LSLAP Law Students' Legal Advice Program LAW STUDENTS' LEGAL ADVICE MANUAL 39 TH EDITION 2015 Executive Editor: Benjamin Israel, 2L The Greater Vancouver Law Students' Legal Advice Society is a non-profit organization that relies on the generous support of public and private entities to maintain its services to the citizens of the Lower Mainland. We give our thanks to our largest contributors, whose generous support allows us to provide legal services to the community: MURPHY BATTISTA LLP EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CANADA
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Listed below are the names of the editors and resource persons who were responsible for editing the substantive content of the Manual, and whose efforts made the 2015 edition of the Manual possible. The Greater Vancouver Law Students Legal Advice Society wishes to thank all contributors and acknowledge their efforts on the Manual. The Editor would also like to thank the Student Executive, Supervising Lawyers, and summer clinicians for assisting with the production and distribution of the Manual. Chapter One: Criminal Law Editor: Jodie Hartman, 2L Clinton Bauman Chapter Two: Youth Justice Editor: Maria Oswald, 2L Linda L. Selbie MacDonald Administrative Crown Counsel Robson Square Youth Court Chapter Three: Family Law Editor: Lu Zhao, 3L Agnes Huang Family Law Mediator ii
Chapter Four: Victims Editor: Maria Oswald, 2L Rosalind Currie Director, Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons Community Safety and Crime Prevention Branch Ministry of Justice Chapter Five: Public Complaint Procedures Editor: Daniel Schipper, 2L Douglas King Pivot Legal Society Chapter Six: Human Rights Editor: Emma Wilson, 2L Rose Chin Chapter Seven: Workers Compensation Editor: Julian Tennent-Riddell, 2L Janet Patterson Chapter Eight: Employment Insurance Editor: Allison Morrell, 2L Kevin Love iii
Chapter Nine: Employment Law Editor: David Harryman, 3L Jonas McKay Hamilton Howell Bain & Gould Chapter Ten: Creditors Remedies and Debtors Assistance Editor: Daniel Schipper, 2L Resource Persons: Monica Loeppky Improvement Officer Credit Counselling Society Debora Kwasnicky D. Kwasnicky and Associates Inc. Chapter Eleven: Consumer Protection Editor: Floriana Costea, 2L Mitch Dermer Singleton Urquhart Chapter Twelve: Automobile Insurance (ICBC) Editor: Amanda Binnie, 3L Derek Mah Murphy Battista LLP iv
Chapter Thirteen: Motor Vehicle Law Editor: Kyle Wang, 2L Cathryn Waker Mickelson & Whysall Chapter Fourteen: Mental Health Law Editor: Floriana Costea, 2L Diane Nielsen Chapter Fifteen: Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making Editor: Joshua Krueger, 2L Kathleen Cunningham Executive Director BC Law Institute Chapter Sixteen: Wills and Estates Editor: Benjamin Israel, 2L Richard Wenner Chapter Seventeen: Citizenship Editor: Christina Lee, 3L Tim Bailey Elgin, Cannon & Associates v
Chapter Eighteen: Immigration Law Editor: Christina Lee, 3L Tim Bailey Elgin, Cannon & Associates Chapter Nineteen: Landlord and Tenant Law Editor: Abraham An, 3L Kaity Cooper Legal Counsel Hospital Employees' Union Chapter Twenty: Small Claims Editor: Lisa Guidi, 2L James Gill Pacific Law Group Chapter Twenty-One: Welfare (Income Assistance) Law Editors: Andrew Eyer, 2L Alison Ward vi