BarTalk June 2002
Volume 14, Number 3

Private Care Agreements Between Older Adults and Friends or Family Members (March 2002) reviews the law of private care agreements and makes recommendations including guidelines for good practice and legislation. Source: BC Law Institute. Available at www.bcli.org.

Sustainable Resource Management: A Landscape-Level Strategy for Resource Development (May 2002) describes the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management approach to landscape-level planning and invites public comment. Source: Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management. Available at www.gov.bc.ca/srm/down/sustainable_resource_management_planning.pdf.

Civil Liability Consultation Paper (April 2002) reviews civil liability matters including: limitation periods, joint and several liability, costs in class action suits, vicarious liability and alternatives to the traditional “lump sum” damage awards. The government deadline for comment is June 15. 2002. Source: Ministry of Attorney General. Available at www.gov.bc.ca/ag.

Reviewing Original Decisions: Guiding Principles and Options (April 2002) analyses the process of reviewing original decisions and states guiding principles and options for doing so. The government deadline for comment was May 15, 2002. Source: Ministry of Attorney General. Available at www.gov.bc.ca/ajp/down/reviewing_original_decisions.pdf.

This article was published in the June 2002 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2005, all rights reserved.