LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Golden Rule, Contra Proferentem, Condition Subsequent

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 122
• Professor: Howard Simkevitz

Document Summary

Chapter 1 - risk management and sources of law. Risk management identification evaluation response risk avoidance risk reduction risk shifting risk acceptance insurance exclusion and limitation clauses incorporation. The division of powers federal provincial and territorial. Charter of rights and freedoms fundamental freedoms mobility rights equality rights. Economic rights government action corporations reasonable limits notwithstanding clause. Charter remedies declaration injunction striking down severance, reading down, and reading in damages. Equity the nature of equity one set of courts. Chapter 2 - litigation and alternate dispute reslution. Small claims court geographical limits types of claims types of remedies monetary limits. Torts and contracts structure source of primary obligations privity compensation risk management. Types of torts intentional torts negligence torts strict liability torts. Injurious falsehood slander of title slander of quality other situations false statement malice loss. Test for determining the existence of duty of care. Duty of care of professional statements negligent statements careless statements careless actions.