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The UK Law Commission is today publishing a consultation paper on Adult Social Care.This paper sets out the Law Commission's provisional proposals for thereform of the law relating to adult social care, with the objective of providing a new coherent legal structure.   

The Toronto Star reported this morning that, according to a parliamentary watchdog, Canada's aging population will result in major budget shortfalls unless corrective measures are taken.  To read the article on the Star's website, click here.

Due to its proximity to an Olympic venue and anticipatedOlympics-related transit difficulties, the office of the BritishColumbia Law Institute and the Canadian Centre for Elder Law will be closed for the duration of the Olympics.During this time, the BCLI's staff will be working from home and aremos...

The British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) and the Canadian Centre forElder Law (CCEL) are seeking a candidate for the 2010 - 2011 LawSociety Admission Program (Articling and PLTC) commencing May 2010.The opportunity is suitable for a third year law student, graduatingspring 2010, or law graduate int...

Edward Spurgeon and Distinguished Fellow Prof. Nina Kohn have just published an exciting new paper on elder law in the academy.  The article presents the findings of the full, empirical study on elder law teaching and scholarship in the U.S.To download the paper, click here.

Republished on behalf of the BC Ministry of Health Services.

The Mental Disability Advocacy Centre (MDAC) has received a generous grant from Zennström Philanthropies which will enable us to increase our focus on the right to legal capacity and implementation of Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The British Columbia Law Institute will close for the winter breakstarting December 23, 2009 and is scheduled to re-open January 4, 2009.To leave us a message over the break, please e-mail us at bcli@bcli.org.

The Canadian Centre for Elder Law has launched a three‐year project to study reform of the law relating to the assisted living and supportive housing regime in British Columbia by forming an all‐volunteer project committee. "We are grateful to have assembled a large, expert committee, with...

The 2009 World Study Group has since taken place. Register for the World Study Group here!