MGMT 3100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Road Rage, Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Precedent

• School: York University
• Department: Management
• Course: MGMT 3100
• Professor: Peter Mac Donald

Document Summary

Can compromise the integrity of the services provided (con) Class action lawsuit: must be a common issue, must define a class, must be a preferable way to deal with a dispute from the point of view of judicial efficiency (1 case instead of 1000) Res judicata once a case has been heard or tried, it cannot be retried on the same set of facts: different than appealing a case, can opt in and out of class action lawsuits. Law is not intended to be a set of rules, you"(cid:448)e got to thi(cid:374)k a(cid:271)out the fa(cid:272)ts a(cid:374)d context of the case. Law is important because it provides a set of rules to follow which regulates behaviour in society, provides compensation if you are wronged, provides certainty in the marketplace with regards to contract agreements. Sources of law: case law, following precedent subject to the concept of stare decisis, legislation.