Law
What is law?
Law is the body of rules made by government that can be enforced by the courts or by other government agencies
What are the three methods of alternative dispute resolution?
Negotiation
Mediation
Arbitration
What is the lowest level of government in BC?
The provincial court of BC
civil, criminal, and family
What is the difference between private and public law?
person and government
person and person (or corporation)
What is an injunction?
STOP!
What is the $ range for a claim to go to small claims court?
What is Stare Decisis?
A system of justice where judges are required to follow precedent
Which ADR method results in a binding decision?
Arbitration
What are the three types of damages?
special, general, punitive
What are the 3 branches of government that have law making power?
Legislative branch which creates legislation or statute law
Judicial branch which interprets legislation and makes case law
Executive branch which implements the law
Negotiation
What are the phases of litigation?
exchange of pleadings
discovery
pre-trial matters (attempts to settle, etc.)
trial and judgement
Where was common law created?
England
What is needed to enforce negotiation or a mediation?
A contract
What is the duty to accomodate?
Legal obligation for employers to modify policies, practices, or rules to enable people to participate fully, especially in relation to discrimination. This is a duty unless it causes undue hardship (usually financial)