Research project on tribunals that review assessments of mental incapability to give or refuse consent to health care or admission to a hospital or other care facility, and that resolve disputes related to substitute ...
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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 ...
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BC's Commercial Tenancy Act is badly out of date.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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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This project studies the sources of legal liability of directors and officers of not-for-profit societies and considers proposals for reform of the law.
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A money judgment is an order for a party to a lawsuit to pay the other party a sum of money. Often money judgments go uncollected, and this situation is not helped by the archaic, fragmentary, and inefficient ...
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