POLS-214 Lecture 2: law2
25 Mar 2016
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May be judge alone, or judge and jury. All evidence introduced into court, witnesses testify. Decision of judge (judgment) may be immediate or reserved: judgment. Usually 30 days to appeal the judgment. Will include reasons for judgment, including any remedies and damages. Are there alternatives to litigation that will produce the same results we want? (adr?) What other considerations do we need to keep in mind before we sue? (consequences of losing, judgment-proof party, etc. ) Satisfaction of being right: do we still have time to sue, limitations act of alberta. Two limitation periods time limits - to be concerned about: ) the general limitation period is two years: Two years from when the plaintif knew or reasonably ought to have known he/she had a cause of action, the plaintif must ile a. Considerations before we sue: the ultimate limitation period, 10 years from when the wrong giving rise to the cause of action occurred.
