6.1

Question 1

What is a civil dispute?

Answer 1

A disagreements between 2 or more individuals (or groups) in which one party makes a legal claim against another

Question 2

What does a civil dispute involve?

Answer 2

• pre-trial procedures
• dispute resolution methods
• dispute resolution bodies
• ordering and enforcement of remedies

Question 3

What is the process of a civil dispute

Answer 3

Attempts to resolve dispute -> claim issued in court -> pre-trial procedures -> hearing/trial -> remedy awarded -> enforcement procedures

Question 4

What is civil law?

Answer 4

An area of law that defines the rights and responsibilities of individuals, groups and organisations in society, and regulates private disputes

Question 5

What are the parties in a civil dispute?

Answer 5

The plaintiff - commences the civil action and has had their rights infringed

The defendant - the alleged party who has infringed the plaintiff’s rights

Question 6

What is vicarious liability?

Answer 6

The legal responsibility of a third party for the wrongful acts of another eg. employer