June 30, 2022
UK court allows posthumous use of embryo despite lack of written consent
In a recent decision, the family division of the High Court of England and Wales allowed a husband to use an embryo created by in vitro fertilization with his wife for birth by surrogacy, even though the wife (who died after creation of the embryo by IVF) didn’t provide written Read more…
June 17, 2022
BCLI’s 2020 & 2021 Annual Reports Are Now Available Online!
The BCLI has just released its annual reports for the past 2 years (2020 & 2021). Read more about what the Institute has been up to and get to know the latest developments in law reform in BC by downloading the report below.
June 9, 2022
Meet CCEL Research Assistant Ellen Spannagel
My name is Ellen Spannagel, and I’m currently in my final year as a Bachelor of Civil Law and Juris Doctor candidate at McGill University’s Faculty of Law. I am passionate about work that creatively addresses social inequities and am thrilled to be joining the Canadian Center for Elder Law Read more…
November 18, 2021
BCLI Congratulates newly elected and re-elected Law Society of BC Benchers
The BCLI wishes to congratulate all the newly elected and re-elected benchers for the Law Society of BC. We are particularly pleased to see a few familiar faces who have been a part of or played a key role in the BCLI over the past years and would like to Read more…
November 5, 2021
Societies Act amendments receive royal assent
On 28 October 2021, Bill 19, the Societies Amendment Act, 2021, received royal assent. “The purpose of the proposed amendments,” notes a ministry of finance news release, “is to address various issues that have come to light since the act came into force”: The new act provides societies with a Read more…