Describes client and lawyer responsibilities to help them both know what to expect from a legal aid contract.
Also explains:
- what the lawyer’s time on the case includes,
- what the lawyer can’t do,
- change of lawyer requests, and
- where to find out about making a complaint.
Note that the French version includes recent updates that are in the current English version. All other language versions from 2021 don’t include these recent updates.
Traduction française financée par le Programme des affaires francophones, Secrétariat des relations intergouvernementales, et appuyée par l’Accord de coopération Canada-Colombie-Britannique sur les langues officielles.
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