Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter 3: Chapter 3 - Business Law 2275

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Cristin Keller

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In civil actions, two private persons use the court as a referee to adjudicate a dispute, and the judge (sometimes jury as well) chooses between the two positions presented o. In civil actions, the matter is to be decided on the balance of probabilities" (requires proof that there is greater than 50 percent likelihood that the events took place as claimed) Not guilty" if there is any reasonable doubt about guilt. A person may face both criminal and civil trial for the same matter. Criminal law is restricted to the matters found in the criminal code, as well as certain drug control legislation and a few other areas under federal control that have been characterized as criminal matters by the courts. Only the federal government has the power to make criminal law. Violations of regulatory offences do not qualify as criminal acts. Essentially four levels, including the supreme court of canada (page 69,