October 13, 2011
Call for Volunteers: Rationalizing and Harmonization of BC Common-Law Tests of Capacity Project
The British Columbia Law Institute is seeking volunteers to serve on its common-law capacity project committee. If you are interested in serving on the committee, please send us your expression of interest (including curriculum vitae) by 31 October 2011. If you want some more information about the project and the BCLI’s expectations of committee members, please read the background and FAQ that follow.
Background on the project
September 28, 2011
October 3, 2011 – Elder Law Lecture and BCLI Open House
Date: 3 October 2011 at 2:00 pm
Location: Room 121, Allard Hall
University of British Columbia
1822 East Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
Title: Elder Law Downunder, the Old and the New
Sue Field is the inaugural New South Wales Trustee and Guardian Fellow in Elder Law at the University of Western Sydney.
BCLI Calls for Reforms to Address Unfair Contracts
The British Columbia Law Institute has published today its Report on Proposals for Unfair Contracts Relief. The report recommends that British Columbia enact a Contract Fairness Act to consolidate and modernize the leading concepts that contract law deploys against contractual unfairness.
July 11, 2011
BCLI Releases Four New Consultation Papers on Real Property Law
The British Columbia Law Institute has issued four new consultation papers in connection with Phase 2 of its Real Property Reform Project. One deals with restrictive covenants and the other three deal with various aspects of co-ownership of land.
June 22, 2011
Enhanced Law Reform Database for Researchers
The British Columbia Law Institute has updated and enhanced an extensive, online collection of provincial, national, and international law reform materials. New online software and more recent law reform materials have been added to the BCLI’s Law Reform Database. These upgrades to the Law Reform Database were made possible with the generous assistance of the Law Foundation of British Columbia.