{'fraction_non_alphanumeric': 0.005649717514124294, 'fraction_numerical': 0.0, 'mean_word_length': 5.514705882352941, 'pattern_counts': {'":': 0, '<': 0, '<?xml version=': 0, '>': 0, 'https://': 0, 'lorem ipsum': 0, 'www.': 0, 'xml': 0}, 'pii_count': 0, 'substrings_counts': 0, 'word_list_counts': {'cursed_substrings.json': 0, 'profanity_word_list.json': 0, 'sexual_word_list.json': 0, 'zh_pornsignals.json': 0}}
Report on Relief Under Legally Defective Contracts: The Uniform Illegal Contracts Act

This report concerns issues associated with the implementation in British Columbia of the Uniform Illegal Contracts Act recommended by the Uniform Law Conference of Canada for enactment in common law provinces and territories. The Uniform Act would empower superior courts to mitigate harsh and unjust results sometimes produced by the common law rules on illegality in contract. The Uniform Act cuts through the inconsistencies and technicality of the common law regarding illegal contracts and confers clear discretionary powers on the court to arrive at a just solution where difficulties arise from contractual arrangements that somehow contravene legislation or public policy. This report recommends some modifications to the Uniform Act to adapt it to the legal landscape of British Columbia.