BCLI issues Consultation Paper on a BC Franchise Act

The British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) is proposing franchise legislation for British Columbia.

BCLI has issued the Consultation Paper on a Franchise Act for British Columbia to obtain input from franchisors, franchisees, business and consumer organizations and the general public on the proposed legislation to govern franchising, which would resemble legislation already in force in five other provinces.

Financial Abuse of Seniors: Legal Framework and Promising Canadian Approaches in Detection, Response and Prevention

 

On March 26, 2013, CCEL Senior Fellow Laura Tamblyn Watts participated in a National Meeting on Financial Abuse organized by the International Federation on Ageing and held in Toronto.  The full day meeting included stakeholders from the financial sector, government officials, and individuals and organizations with expertise in the area of abuse of older people.  This event was an important opportunity to:

B.C. Law Institute Welcomes Implementation of Wills, Estates and Succession Act and New Probate Rules

28 March 2013—The BC Law Institute (BCLI) welcomes the announcement today by the Government of British Columbia that the Wills, Estates and Succession Act (WESA) and new probate rules are to come into force on March 31, 2014.  The reforms, which represent the most extensive reform of this area in 85 years, are significantly based on BCLI’s 2006 report Wills, Estates and Succession: A Modern Legal Framework and 2010 Report on New Probate Rules. “We are Read more…