ADMS 2610 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Small Claims Court
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Lecture 1 - elements of law introductory class. Amoral laws: e. g. speeding, driving on the right side of the road. There are 3 ways lawyers can bill you for work: Contingency fees: lawyers taking a cut of your money if they win your case (usually seen in medical malpractice cases. Block fees: buying a house, bail situations and also will situations. *on average, it costs about ,000 to sue someone (too expensive). Individuals can also access lawyer referral services at the law society of upper canada to get legal advise for a period of time for about - . Common law: lower courts have to follow the law of old judges decisions from higher courts. Equity law: used when people don"t necessarily want money for suing e. g. someone refusing to sell you their house after they"ve previously agreed to do so. Person who is wrong is either guilty or not guilty.