Artists’ Legal Resources

New on Clicklaw

The Vancouver International Film Festival started last week, and it reminds me that Clicklaw now has some great new resources from new contributor Artists’ Legal Outreach:

“Art can get messy. The Artists’ Legal Outreach can help. We are a group of volunteer lawyers and law students committed to working with artists and arts organizations. We offer resources, workshops and clinics where artists can meet confidentially with an experienced lawyer. Every artistic discipline is welcome, all for the price of a donation.”

In Solve Problems on Clicklaw, we now have links to the Artists’ Legal Outreach Resource Library, an online searchable database containing articles, legislation and sample legal documents related to arts, entertainment, business, and intellectual property law.

In addition to the Resource Library, we also have links to their resources on trademark & copyright, public art, and the Olympic and Paralymic Marks Act

And on the HelpMap under phone/web services, we have a link to information about their Artists’ Legal Outreach Legal Clinic.

Parenting After Separation Program Expands

The broader context

Parenting After Separation HandbookThe Parenting After Separation program expanded on October 1, 2010 to four new mandatory PAS sites (Campbell River, Courtenay, Penticton and Vernon) in the Provincial Court.  In addition, the Ministry of Attorney General is  promoting voluntary participation in PAS for Supreme Court litigants.  These free, three-hour sessions are offered in 17 locations in B.C. and help separating and divorcing parents ensure their decisions take into account the best interests of their children.  Sessions also inform parents very generally about the litigation process and about non-adversarial options for resolving issues involving children. 

The program has been offered for more than 12 years by the Ministry of Attorney General.  Ministry evaluations show: participants are very satisfied with the program; fewer cases proceed to court as a result of attending a session; and cases that do proceed to court resolve with fewer appearances.

Click on the link at the top for more information on how to find the program in your community. You can also check out these Parenting After Separation resources on Clicklaw.