Difference between revisions of "Community Legal Assistance Society"

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| service_description = The '''Community Legal Assistance Society''' (CLAS) provides primarily <span class="noglossary">''test-case''</span> advice and <span class="noglossary">representation</span> for people with <span class="noglossary">disability</span>, Employment Insurance, poverty and workers' compensation problems. Services are limited to cases that could <span class="noglossary">advance</span> the law or policy in these areas. CLAS also provides advice and <span class="noglossary">representation</span> at the BC Review Panel to persons detained under the BC ''Mental Health Act''.
| service_description = The '''Community Legal Assistance Society''' (CLAS) provides legal assistance to disadvantaged people with housing security, income security, human rights, mental health rights, and workers’ rights problems. Services include summary legal advice, support for self-represented litigants, and full <span class="noglossary">representation</span>. Their Mental Health Law Program provides advice and <span class="noglossary">representation</span> at the BC Review Panel to persons detained under the BC ''Mental Health Act''. Their BC Human Rights Clinic provides <span class="noglossary">representation</span> to complainants who have cases before the BC Human Rights Tribunal.


'''Website:''' Click on "[http://www.clasbc.net/publications.php Publications]" and "[http://www.clasbc.net/publications/?CategoryID=5 Judicial Review Publications]" for guides on representing yourself in a judicial <span class="noglossary">review</span>.
'''Website:''' The [http://www.clasbc.net/self_help_guides Self-Help Guides] page has links to guides and information sheets, including one on representing yourself in a judicial <span class="noglossary">review</span>.


| website = [http://www.clasbc.net www.clasbc.net]
| website = [http://www.clasbc.net www.clasbc.net]

Revision as of 17:25, 13 April 2017

The Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) provides legal assistance to disadvantaged people with housing security, income security, human rights, mental health rights, and workers’ rights problems. Services include summary legal advice, support for self-represented litigants, and full representation. Their Mental Health Law Program provides advice and representation at the BC Review Panel to persons detained under the BC Mental Health Act. Their BC Human Rights Clinic provides representation to complainants who have cases before the BC Human Rights Tribunal.

Website: The Self-Help Guides page has links to guides and information sheets, including one on representing yourself in a judicial review.

Website www.clasbc.net
Phone 1-604-685-3425
Toll-free: 1-888-685-6222
Find on Clicklaw CLAS on Clicklaw HelpMap