What is the limitation of actions in contract law?
Six Years
In civil law the party against whom the lawsuit is filed is called...
the defendant.
What is the limitation period for defamation in civil law?
One Year
Explain loss in your own words using your own example.
You miss out on something because of another person's actions. Property damage -Economic or financial loss - Personal injury - Pain and suffering - Loss of amen
Distingish between the standard of proof in a criminal and civil case.
Criminal; beyond resonable doubt - Civil; On the balance of probabilities
Name two types of loss in a civil case.
Property damage -Economic or financial loss - Personal injury - Pain and suffering - Loss of amenity
What is a breech in civil law?
A breach refers to breaking or failing to fulfil a duty.
What is limitation of actions?
A restriction or time limit on when a plaintiff must file a claim in a civil case.
Whatb is the standard of proof in a civil case?
On the balance of probabilities
.......................... refers to a direct link between two events because event 1 caused event 2 to happen.
Causation
In civil law the party who initiates the lawsuit by filing a complaint is called...
the plaintiff
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