Difference between revisions of "About Consumer Law Essentials"

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This wikibook from [[People's Law School]] describes some of the most common consumer problems faced by British Columbians and in particular by newcomers to the province. It aims to help you:
 
*understand the laws that protect you when you buy items or hire someone to provide a service, such as home repairs,
*learn your options when someone owes you money, or you owe someone money, and
*learn how to identify scams and frauds and how to avoid them.


== Acknowledgements ==
== Acknowledgements ==

Revision as of 17:44, 23 April 2013


Acknowledgements[edit]

  • Legal review (consumers’ problems section): Allan Parker QC.
  • Research and plain language (consumers’ problems section): Gayla Reid.
  • Content development (consumers’ problems section): ELSA program students and instructors, staff of the People’s Law School, Consumer Protection BC, Better Business Bureau of BC and the Canada Revenue Agency.
  • Publication coordinator: Terresa Augustine.
  • Funders: Law Foundation of BC, Ministry of Justice, and BC Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch.
  • Technical support: Drew Jackson, Elena Renderos and Beatriz González.

Creative Commons[edit]

Creative Commons License

Consumer Law Wikibook © People's Law School is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada License, which lets others reuse, remix, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as they credit People's Law School and license their new creations under the identical terms.



This booklet and others are available on the People's Law School website: www.publiclegaled.bc.ca