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'''Clicklaw Wikibooks''' are collaboratively developed, plain language legal publications that are published and kept up-to-date on a wiki, where they can also be printed. More than 50 [[:Category:Contributor_Bio|legal professionals]] and [[:Category:Contributor Organizations|law-related, non-profit organizations]] contribute to the Clicklaw Wikibooks collection. [[Clicklaw Wikibooks|Read more ...]]
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Below are the most recently updated publications. For other titles, see [[Contents|the complete list]].
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                        | class="table-content-title" |'''[[Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition]]'''<br/> From [[Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program]], a booklet providing basic & accessible legal information for Indigenous people across the continent who are facing legal issues. It explains how the laws can vary for people based on their Indigeneity.
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                        | description = A practical, in-depth, plain-language manual of family law and divorce law in British Columbia.}}
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                        | class="table-content-title" |'''[[Navigating Home Care and Senior Housing: An Advocacy Guide]]'''<br/> From [[Seniors First BC]], a guide explaining the types of personal care and health care that are available to older adults in British Columbia (BC).
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                        | title = Societies Act FAQs
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                        | description = From [[Pacific Legal Education and Outreach Society]], for BC non-profits wanting to understand the requirements of the Act and compliance with this legislation.}}
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This site is operated by [http://www.courthouselibrary.ca Courthouse Libraries BC] with the assistance of the [[:Category:Clicklaw Wikibooks Advisory Committee|Clicklaw Wikibooks Advisory Committee]]. The site is operated in tandem with the public legal information program <strong>[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca Clicklaw]</strong>.
<ul><li>The main <strong>[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca Clicklaw]</strong> site is a one-stop portal to legal information & assistance for the public in BC.</li>
<li>The <strong>[http://blog.clicklaw.bc.ca Clicklaw blog]</strong> highlights what's new on Clicklaw.</li>
<li>Visit Clicklaw on [http://www.twitter.com/clicklaw Twitter @Clicklaw], [http://www.facebook.com/clicklaw Facebook], and [http://www.youtube.com/clicklaw YouTube].</li></ul>
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* [[Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition]] is now available. It provides basic & accessible legal information for Indigenous people across the continent who are facing legal issues.
* Check out the [[LSLAP_Manual | Law Students' Legal Advice Manual 48th Edition (2024)]]. Updated annually for use by the law students at their legal clinics, the chapters cover multiple legal topics.
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File:LSLAPlogo.png|link=Law Students' Legal Advice Program|alt=the LSLAP logo|''[[Law Students' Legal Advice Program|LSLAP]]''
File:Logo-shed-society-of-bella-coola.png|link=Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program|''[[Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program|BCLAP]]''
File:jpboyd.jpg|link=JP Boyd|''[[JP Boyd|John-Paul Boyd, KC]]''
File:Seniors first BC.png|link=Seniors First BC|''[[Seniors First BC]]''
File:Peopleslawschoollogo.png|link=People's Law School|''[[People's Law School]]''
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View the full list of contributors: [[:Category:Contributor_Bio|legal professionals]] and [[:Category:Contributor Organizations|law-related, non-profit organizations]]
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<h2 class="div-box-h2-HP">For contributors</h2>
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<ul><li>If you are a contributor collaborating in developing and updating content on a Clicklaw Wikibook, see the [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Contributor Guide]] for step-by-step instructions on using the wiki platform.</li>
<li>If you are a contributor to the main [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/content/partners Clicklaw website], you can find support on updating your organization's entries in the [[Clicklaw Website Contributor Guide]].</li></ul>
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[[JP Boyd on Family Law]] is the new home for the popular family law website from Vancouver lawyer [[JP Boyd]]. This [[Clicklaw wikibook]] is written in plain language, with handy pop-up definitions for legal words and phrases, and covers pretty much everything there is to know about family law and divorce law in British Columbia. To get started right away, read [[Family Law Basics]] for a quick introduction to the topic, see the [[:Category:JP Boyd on Family Law How Do I?|How Do I? section]] for answers to common procedural questions, or dive into the [[JP Boyd on Family Law|Chapters]].
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Latest revision as of 00:28, 21 November 2024

What is a Clicklaw Wikibook?

Clicklaw Wikibooks are collaboratively developed, plain language legal publications that are published and kept up-to-date on a wiki, where they can also be printed. More than 50 legal professionals and law-related, non-profit organizations contribute to the Clicklaw Wikibooks collection. Read more ...

Featured Clicklaw Wikibooks

Below are the most recently updated publications. For other titles, see the complete list.

Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition
From Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program, a booklet providing basic & accessible legal information for Indigenous people across the continent who are facing legal issues. It explains how the laws can vary for people based on their Indigeneity.


LSLAP Manual
From LSLAP, the reference manual used by law students giving legal advice in British Columbia. Topics include criminal law, human rights, workers' compensation, and employment law.


JP Boyd on Family Law
A practical, in-depth, plain-language manual of family law and divorce law in British Columbia.


Navigating Home Care and Senior Housing: An Advocacy Guide
From Seniors First BC, a guide explaining the types of personal care and health care that are available to older adults in British Columbia (BC).
Societies Act FAQs
From Pacific Legal Education and Outreach Society, for BC non-profits wanting to understand the requirements of the Act and compliance with this legislation.


About this site

This site is operated by Courthouse Libraries BC with the assistance of the Clicklaw Wikibooks Advisory Committee. The site is operated in tandem with the public legal information program Clicklaw.

What's new (October 28, 2024)

Clicklaw Wikibooks contributors

View the full list of contributors: legal professionals and law-related, non-profit organizations

For contributors


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