BCLI Publications
Backgrounders
- Backgrounder no. 6 – Consultation Paper on Complex Stratas
2015
- Financing Litigation Project Backgrounder
- Builders Lien Act Reform Project Backgrounder
- Introduction to the Employment Standards Act Reform Project
- Backgrounder no. 4 – Summary of Report on Terminating a Strata
- Backgrounder no. 5 – Questions and Answers about the Report on Terminating a Strata
2014
- Backgrounder no. 2 – Members of the Strata Property Law – Phase Two Project Committee
- Backgrounder no. 3 – Consultation Paper on Terminating a Strata
- Uniform Vital Statistics Act Project Backgrounder
- Backgrounder no. 1 – Introduction to the Strata Property Law Project – Phase Two
2013
- Backgrounder no. 4 – Proposed Legislative Changes in the Report on Contribution after Settlement under the Negligence Act
- Backgrounder no. 3 – Report on Contribution after Settlement under the Negligence Act
- Common-Law Tests of Capacity Project Backgrounder No. 5 Proposed Legislative Changes
- Common-Law Tests of Capacity Project Backgrounder No. 4 Summary of Report
- Backgrounder no. 2 – Consultation Paper on Contribution after Settlement under the Negligence Act
- Common-Law Tests of Capacity Project Backgrounder no. 3: Consultation Paper on Common Law Tests of Capacity
- Technology, Remoteness, Disability & Evidence Project Backgrounder
2012
- Backgrounder no. 2 – Report on Strata Property Law Project: Phase One
- Backgrounder: Franchise Act Project
- Introduction to Contribution after Settlement under the Negligence Act Project
- Strata Property Backgrounder No. 1 – Introduction to Strata-Property Law Project – Phase One
2011
- Common-Law Tests of Capacity Project Backgrounder no. 1 – Introduction to the Rationalizing and Harmonization of BC Common-Law Tests of Capacity Project
- Common-Law Tests of Capacity Project Backgrounder No. 2 – Members of the Common-Law Tests of Capacity Project Committee
- Unfair Contracts Relief Backgrounder No. 3 – Report
 on 
Proposals 
for 
Unfair 
Contracts 
Relief
- Unfair Contracts Relief Backgrounder No. 4 – Why the Legislative Assembly Should Enact the Contract Fairness Act
- Backgrounder: BC Family Status Legal Research Project
- Backgrounder no. 1 – Introducing Project on Potential Undue Influence:Recommended Practices for Wills Practitioners
2010
- Unfair Contracts Relief Backgrounder No. 2 – Consultation Paper on Proposals for Unfair Contracts Relief
2009
- Unfair Contracts Relief Backgrounder No. 1 – Introduction to the Unfair Contracts Relief Project
- Commercial Tenancy Act Backgrounder No. 3 – Report on Proposals for a New Commercial Tenancy Act
- Family Caregiving
- Legal Definitions of Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Elder and Guardianship Mediation
- Discussion Paper on Assisted Living: Past, Present and Future Legal Trends in Canada
2008
- Commercial Tenancy Act Backgrounder No. 2 – Consultation Paper on Proposals for a New Commerical Tenancy Act
- Society Act Backgrounder No. 3 – Report on Proposals for a New Society Act
- Predatory Lending Backgrounder No. 1 – Introduction to predatory lending issues in Canada
2007
- Commercial Tenancy Act Backgrounder No. 1 – Introduction to Commercial Tenancy Act Reform Project
- Society Act Backgrounder No. 2 – Consultation Paper on Proposals for a New Society Act
- Report on the Parental Support Obligation in Section 90 of the Family Relations Act
2006
- Study Paper on A Comparative Analysis of Adult Guardianship Laws in BC
- Society Act Backgrounder No. 1 – Introduction to Society Act Reform Project
- Introduction to Project on Parental Support
- Report on Wills, Estates and Succession
- Study Paper on Viatical Settlements
- Unnecessary Requirements for Sworn Statements
- Report on Reverse Mortgages
- Report on Reverse Mortgages
2005
- Report on Leases of Unsubdivided Land and the Top Line Case
- Report on Uniform Civil Enforcement of Money Judgments Act
- Report on Recognition of Adult Guardianship Orders from Outside the Province
- Unfair Contract Terms – An Interim Report
2004
- Report on Spoliation of Evidence
- A Modern Trustee Act for British Columbia
- Financial Arrangements Between Older Adults and Family Members: Loans and Guarantees
- Appointing a Guardian and Standby Guardianship
- Builders Liens After the Shimco Case
- Post-Accident Remedial Measures
2003
- Report on the Builders Lien Act and the Pipeline Problem
- Report on the Variation and Termination of Trusts
- A Legal Framework for Informal Public Appeal Funds
- Creditor Access to the Assets of a Purpose Trust
- Report on the Uniform Liens Act
2002
- Report on Builders Liens and Arbitration
- Health Care Decisions and End-of-Life Issues: Terms of Reference for a Possible Project
- Report on the Ultimate Limitation Act: Updating the Limitation Act
- Private Care Agreements Between Older Adults and Friends or Family Members
- Exculpation Clauses in Trust Instruments
2001
- Total Return Investing by Trustees
- Report on Civil Remedies for Sexual Assault
- Questions and Answers About Pension Division on Marriage Breakdown in British Columbia
2000
- Statutory Powers of Delegation by Trustees
- New Home Warranties: An Interim Report
1999
- Enforcement of Non-money Judgments from Outside the Province
- Report on Trustee Investment Powers
- Statutory Remuneration of Trustees and Trustees Accounts
1998
- Recognition of Spousal and Family Status
- Proposals for a Contract Law Reform Act
- The Need for Uniform Jurisdiction and Choice of Law Rules in Domestic Property Proceedings
- Gender-Free Legal Writing: Managing the Personal Pronouns
1984
- Compensation for Non-Pecuniary Loss
1982
- Arbitration
1981
- The Making and Revocation of Wills
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