January 3, 2025

Pension division reform and fifth edition Q+A updates

BCLI is pleased to note that on January 1, 2025, sections 8, 9, 11 to 14, and 17 to 20 of the Family Law Amendment Act  as well as the Division of Pensions Regulations came into force. This Act implemented BCLI’s recommendations on reforms to part 6 of the Family Read more…

April 3, 2023

International Call for Six-Month Pause in Giant AI Experiments Shows Importance and Timeliness of BCLI’s AI and Civil Liability Project

BCLI has had an active project on artificial intelligence (“AI”) and civil liability underway since late 2021.  Together with an interdisciplinary expert committee, we have been developing law reform recommendations on how the law of tort needs to be adapted to deal with cases where AI causes harm to persons Read more…

March 29, 2023

BCLI welcomes pension division reforms

The BC Law Institute is pleased to note the introduction of Bill 17 in the legislative assembly. This bill amends part 6 of the Family Law Act, implementing BCLI’s recommendations to reform pension division for separating spouses. When it is enacted, the bill’s amendments will provide a host of improvements Read more…

May 27, 2021

A closer look at the Report on Pension Division: Locked-in retirement accounts and life income funds

This post is part of a series highlighting key recommendations in the Report on Pension Division: A Review of Part 6 of the Family Law Act. For other posts in the series click here. Brief description of the issue Since the advent of the Family Law Act, case law has consistently Read more…

May 13, 2021

A closer look at the Report on Pension Division: Private annuities

This post is part of a series highlighting key recommendations in the Report on Pension Division: A Review of Part 6 of the Family Law Act. For other posts in the series click here. Brief description of the issue When the Family Law Act was enacted, a new provision was added Read more…