June 28, 2022
We’ve Published Our Gender Diverse Legal Writing Guide
The British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) is pleased to release its latest publication, Gender Diversity in Legal Writing: Pronouns, Honorifics, and Gender-Inclusive Techniques. The Guide was developed in response to changes in legal practice and to reflect society’s adoption of a more inclusive view of gender, gender identity, gender expression, Read more…
June 24, 2022
Parentage committee finishes discussion of multiparent provisions for children conceived by sexual intercourse and starts discussion of donors
In June, BCLI’s Parentage Law Reform Project Committee finalized its discussion of whether multiparent configurations should be extended to conception by sexual intercourse. This topic has been the subject of discussion for several consecutive meetings starting in March 2022, and continuing at the April 2022 and May 2022 meetings. Who Read more…
June 23, 2022
June 2022 Newsletter: Our team continues to grow. Plus, our annual reports are now available!
Our 2020 & 2021 Annual Reports are Now Available! We’re excited to announce that our joint 2020 & 2021 annual report is now available! As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and internal changes at the BCLI, we have combined the past two years into one report. These past two Read more…
June 21, 2022
Gregory K Steele QC Prize Winning Paper in Elder Law for 2021-22: Canada and the UN Principles for the Older Person
In December of 1991, the United Nations (UN) established a list of principles for the rights of older persons that they encourage members to incorporate into their national programmes: independence, participation, care, self-fulfilment, and dignity. The original purpose of this paper was to draft a Canadian Charter for the Rights 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.