LAW 122 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Private Law, Tax Law, Transact
27 Oct 2017
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Chapter 1: risk management and sources of law. Sources of law: constitution, federal, provincial and territorial, charter of rights and freedoms (restrictions and remedies, legislation, legislative process, subordinate legislation and municipalities, the courts, common law, law and equity. Who can sue and be sued (29) The supreme court of canada (42: 2. Remedies (70: compensatory damages, punitive damages, nominal damages, injunctions. Criminal code section 162 (crime of voyeurism) The rule in rylands v fletcher (115) Process of identifying, evaluating, and responding to the possibility of harmful events. You need to identify, evaluate, and respond to the legal risks involved. Identify: think about the liability, who is held responsible, possibility of being sued. Risk avoidance: do not deal with situation at all. Risk reduction: still be in the situation, but make it less risky. Differences between making an employee do something or an independent contractor. Company isn"t vicariously liable for an independent contractor. Company is vicariously liable for an employee.
