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Most popular law books in 2025
The 2026 LawMatters’ grants went out this week, with a brand-new Law Books for Libraries list and Law Books for Kids list to assist you in your purchasing decisions – you can find them both on our web...
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Free webinars from Residential Tenancy Branch
The Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) oversees and administers the Residential Tenancy Act and the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act in BC, with the goal of helping both tenants and landlords have suc...
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Access to Justice week 2026, February 2-6
February 2-6 marks Access to Justice (A2J) Week BC in 2026, which provides an opportunity to learn more about and participate in access to justice work being done around the province.This year's theme...
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BC Legal Resources to Help Those Experiencing Gender-Based Violence
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence is an annual international campaign from Nov 25 to Dec 6. The campaign encourages people to speak against and advocate to end violence against wom...
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Lawyer Referral Service is Changing!
The Lawyer Referral Service is changing! You may have used this service in the past if your patrons asked you to find or recommend a lawyer for them. Now called the Legal Referral Service (LRS), this...
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