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Denied Benefit Disputes

ICBC
Explains your options if you don’t agree with ICBC’s decision to deny an accident benefit. You can talk to your ICBC support and recovery specialist, resolve your dispute with the Claims Decisions Review, file a dispute with the Civil Resolution Tribunal, or dispute your claim in court.
Last reviewed June 2024
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Dial-a-Law: Making a Vehicle Damage Claim

People’s Law School
Explains that insurance may cover the claim if your car is damaged in an accident, or if you damage someone else’s car. Find the answers to common questions relating to vehicle damage claims.
Last reviewed June 2024
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Dial-a-Law: If You’re Injured in a Motor Vehicle Accident

People’s Law School
Explains your legal rights and answers common questions if you’re hurt in a motor vehicle accident. It includes information about ICBC benefits, appealing if your claim for benefits was denied, and more.
Last reviewed June 2024
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Solution Explorer: Strata Property

Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT)
The Strata Solution Explorer is a tool for helping people manage and resolve strata disputes in BC. If you can’t resolve your dispute using the Solution Explorer, it will lead you to the CRT’s online application form.
Last reviewed March 2024
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Solution Explorer: Small Claims

Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT)
The Solution Explorer is the first step in the online Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) process, with free legal information and self-help tools. You can apply to the CRT for small claims dispute resolution right from the Solution Explorer.
Last reviewed March 2024
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Resources for Self-Represented Litigants

Supreme Court of Canada
Explains what is expected of you and what instructions to follow if you bring your own application for leave to appeal or if you’ve been named as a respondent on an application for leave to appeal. Includes information about getting started, guides, and forms.
Last reviewed March 2024
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Application to Waive Fees (blank forms)

Supreme Court of British Columbia
A package of forms for when you’re applying to waive court fees in Supreme Court, whether it’s for civil or family issues.
Last reviewed March 2024
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Memorandum from the Court to Self-Represented Litigants: Trial Procedure in Civil and Family Cases

Supreme Court of British Columbia
A 14-page memo from the court written for SRLs going to trial for a civil or family case. It outlines the court’s sitting schedule, courtroom etiquette, stages of a trial, what goes into an opening statement, how to present evidence, and how to question witnesses.
Last reviewed March 2024
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Trial Conference (small claims court)

Small Claims BC (Justice Education Society)
This website provides information about trial conferences in small claims court. Trial conferences are a pilot procedure in claims over $5,001 and up to $35,000. They involve an informal one-on-one discussion with a Provincial Court judge. Learn how to prepare for a trial conference, and what to expect.
Last reviewed March 2024
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Small Claims BC

Small Claims BC (Justice Education Society)
This online help guide provides information, videos, and personalized free legal help through online chat and phone to help you find earlier solutions for small claims court cases. It describes summary or simplified trials, mediation, trial conferences, preparing for court, court forms, and more.
Last reviewed March 2024