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{{Consumer Law Essentials TOC}}''[[Consumer Law Essentials]]'' helps you learn how to protect yourself when you buy something or hire someone to perform a service. This publication explains your rights for common consumer purchases and contracts, as well as the steps you can take when something goes wrong.
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== Acknowledgements ==
== Acknowledgements ==
Contributors to this publication:
*Legal review: [[Drew Jackson]]
*Writing, editing and layout: [[Drew Jackson]], Elena Renderos and Gayla Reid


Our sincere appreciation to:
This publication was made possible through the financial support of the Law Foundation of BC, the Notary Foundation of BC, the Department of Justice Canada, and the Province of British Columbia.


* Gayla Reid for her plain language writing.
== Copyright==
* Allan Parker for his legal review of this publication.
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* Tim Enders for identifying the Law-Related ELSA need.  
|[[File:Creativecommonssmall.png|link=Clicklaw Wikibooks Copyright Guide|alt=Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence]] ''Consumer Law Essentials'' © People's Law School is, except for the images, licensed under a Creative Commons [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Copyright Guide|Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence]]. This licence lets others share, reuse, remix, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as they credit the copyright holder and license their new creations under the identical terms.
* Terresa Augustine for publication coordination.  
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* The ELSA program students, instructors and staff of the People’s Law School who reviewed this booklet.
* Law Foundation of BC, Ministry of Attorney General, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General: Gaming Policy, and Enforcement Branch and Notary Foundation for their funding support.


== The People's Law School ==
== About People's Law School ==


The [[People's Law School]] is a non-profit charitable society whose purpose is to provide British Columbians with reliable information about their rights and responsibilities under the law.
[[People's Law School]] is a non-profit society in British Columbia, dedicated to making the law accessible to everyone. We provide free education and information to help people effectively deal with the legal problems of daily life.
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This booklet and others are available on the [http://www.publiclegaled.bc.ca People's Law School website]:
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 23 August 2021

Consumer Law Essentials helps you learn how to protect yourself when you buy something or hire someone to perform a service. This publication explains your rights for common consumer purchases and contracts, as well as the steps you can take when something goes wrong.

Acknowledgements

Contributors to this publication:

This publication was made possible through the financial support of the Law Foundation of BC, the Notary Foundation of BC, the Department of Justice Canada, and the Province of British Columbia.

Copyright

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence Consumer Law Essentials © People's Law School is, except for the images, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada Licence. This licence lets others share, reuse, remix, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as they credit the copyright holder and license their new creations under the identical terms.

About People's Law School

People's Law School is a non-profit society in British Columbia, dedicated to making the law accessible to everyone. We provide free education and information to help people effectively deal with the legal problems of daily life.

Peopleslawschoollogo-horizontal.jpg

1433 - 1130 W Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 4A4
604-331-5400
info@peopleslawschool.ca
www.peopleslawschool.ca