Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Thout, Single Person, Civi-Dt

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

Document Summary

Began in england (in the states too but diverged after the american independence war) Quebec act of 1774 introduced the court of king"s bench and the civil law was to be based off of. canadian law stayed like this until the quebec civil code in 1866. Property and civil rights act 1792 would be the law for upper canada. Trial court: the court in which a legal action is rst brought before a judge for a decision. They are always higher or more superior to the trial court. In the original trial there was a mistake in the application of the law to the facts of the case. If the judge at trial failed to consider importance evidence the case will be sent back to the trial court. Deals with stuff that exclusively falls within the jurisdiction of the federal government. Disputes between federal and provincial governments (trademark, copyright, taxation) Can be appealed to the federal court of appeals.