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This chapter on administrative law is used by law students handling cases at LSLAP’s legal clinics. It’s an overview of citizens’ rights, including the right to vote, and sets out the legal avenues available to individuals who believe that a government agency has acted improperly.
Explains you must make sure all your documents and court forms include all information needed before you submit (file) them. It provides links to finding a court registry to file in person, links to filing by fax and online, and links to organizations offering legal advice (some free).
Brief instructions on how to order a transcript of a court hearing or a trial.
Court Services Online is British Columbia’s electronic court registry. This interactive page allows you to e-search civil and criminal court documents, e-file your documents, use the filing assistant to fill out forms, and view daily court lists. You can also view tutorials and demonstrations.
Need to file court documents or forms, request your divorce certificate, or pay a traffic ticket? To do this in person, you’ll need to visit a court registry. Registries are in 44 of BC’s 45 staffed court locations.
Court files contain many different documents about a legal matter. The Court of Appeal, BC Supreme Court, and BC Provincial Court have policies to determine the public’s access to court files (criminal, family, and civil court records).
An overview of the justice system in Canada and BC, with a chart of the various provincial and federal courts.
Part of the online step-by-step guide for those appealing a civil or family case in the Court of Appeal of BC. Step 2 is preparing your documents, starting with the first form called “Notice of Appeal.”
An online step-by-step guide for those appealing a civil or family case to the Court of Appeal of BC. If you’re representing yourself, you’ll need to learn about procedures specific to this court.
