Week 4/5

Question 1

What are the 3 types of liabilities?

Answer 1

1. Criminal - breached the criminal code
2. Civil - breaching another’s rights as described in statute or case law
3. Regulatory - breaching regulations or by-laws

Question 2

In criminal and civil law, what are the standards to be met?

Answer 2

Civil: a balance of probabilities
Criminal: beyond a reasonable doubt

Question 3

Who are the first parties that bring the case to court and ‘charge’ or ‘suing’ the other (criminal and civil)?

Answer 3

First party is the prosecutor in the criminal case, a plaintiff in the civil case

Question 4

In the BC Court of Appeal, what are the parties called?

Answer 4

At appeal, in the BC Court of Appeal, the appealing party is called an ‘appellant’ (not a plaintiff or defendant anymore) and the other party is called the ‘respondent’ (not a plaintiff or defendant anymore)