1. I am a director of a company that has a judgment against it. I have been told by a lawyer that I am not responsible personally for the debt of the company. Now that I have received a notice of examination in the small claims court, do I have to appear?
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2. I bought some food from the local grocery store and my husband suffered diarrhea for several days and lost a week of work. Who can I sue and how do I go about it?
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3. Funds were taken out my account and when I asked the bank manager about it, he told me that there was a default judgment and a garnishee order. What is a default judgment and can I set it aside? (7 April 2001)
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4. I tried to help a friend of mine to have his cheque certified in favor of the borrower. The funds were given to me in my name and I got the cheque certified from my bank account. The borrower has gone bankrupt and now the former friend has brought an action against me saying that I am liable for the repayment of the loaned amount. Can he do that? What should I do?
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5. Can you recover these costs? Statistics show that a large proportion of litigation cases get settled before trial. One of the factors that help settlement is the high costs of a trial today. A lawyer will charge between $150 to $300 per hour for one to three days of trial. That amounts to about $5,000 to $10,000 for a simple trial. When you settle, you or your lawyer can negotiate the costs incurred as a part of the settlement. Many actions are settled with a lump sum given including the costs. This usually means that your costs of defending rarely gets fully paid.
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6. I am involved in complex litigation. My lawyer told me that we have a good case and after spending a few thousand dollars, I get a different picture from him. I want to change my lawyer. How do I do it?
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7. I am financially exhausted and wish to settle the case that I am involved in. What should I do?
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8. Our house was burned by a fire. We have insurance on the house but the insurance company claims this was arson. They claimed that we set fire to the house, and so they denied our payment. We are without a house and without money. What do we do?
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9. My son damaged the property of the school. Am I responsible? There is a new Parent’s Responsibility Act that was recently enacted. How does it affect us, the parents?
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10. Can historical wrongs, committed in the past by the country against its people, be rectified in court?
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11. I am a newly qualified doctor. I hear of many cases brought against the doctors by patients. What precautions can I take to minimize my risk of litigation?
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12. Can you discipline your child in Canada by smacking him? What is the law and how was it made?
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13. What is a pre-trial hearing in the small claims court or the higher court?
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14. I am engaged in a court action and my lawyer says we have to go to an ADR. What is ADR?
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15. Can you do your own case in the small claims court? What are the steps?
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16. What do you do when you are hit with a legal action you did not want?
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17. Why Mediation is better than Litigation in many disputes?
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