Business Law Clinic (BLC)
The Business Law Clinic is run by upper-year UVic Law students interested in corporate law and supporting B.C. entrepreneurs with their business goals.
The BLC course (LAW 349) lets students build legal skills and learn a lawyer’s role in business transactions. They gain experience in interviewing, problem-solving, research, analysis and ethics in a real-world setting.
Clinical director
A corporate lawyer and management consultant, Michael Litchfield, teaches LAW 349 and is the director of the Business Law Clinic program. He has worked at a national firm, founded his own law practice and now leads Thinklab Consulting Inc., advising clients on strategy and project management across various industries.
Our services
The BLC provides free-of-charge legal information on matters that include:
- incorporation
- financing
- charitable registration
- intellectual property protection
- shareholder agreements
- franchise agreements
- partnership agreements
- contracts
- business liability
- employment law
- government regulation
- taxation
Note: BLC students are not lawyers and can’t give legal advice. They provide information on business law related to planning and operations. The clinic does not cover family, administrative, criminal law or litigation.
Become a client
The BLC offers services to B.C. business owners, entrepreneurs and non-profits with legal questions. Help is available year-round, except in April, August and December.
Become a mentor
Local lawyers support the BLC by volunteering to guide students in legal research and issue analysis. Interested in mentoring? Contact us to learn more.
Contact us
The BLC helps people in B.C. with business law questions. Clients in 樱花影视 meet in person at UVic Law; others can be interviewed by phone.
If your issue fits the clinic's focus, an interview will be scheduled. Bring any relevant documents. A student will research your issue and provide a letter with helpful legal information.
blc@uvic.ca
Tel: 250-472-4522
Fax: 250-721-8146
Mailing address
Business Law Clinic (BLC)
Faculty of Law
樱花影视
PO Box 1700, STN CSC
樱花影视, BC V8W 2Y2