Civil Disputes

Civil Law is known as Private Law.

It regulates disputes between individuals;
between parties; and between individuals
and parties.

The main purpose of Civil Law is to
compensate victims.
Civil Actions include but are not
limited to the following:
Claims arising from
accidents;

Injuries done by one
person to anothers
body, property, or
reputation;

Divorces, child
custody, and support
claims;


Adoptions;

Failure to pay for
work done;

Non-payment of rent;

Unpaid debts.
The victim may bring
an action against the
person who
committed the civil
wrong for damages,
or some other civil
remedy.
Tort Law
Tort Law is a major division of Civil Law.

Tort means a wrong that is negligent.

A person who is found guilty of the
criminal offence of assault may have a civil
action (the tort of battery) filed against
him/her in order to compensate the
victim.
Some examples of an action
resulting in a crime and a tort:
If a person It may be a
crime of
And also the
tort of
Hits another
person
Assault Battery
Breaks into
someones
property
Break and Enter Trespass to
Land
Takes
someones
belongings
Theft Trespass to
Goods
Compensation usually translates to money

It is the responsibility of the injured party to bring the
action.

The action will be heard in a civil court; and if
satisfied, the court will award damages which it deems
suitable.

Criminal courts and Civil courts proceed separately
from one another.

It is up to the person who files the action to prove
that significant damages have occurred. (Reverse
Onus)
Homework
Read pg. 311+314, Answer Question #1-
4, pg. 314
Read pg. 314-315, Answer Question #1-4,
pg. 316
Read the Issue on pg. 312-313, Answer
Questions #1-5, pg. 313.