PO210 Study Guide - Final Guide: Post Box, Class Action, Nixon White House Tapes

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1: time docketing . 1= 6 minutes (family matters, civil matters/litigations) 3: contingency: (wrongful dismissal cases, personal injury) you fight the case and then once the case is won then the lawyer charges a percentage of the amount that the case has won. Law are always changing, it is a evolving process. Intellectual property law and copy law has been created over time due to technology becoming a main method of communication in society. State law: as people are living longer they are accumulating more wealth. Law can refer to a specific type of law. Law can refer to something called a machine: meaning it"s the high court, court clerk, judges, high court officers. Who imposes the law: it is an external force that is generally there for the protection of society. The law only works if people follow it and we know we are not going to get caught.