LAW 122 Lecture 1: Chapter 2 - Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution.doc
19 Jan 2015
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As a general rule, every adult is free to use the canadian courts, whether or not they are canadian citizens. For e. g. it is possible for an american consumer to sue a canadian comp. for delivering shoddy goods. A corporation is classified as a person; therefore a company can sue or be sued. In contrast, an un-incorporated organization, i. e. a church, are not classified a person, thus cannot sue/ be sue. Rather one can sue the individual members of these org. It is sometimes too much trouble or too costly for an individual like yourself to sue an org. For e. g. consumer gas company sold natural gas to business and homeowners in ontario. As a part of a pricing scheme, they imposed a 5% penalty on bills paid late. The late payment penalty was contrary to the criminal code. However, for most ppl, it was not worth the fight, and easier to pay the late fee (about ).
