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Who Can We Help

LSLAP assists low-income earners with various legal issues, including:

• Criminal;
• Small Claims;
• Employment Standards;
• Residential Tenancy;
• WCB;
• Consumer Protection;
• Employment Insurance;
• Social Assistance;
• Auto Insurance (ICBC);
• Wills and Estates;
• Incorporation of Non-Profit Socities; and,
• Civil Liberties.

In addition, we can offer representation on a case-by-case basis in such hearings as:

• Small Claims Court;
• Criminal Court;
• Welfare Appeals;
• Residential Tenancy Branch Arbitrations; and,
• Academic Disciplinary Hearings.

We can also draft certain types of legal documents, including: 

• Demand Letters;
• Wills;
• Power of Attorneys;
• Representation Agreements and Living Wills; and,
• Notice of Claims and Replies.

Our current policy is to do our best to provide summary legal advice to all clients. Depending of the circumstances of each client and issue, LSLAP may be able to offer more substantive assistance.

You should also be aware that there are certain problems that LSLAP cannot assist with, including:

• Family Law;
• Business and Commercial Law;
• Land/Property matters, including those with regard to wills and estates;
• Personal injury law suits;
• Union issues;
• Immigration Law;
• Probate or administrative matters over $15,000;
• Impaired driving charges or traffic offences;
• Criminal offences which are indictable, or criminal charges where the Crown has chosen to proceed by way of indictment;
• Summary conviction (non-indictable) criminal charges where a jail sentence is likely, or where the Crown is seeking a jail sentence;
• All criminal offences where the accused has a prior record;
• Criminal offences in youth court;
• Matters requiring appearances in or applications to a Superior level court (the BC Supreme Court, the BC Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court of Canada).
• Complaints against lawyers;
• Complaints against doctors; and,
• Any file where the Supervising lawyer makes a determination that a law student cannot properly assist the client under the circumstances.