Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
A new program that provides free legal advice to anyone who has experienced sexual assault in B.C. launches today. Stand Informed legal advice services are offered by Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS), a not-for-profit society that […]
By Coral Lyster, Lawyer, Stand Informed
Have you experienced sexual assault in British Columbia? Do you want to know what your legal options are? You could get free legal advice from Community Legal Assistance Society’s (“CLAS”) new service, Stand Informed. Stand Informed […]
On July 27, 2023, the B.C. Supreme Court released a decision that sets limits on Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) arbitrators’ abilities to pressure tenants to accept settlements during arbitration hearings.
The decision in Shaikh v. Brar, 2023 BCSC 1285 will […]
By Anya Kazanjian, SHARP Workplaces
Workplace sexual harassment comes in many forms. Sometimes it’s an obvious incident of harassment and other times it’s an offhand comment, sexual joke, or subtle behaviour that makes you feel uncomfortable. No matter what the situation, it’s […]
By Maud Rozee, Lawyer Community Law Program
This post continues our residential tenancy law update by summarizing three RTB judicial review decisions released in January 2023 – one in which a tenant succeeded in obtaining an interim stay, and two others in […]
By Angela Leung, SHARP Workplaces Coordinator
This is the second article in our series on Workplace Sexual Harassment Investigations. If you haven’t had the chance to read our first article, check out the 5 Red Flags for Workplace Sexual Harassment Investigation.
Workplace […]
By Jonathan Blair, Lawyer, Community Law Program
As the affordability crisis continues to grow in British Columbia, more tenants are fighting eviction notices, as the consequences of losing their housing in the current market could be disastrous. This has meant that more […]
The Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS) welcomes the provincial government’s increase in funding to improve access to justice for people with human rights claims. The additional funding for CLAS’ Human Rights Clinic will support our Clinic to respond to the growing […]
By Angela Leung, SHARP Workplaces Coordinator
Workplace bullying and harassment, including sexual harassment, is difficult to deal with. Most people have experienced or witnessed this in one form or another. In a recent survey, 71.4 % of participants said they experienced […]
By Kevin Love, Lawyer at CLP
The BC government has continued to make positive changes to improve BC’s workers’ compensation system. There is a lot for workers to like in Bill 41, the government’s latest set of reforms to the Workers […]
