Week 1 - Civil Law Flashcards
1
Q
What does civil law do?
A
Regulations actions between parties and provides a forum for disputes to be settled
2
Q
Where are cases heard?
A
In the civil courts
3
Q
What are cases determined on?
A
The ‘balance of probabilities’
4
Q
What may the civil court order the defendant to do?
A
Pay damages, or they may order a specific remedy (telling someone/a business to do something, e.g continue with a contract or stop acting in a certain way)
5
Q
What is civil law NOT about?
A
Punishment
