British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI)
The British Columbia Law Institute is a not-for-profit law reform agency that works to improve and modernize the laws of British Columbia. Its mission is to be a leader in law reform by carrying out the best in scholarly law reform research and writing and the best in outreach relating to law reform.
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Probate Rules concerns reform of the rules of court relating to probate and administration of estates. It's a necessary sequel to the Succession Law Reform Project, which BCLI completed in 2006, and is intended in part ... + more details
From British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI)Subtopics: justice system reform; probating or dealing with an estate + all subtopics
The law surrounding the passage of property on death by means of a will or intestate inheritance is known as the law of succession. This project examines the legislation and caselaw that makes up this antiquated and ... + more details
From British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI)Subtopics: justice system reform; planning for your future; planning for your future; probating or dealing with an estate; wills + all subtopics
This project addresses the way in which civil damages are assessed and awarded to the victims of sexual assault. Its particular focus is on compensation issues, which require translating the harm of the wrongful conduct ... + more details
From British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI)Subtopics: accidents; assault
BC's Commercial Tenancy Act is badly out of date. Enacted in the late 1890s, the Act largely restates English legislation from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The Commercial Tenancy Act Reform Project examines ... + more details
From British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI)Subtopics: businesses & companies; tenants & landlords
A lien is a legal claim against property that can prevent it from being sold unless the lien is paid off. This project examines the law governing the liens of repairers, storers, and common carriers. + more details
From British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI)Subtopics: businesses & companies; creditors rights & options; debtors rights & options; liens & problems with payment + all subtopics
Since 1922, British Columbia has had a law obliging adult children to support their dependent parents. This law was intended as a way for governments to reduce their obligation to provide social assistance, and it is ... + more details
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This project explains the purpose and importance of the Trustee Act, why reform of the Trustee Act is needed, and includes detailed reform recommendations in the form of a proposed new Act with commentaries. + more details
From British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI)Subtopics: banking & managing money; benefits for people with disabilities; when an adult is not capable + all subtopics
The unincorporated nonprofit association is the default mode of nonprofit activity. This project aims to provide unincorporated nonprofit associations with a modern legal framework, which will harmonize rules found in ... + more details
From British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI)Subtopics: non-profit societies
This project involves a review of the Privacy Act of British Columbia, which makes the violation of privacy a tort. The project is directed at updating and revising this statute in light of the many technological ... + more details
From British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI)Subtopics: accidents; entertainment & media law; privacy rights
Unfair contract terms are terms that are particularly harsh, grossly one-sided, or unconscionable. This project surveys recent cases dealing with unfair contract terms, the tools that the law currently provides to the ... + more details
From British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI)Subtopics: businesses & companies; contracts; creditors rights & options; debtors rights & options + all subtopics