COMM 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Individual And Group Rights, Reasonable Accommodation, Michel Bastarache

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMM 315
• Professor: Frank Crooks

Document Summary

Plaintiff- person initiating a lawsuit or claim in court. Appellant- person who lost in the lower court and appealed. Respondent- person who won the case in lower court (defendant more commonly) Trial with evidence and witnesses takes please in lower courts (trail courts); Appeal courts don"t hear witness but review evidence and can only reverse errors of trail judge in applying laws: Juries in quebec are only for criminal law. Small claims court: up to ,000 no lawyer; represent yourself (maybe advantageous to reduce your claim due to lawyer fees) Superior court of quebec: over ,000 jurisdiction of the superior court over anything including the dollar amount (divorce, bankruptcy, custody) Sits a panel of 3, 5, or 7 judges to review cases (25-30 judges in total court) Each case assigned 3 judges; only important cases get more than that. Cannot have an automatic case for appeal, injustice or judge mistake.