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a written statement made by a witness out of court, but under oath
affidavit
absence of wrongdoing on the part of a person seeking an equitable remedy
clean hands
rules of natural justice that a hearing must follow
procedural fairness
governs our personal, social, business relations
private law
monetary compensation to victim
damages
corporation
the situation of being potentially or actually subject to some obligation
liability
court ordered review of judgment's debtor's finances to arrange for payment of the judgment
examination in aid of execution
rules and regulations governing the function and powers of executive branch
administrative law
court order directing that a specific act be performed
mandamus
defined period a purchaser can change their mind
cooling off period
take our victims as we find them
thin skull rule
remedy requiring party responsible for a breach to pay an amount specified in the contract
liquidated damages
public versus the state
public law
a written or more permanent form of a defamatory statement
libel
a formal process whereby a higher court will re-examine a decision made by a lower court
appeal
a decision maker's incorrectly stating the legal interpretation or effect of the statute or common law
error law
formal offer by either party to modify or compromise its claim to settle the matter before the trial
offer to settle
laws determining how the substantive laws will be enforced
procedural law
recklessly misleading another person
fraud
Court of Common Pleas, Court of King's Bench, Exchequer Court
Common Law Courts
tort action based on criminal or quasi-criminal prosecution motived by ill will towards the accused and lacking reasonable evidential grounds for proceeding
malicious prosecution
documents used to initiate a civil action (claims, counterclaims)
pleadings
a decision maker's incorrectly stating the legal interpretation or effect of the statute or common law
error of law
the process that united the British colonies in North America as the Dominion of Canada in 1867
Confederation