LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Professional Liability Insurance, Liability Insurance
16 Feb 2016
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Litigation the system of resolving disputes in court: *fewer than 1% of private disputes are decided by judges. Who can sue and be sued: all adults are free to use the canadian court system, whether or, an adult suffering from mental illness must use a court- not they are canadian citizens. appointed representative. Similarly, a parent or litigation guardian must represent children: a corporation is a type of person and therefore may sue or be, unincorporated groups cannot and therefore it is necessary to sued. sue the individual members. Class actions allow a single person or group of people to sue on behalf of a larger group of claimants. Claims: [page 31: allow small individuals to take on large organizations, less expensive for society court time is expensive. Common issues: there must be common issues among the members of the class.
