Different Laws
The enforceable rules of conduct that govern the actions of buyers and sellers in market exchange
What is Business Law?
obligation of law imposed on a person to perform or refrain from performing a certain act.
What is duty?
a tribunal established by government to hear and decide matters properly brought to it.
What is court?
courts that resolve disputes between parties when those disputes do not exceed a minimal level; no lawyers are permitted; the parties represent themselves.
What is small Claims?
The specifies the jury's findings and liability
What is verdict?
Rules of conduct in any organization society that are enforced by the governing authority of the community
What is Law?
a body of principles that establishes the structure of a government and the relationship of the government to the people who are governed.
What is Contitution?
the power of a court to hear and determine a given class of cases; the power to act over a particular defendant.
What is Jurisdiction?
right of individual to have discussions with his/her attorney kept private and confidential.
what is attorney-client privilege
What is the starting point of civil cases?
What is Pleadings?
Law that involves suits between private individuals or groups
What is Private Law?
rules made by state and federal administrative agencies.
What is Administrative regulations?
the power to hear and decide most controversies involving legal rights and duties.
What is general Jurisdiction?
Cities and counties may also have lesser courts with limited jurisdiction
What is municipal courts?
Arbitration is what formal method of
What is ADR?
The body of laws that involve the rights and responsibilities an individual has with respect to the public as a whole
What is criminal Law?
a decision of a court that stands as the law for a particular problem in the future.
What is Precedent?
taking a case to a reviewing court to determine whether the judgment of the lower court or administrative agency was correct.
What is appeal?
a body of citizens sworn by a court to determine by verdict the issues of fact submitted to them.
What is Jury?
Each attorney summarizes the facts and evidence and tells their client's story in the most favorable way possible
What is closing arguments?
The assortment of rules and regulations put forth by legislatures
What is Statutory Law?
“let the decision stand”; the principle that the decision of a court should serve as a guide or precedent and control the decision of a similar case in the future.
What is stare decisis?
the term used when the full panel of judges on the appellate court hears a case.
What is en banc?
The highest court in most states is generally known
What is state supreme court?
Throughout litigation, ___% of cases settle or are dismissed
What is 97?