit and debt issues. Here are a few current print, Web, and telephone resources that you could refer them to. read more>>

Hot off the press from LSS

Read about the latest new and revised criminal law publications available from the Legal Services Society, including a new booklet on what to do if you're charged with a breach of a court order. read more>>

Introducing RSS feeds on the Family Law in BC website

Over the past few years, you may have noticed the initials "RSS" and a link to "subscribe to get updates" appearing more often when you browse the Internet. Find out what these initials mean, what we've added to the Family Law website, and why you might be interested to subscribe to our RSS feeds. read more>>

LSS publication distribution will be moving in September

Mid-September, the Legal Services Society will be moving its publication distribution services off site to Crown Publishing. You can still order publications and videos in the same way as you always have, but the e-mail address and phone/fax numbers will change. read more>>

Chuck it out: Publications and videos to recycle

In this issue, we start the new "Chuck it out" feature to notify you when an LSS publication or video should be recycled and replaced by a newer version. In future issues, this list will contain only one or two items, but to start you off, we’ve listed six months’ worth of discarded/outdated items, and provided a little more information about some of these items. read more>>

Can a bank garnish my wages without going to court first?

Answer here and find out more.

Check out the Employment Insurance Appeal Decisions Favourable to Workers database for a collection of Employment Insurance decisions favourable to workers. Each decision includes a brief description of the facts of the case and a link to the complete text of the decision.

The Law Courts Education Society celebrated 20 years of public legal education by unveiling its new name — the Justice Education Society. Check out their new website.

The following publications and videos are out of date and need to be recycled.

For the Sake of Our Children: A Video Guide to Child Protection Law in BC (video)

Legal Aid Can Help: all editions in all languages

Living Together, Living Apart: blue first edition

Refugee Fact Sheets (English, traditional Chinese, and Spanish): all fact sheets except the traditional Chinese fact sheet #3: How to Fill Out a Personal Information Form and #6: the Personal Information Form in traditional Chinese and Spanish.