COMM 393 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Law Of Agency, Land Law, Tax Law
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The rules that organize the legal system. Laws of evidence/ laws of pleadings : pleadings: documents you need to file. The machinery through which the substantive law is enforced. Substantive: the law that creates, defines and regulates our rights in society. Public: governs the relationship between the government (all levels: fed, prov, municip) and persons (including a corporation: tax law, immigration, criminal law, constitutional law. Private/civil: governs the relationship between persons : tort law negligence, land law, family, contract, company law. Reason: most of the companies in canada are privately held: partnerships, wills + estates, agency law, employment. Purpose: punishment (removes criminal from society to protect the society, rehabilitation, restitution. Who commences a criminal action: crown vs defendant ( r vs. Who has the burden of proof: crown. How much proof: beyond a reasonable doubt. Jury: 12 members, defendant decides whether to have a trail by a jury. Who commences a criminal action: plaintiff vs defendant .
