BU231 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Intentional Tort, Nuisance, Contributory Negligence
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Assessing potential legal risks and determining methods to reduce that risk (prevention) as well as planning strategies to cope with legal issues (resolution options) Common law vs civil law: common law originated form judge-made decisions, stare decisis (old decisions) using previous decisions to judge current cases. Constitution act, 1982 (the charter of rights and freedoms: highest law in the land, only applies to government, sets jurisdictions- what belongs to provincial and federal governments. Supreme court of canada = highest court. P(cid:396)i(cid:373)a fa(cid:272)ie= (cid:862)o(cid:374) the fa(cid:272)e of it(cid:863)- based on the first impression; accepted as correct until proved otherwise. Tort= improper behaviour by one person that causes injury to another (person or property) Between individuals (criminal law is individual and the state) Pu(cid:396)pose of to(cid:396)t la(cid:449)= to (cid:272)o(cid:373)pe(cid:374)sate a(cid:374)d (cid:396)etu(cid:396)(cid:374) i(cid:374)ju(cid:396)ed pa(cid:396)t(cid:455) to the positio(cid:374) the(cid:455) (cid:449)ould(cid:859)(cid:448)e been in had the tort not occurred.
