The Builders Lien Act protects participants in a construction project by providing for a special claim on property for the payment or performance of some debt, obligation, or duty, called a lien. This project examines ...
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This report examines the contract law concepts of unconscionability, duress, undue influence, good faith, and misrepresentation and recommends enacting a Contract Fairness Act to clarify and modernize these concepts.
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This project explores the procedures surrounding issues that arise when adult guardianship orders are made outside British Columbia. It makes recommendations to deal with these issues via the Enforcement of Canadian ...
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In BC, tests of capacity, the legal threshold after which a person is considered mentally incapable in the eyes of the law, differ depending on the area of law. This project studies selected common-law tests of capacity ...
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This project concerns issues associated with the implementation of the Uniform Illegal Contracts Act recommended by the ULCC for enactment. The Uniform Act would empower courts to mitigate harsh and unjust results ...
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Predatory lending is the practice whereby a lender deceptively persuades a borrower to agree to abusive loan terms. It is closely tied to subprime mortgage lending, a practice that encouraged a rise in predatory lending ...
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This project examines legal issues that arose in the wake of the Top Line case. This case concluded that a lease executed in ignorance of subdivision requirements must be considered void. The judgment was highly ...
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Spoliation in a legal context refers to the destruction, mutilation, alteration, or concealment of evidence. Those who suffer due to spoliation may be entitled to a number of remedies. This project aims to shed some ...
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When pipelines are constructed across private land, the private landowner has no right to refuse a pipeline right-of-way across the land. If the pipeline contractor fails to pay the workers, subcontractors, or ...
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This project considers the need for franchise legislation in BC and, in doing so, reviews the Uniform Franchises Act adopted by the ULCC. The Act's key provisions include dealing with disclosure, the duty of fair ...
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