Grievor the person who starts a grievance. Bill of costs list of allowable fees and disbursements that is used by an assessment officer to assess a litigant's costs after the litigant is successful in obtaining judgment; differs from an account because it does not include all fees charged to a client. Personal representative under the Estates Administration Act, this term refers to the person charged with administering an estate, whether the person is an executor appointed by the deceased, or an administrator appointed by the court. What is a hearing in legal terms. Mass pickets Bringing in large numbers of picketers to make crossing the picket lines and going to work more difficult. Jury a group of 12 (in criminal cases) or 6 (in civil cases) citizens over the age of majority who are convened to hear evidence, make findings of fact, and deliver a verdict in a trial. Retail sales tax provincial tax on the purchase of chattels. For instance, some rights of way are limited to pedestrians.
Affirm approve and leave in place. Word following legal or hearing crossword. Fraudulent misrepresentation (1) a false statement that the maker knows is false, made to induce a party to enter into a contract; (2) intentional fraud that causes another to enter into a contract. An event which cannot be controlled. Burden of proof the responsibility for proving a fact, proposition, guilt, or innocence; can rest with either party in a civil or criminal matter, according to the applicable rules of procedure.
Transcript written record of proceedings transcribed word for word. Lawyer a person who has been called to the bar of Ontario (or another jurisdiction that regulates lawyers) and who is licensed to practise law in that jurisdiction. Criminal justice system - The network of courts and tribunals which deal with criminal law and its enforcement. Doctrine of constructive desertion a doctrine related to alimony under which it was deemed that the husband had deserted the wife if a wife left her husband because of his misconduct. An executor or an administrator of the estate of a deceased person. Examination for discovery a pretrial process where lawyers get to ask the opposite party (plaintiff or defendant) questions about the allegations in the statement of claim or statement of defence. Business record a record made in the ordinary course of business by an individual performing the duties of employment who has no motive to fabricate. Word following legal or hearing. Constitution Index register that contains the declaration, description, and bylaws of the condominium. Interim period period of time, beginning on the date of execution of a share or asset purchase and sale agreement and expiring on the date of closing, during which a business continues to operate at the vendor's risk until the conditions of closing are fully satisfied and the transfer can occur. Open work permit a document possessed by a foreign student enabling her to work for any employer for a specific time period. Superintendent of bankruptcy a government official in Ottawa who supervises and oversees the administration of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. Remedy a measure that an authority such as a government official, court, or tribunal can take to prevent, redress, punish, or compensate for a wrong, or to relieve, cure, or correct a condition. Distress a traditional remedy under which a person in possession of the goods of another can seize and/or sell those goods as compensation for a wrong. Provocation a defence available to a defendant who was faced with a sudden act or an insult that would make a reasonable person lose self-control.
Evidence information that a party seeks to use in a legal proceeding to prove or disprove a contention or allegation. Persecution sustained and systematic violation of basic human rights. Assignment of a tenancy a tenant turning over the rights and obligations of a tenancy to a different tenant. Alienage being outside one's country of nationality or citizenship. See: Bona fide occupational requirement (BFOR). Hearing legal definition of hearing. Without prejudice term used, usually in correspondence, to indicate that an offer or admission cannot be used against its maker, admitted in evidence, or disclosed to the court. Similar fact evidence evidence that shows that an accused committed similar offences in the past, which may be admitted provided that it is relevant to establishing an important matter other than the accused's predisposition to commit that type of offence. Material representation a statement of fact, not opinion, made by one party, of sufficient weight to induce the other party to enter into a contract. Moving party a party who brings a motion; see also responding party. Expert witness a witness who is permitted, as a result of a competence acquired through study or experience in a specialized field, to give opinions on matters related to that field as evidence before a court or tribunal; see also expert evidence. Bona fide purchaser for value purchaser of property who gives valuable consideration for the property and is acting in good faith.
Hearings fall into three broad categories: judicial, administrative, and legislative. Final order order that resolves all the outstanding issues between the parties. Rules a category of regulation that has the purpose of establishing practices and procedures for the presentation of cases. Paralegal–client retainer the terms of the contractual arrangement between the paralegal and the client, including but not limited to the scope of the legal services to be provided, fees, billing practices, and the amount of the money retainer. Air of reality test a test of whether the defence to a charge is reasonable in light of the evidence. Standard of review the level of scrutiny that an appeal court will apply to the decision of a lower court or tribunal. Super Visa a document that allows the foreign national to re-enter Canada for up to two years without the need to renew her visa. Code of Professional Responsibility - The rules of conduct or ethics that govern the legal profession. Certificate of status certificate issued by the Ontario Ministry of Government Services in respect of an OBCA corporation confirming that the corporation is validly existing.
Administrative law law that governs the organization, duties, and quasi-judicial and judicial powers of the executive branch of government, including both central departments and agencies; a branch of public law. Discussions and correspondence between the parties which a court cannot be informed of. Limited liability partnership a partnership in which each partner is jointly and severally liable for all the debts and obligations of the partnership except for liabilities arising from professional negligence, which remain those of the partner whose acts or omissions or whose subordinates' acts or omissions resulted in the professional liability. Constructive dismissal fundamental breach by an employer of an employment contract that entitles an employee to consider herself dismissed and to sue the employer for wrongful dismissal. Officers (corporate law) individuals who manage a corporation's day-to-day activities under the supervision of the directors. Litigation legal action. Partnership the relation that subsists between persons carrying on a business in common with a view to profit. Dismissal - The termination of a lawsuit by a court's finding that it should not be permitted to proceed. Open a file start a file. Oath promise made on the Bible or other holy book to tell the truth in court. Indictable offences serious offences such as murder, with longer periods of imprisonment and more complex prosecution procedures than those for summary conviction offences. Mandatory mediation process in which disputants are required to allow a neutral third party to facilitate their communication and assist them in negotiating a settlement. 02; the requirements for personal service vary, depending upon who the other party is (for example, an individual, a corporation, a municipality, etc. Will document that sets out a person's wishes and directions with respect to the disposal of his or her property after death.
Affidavits and statutory declarations can be made before a commissioner for oaths. The hearing is conducted as follows. Process server a person whose job is to deliver court documents and other important notices. Application to terminate statutory guardianship of property application to end the guardianship of the Public Guardian and Trustee. Judicial sale sale of charged property ordered and administered by a court. Nationality refers to a person's citizenship, and also a person's ethnic or linguistic group, and so may sometimes overlap with race.