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Law Foundation of BC

The Law Foundation of British Columbia is a non-profit foundation created by legislation in 1969 to receive and distribute the interest on clients' funds held in lawyers' pooled trust accounts maintained in financial institutions. The Legal Profession Act directs the Law Foundation to distribute these funds in five areas: legal education, legal research, legal aid, law reform, and law libraries.

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Civil Legal Needs Research Report

This report by Carol McEown was commissioned by the Law Foundation to gain a clear picture of the legal needs of British Columbians. The report summarizes key research in BC and other jurisdictions, considers what the ...
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Poverty Law Needs Assessment and Gap/Overlap Analysis

Denice Barrie was commissioned to prepare a report to help the Foundation consider options for allocating its resources for poverty law services. The analysis included selecting a determinant of need and an assessment ...
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