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This booklet is for newcomers and British Columbians who want to know about the laws that protect you:
This wikibook describes some of the most common consumer problems. It aims to help you:
* when you buy items,
* know the laws that protect you when you buy items or hire someone to provide a service, such as home repairs,
* when you hire someone to provide a service, such as home repairs,
* understand your options when someone owes you money, or you owe someone money,
* when someone owes you money, and
* learn how to identify scams and how to avoid them
* when you owe someone money.
 
This booklet gives you information about what you can do if you experience '''consumer''' problems.


==Content==
==Content==


*'''[[Glossary for Consumer Law Guide|Glossary]]'''
*'''[[Glossary for Consumer Law Wikibook|Glossary]]'''


*'''[[Problems with a Purchase]]'''
*'''[[Problems with a Purchase]]'''

Revision as of 06:12, 15 March 2013

File:ConsumerLawGuideBooklet.jpg
To come: Cover of the Consumer Law Wikibook
Download the full wikibook in PDF (real link to come).
This wikibook is made available as part of the Clicklaw Wikibooks initiative, which features free online legal information that is used to also produce printed materials.

This wikibook describes some of the most common consumer problems. It aims to help you:

  • know the laws that protect you when you buy items or hire someone to provide a service, such as home repairs,
  • understand your options when someone owes you money, or you owe someone money,
  • learn how to identify scams and how to avoid them

Content[edit]

About this Guide[edit]

About People's Law School[edit]

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.

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Suite 150 - 900 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC
V6Z 2M4
Tel 604.331.5400
Fax 604.331.5401
Email info@publiclegaled.bc.ca

This booklet and others are available on the People's Law School website.

www.publiclegaled.bc.ca

In law, to formally deliver documents to a person in a manner that complies with the rules of court. Service may be ordinary (mailed or delivered to a litigant's address for service), personal (hand-delivered to a person), or substituted (performed in a way other than the rules normally require). See "address for delivery," "ordinary service," "personal service" and "substituted service."

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