User-Centred
Access to Justice Week BC 2025 is approaching!
Access to Justice Week BC is coming up on February 3 to 7, 2025. This annual province-wide week is dedicated to improving the justice system by placing users at the center of decisions and processes. Law students and legal professionals organize events to delve deeper into how to achieve this in their respective environments and…
Read MoreAccess to Justice Week BC 2024 is approaching!
The week of February 5th to February 9th, 2024 is Access to Justice Week in BC! Access to Justice Week is a week of learning, sharing and celebration centred on the access to justice movement taking place in British Columbia and beyond. This year, we are exploring the question: What does people-centered justice look like? While…
Read MoreSigning off in a time for change, renewal, and hope
Last Saturday I spent the day with dozens of teenagers and youth who have experienced the family justice system. I was at the Child and Youth Family Justice Conference, co-hosted by A2JBC, the Representative for Children and Youth, the Youth Voices Initiative (BC Family Justice Innovation Lab), and the Society for Children and Youth of BC.…
Read MoreNew centres deliver a culturally-safe approach to justice for Indigenous clients
In March 2020, the BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC), BC First Nations communities and the Province of British Columbia, signed the first-ever BC First Nations Justice Strategy (Strategy). As part of this ground-breaking and transformative initiative, an integral component of the Strategy is the creation of a number of Indigenous Justice Centres (IJCs) across…
Read MoreNew Legal Webinars Built on Feedback from Users
On March 16th, amid rising COVID-19 cases and restrictions, People’s Law School temporarily closed its office to in-person services – traditionally an important source of free legal information. But as this storm knocked the world off balance, for People’s Law School and its experimental, evidence-driven culture, this was momentary turbulence, and its team quickly began…
Read MoreA User’s Perspective on the Justice System during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Muller, a former self-represented litigant, is caught in the uncertainty of the justice system responding to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreYouth Voices Initiative gets children’s voices heard
BC Family Justice Innovation Lab has developed a platform where young people can share their stories.
Read MoreProperty Assessment Appeal Board Improves User Experience
The Property Assessment Appeal Board has an Online Dispute Resolution service
Read MoreInvaluable Assistance for Self-Represented Litigants
With an increasing number of self-represented litigants, the process needs to be simplified.
Read MoreSkills for Changing Families
Intractable, high conflict disputes between parents experiencing separation and divorce have devastating psychological, emotional, social, and physical effects – particularly on children.
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