Law 2101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Small Claims Court, Punitive Damages
29 Sep 2017
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We may define litigation as dispute resolution in court: risks of litigation, unpredictable, expensive time consuming frequently fatal to business relationships litigation is rare, very few cases are actually decided by judges in court. Human beings: general rule, any person can sue or be sued, variation , person who lacks legal capacity can sue or be sued but must act through a representative , child, adult with mental disability. Organizations: corporation, a type of legal person: generally can sue or be sued, unincorporated association, generally cannot sue or be sued, exception: trade unions generally can sue and be sued. Governments: general rule: (cid:862)the ki(cid:374)g (cid:272)a(cid:374) do (cid:374)o (cid:449)ro(cid:374)g(cid:863, statutory authority required to sue government, statutes are broad but often complicated. Class action: allows a single person, or a small group of people, to sue on behalf of a larger group of complaints.
