New Legal Information Online - December 2012

New on Clicklaw:

* British Columbia Newcomers' Guide to Resources and Services Available in 11 languages. WelcomeBC [126 pp PDF] 2012 edition. Website includes current Find a Settlement Service Agency Near You.

* Guide to the New BC Family Law Act  Legal Services Society [30 pp PDF]  2012

* How to get an order to waive fees (family court)  Legal Services Society [web] 2012

* Making a Complaint Against the Police BC Civil Liberties Association [2 pp PDF] 2012

* Representing Yourself in a Criminal Trial  Legal Services Society, [34 pp PDF] 6th ed. 2012

Articles from the current LawNow:

* American and Canadian Election Laws 

* Democracy After Post-Conflict Elections – Are we there yet?  

* Running for Office: A Candidate’s Journey 

* Electoral Finance Rules at Home and Around the World  

* Privacy Law in Canada 

* Intrusion on Seclusion: The Tort of Invasion of Privacy

* Privacy Issues in Criminal Law 

* The Complexities of Privacy and Social Networking Sites 

* The Law of Embellished Credentials 

Finding court records online
The following is not a new resource, but the question of how to search court records has come up recently:
* Accessing Court Documents Online from Court Services Online (CSO) Justice Education Society 2008
Includes a series of videos and PDF’s:

1. Overview of Court Services Online [7:32 min video or 14 pp PDF]

2. Using E-Search to find Court Records [13 pp PDF] 

• Introduction to Using E-search and the Court Services Online Front Page 0.05 min
• Searching for Civil Court Info 4:44 min
• Making Payments and Searching for Results by Party Name 1:43 min
• Viewing the Case Basics and the Parties Involved  2:32 min
• Viewing Details of Documents Filed, The Terms of Order, and Hearings and Results  3:05 min
• Getting File Summary Reports, Purchasing Documents Online, Finding out about Legal Terms and Where to get more Assistance 4:21 min 

3. How to search a PDF document 3:35 min or 1 p PDF

Other new web resources and blog posts: 

* 2012 a big year for information rights  BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) December 13, 2012

* Bill 34: The Limitation Act Courthouse Libraries BC, October 29, 2012

* Mediate BC Launches Program Addressing Support for Adult Children JP Boyd's BC Family Law Resource The Blog, December 6, 2012
* Wills, Estates and Succession Act  Courthouse Libraries BC, October 29, 2012