LEGL-260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Demand Letter
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***demand letter. (see example in mod 3 slide) Why: out of an abundance of caution, courtesy, masters ask, can prompt payment without litigation. Particulars to include: the party to which your firm is acting, how the debt arose (any relevant documents, copies of relevant documents, exact amount of principal and interest and how the interest was. Precedent calculated: deadline for payment, consequences of not paying. *closest judicial centre to the alberta residences of all parties. *closest judicial centre to the alberta residence of one of the parties. *as agreed by the parties: court, claims ,000 or under = provincial court, claims over ,000 = ,000. 00 court of queen"s bench. Civil claim: identify witnesses, acknowledge that you abandon any overage of your claim by using. Statement of defence admits the money is owing. Statement of defence has no merit provincial court: claim, basis for it, remedy sought. 4 scenarios: get a consent judgment, summary judgment.