Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Supremacy Clause, Unemployment Insurance Act 1920

• School: Western University
• Department: Law
• Course: Law 2101
• Professor: Mysty Sybil Clapton

Document Summary

Parties to a charter case: party is a legal term describing the participants in a case, person making claim plaintiff or applicant, this person brings claim to court, in charter cases this will always be vs. The state (attorney general: this is the defendant, if the constitutionality of a law is challenged, the attorney general from the relevant province that passed the law, or federal government, is the defending party. Costs: if a claim succeeds the state, the state will have to pay costs to the successful party, but these costs are unlikely to cover the full amount of the party"s legal expenses. Time: can take several years even if it is just one level of appeal, if it goes to supreme court of canada that adds another 2-3 years. Korear becomes respondent: so be careful who is who when you are reading a case!