This is a traditional term in the legal profession in the UK that divides practising lawyers into two categories: barrister and solicitor. A lawyer is a lawyer who can speak on behalf of or represent a client in court. In the UK, a lawyer usually talks to another lawyer, a lawyer, about the interests and wishes of the client in a case. In Canada, a practising lawyer can be both a lawyer and a lawyer. (see definition of “attorney” below) in a legal proceeding, a person, entity or government appointed in a legal proceeding that asserts or defends the legal claim. Jurisdiction – (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have jurisdiction to hear the same case at the same time. Some issues may be brought in state and federal courts. The plaintiff first decides where to file the lawsuit, but in some cases, the defendant may try to change the court. (2) The geographical area in which the court has jurisdiction to hear cases.
For example, a federal court in a state can generally only decide a case arising from lawsuits filed in that state. Saying publicly that something is dishonest or illegal, especially if it affects you directly through a legal process that attempts to resolve a dispute. The parties elect an independent person, called a mediator, to help them resolve their differences on legal issues. Both parties must agree on the outcome. The mediator does not decide or apply a solution. Mediation can be used to resolve family disputes such as custody and money issues, but it is not always a good process if there has been bullying or abuse between partners. Lawyers who can provide a range of basic legal services, but who have not gone to law school and are not lawyers. In Ontario, paralegals must be licensed by the same entity that licenses lawyers. Paralegals can provide legal advice and represent clients in legal matters such as immigration, small claims, traffic charges under the Provincial Offences Act, court cases including landlord-tenant issues or workplace safety, and some minor criminal charges. Paralegals cannot represent their clients in Ontario Family Court. A certificate that promises to pay a lawyer to provide legal services.
The certificate allows you to receive free advice and representation from a lawyer while the government pays your legal fees up to a certain limit. All lawyers can decide whether or not to accept a case on a legal aid certificate. To obtain a legal aid certificate, your file must be eligible and your family income must be below the levels set by legal aid. Visit the Certificate Program page. habeas corpus – A brief often used to bring a prisoner to court to determine the lawfulness of his detention. A detainee who wishes to argue that there are insufficient grounds for detention would file an application for habeas corpus. It can also be used to detain a person in court in order to testify or be prosecuted. A person who files a complaint alleging that their legal rights have been violated is called a complainant. In criminal law, the complainant is the person who claims to have been a victim of a crime and makes a formal statement to the police (often referred to as a “report a report”). The victim of a crime is not a party to the criminal proceedings, but may be a witness.
A legal procedure to deal with the debt problems of individuals and companies; in particular, a case filed under one of the chapters of title 11 of the United States Code. To show or imply that someone is involved in something illegal or morally wrong, an impartial person appointed by the government who considers the arguments put forward in formal legal proceedings and decides the outcome of the case. A judge of a tribunal is a kind of arbitrator, but the title “adjudicator” is most often used in less formal and specialized hearings where issues such as employment, human rights, and immigration and refugee issues are decided. To publicly disclose the names of people involved in something dishonest or illegal within a legal framework, such as: a court or regulatory body, the decision-maker is a person or group of people who decides the outcome of a claim or dispute, taking into account the applicable law and the facts and interests affecting one or more parties to the case. A judge, a justice of the peace, an arbitrator and an arbitrator are decision-makers. In Canada, duty counsel are lawyers who are available in courthouses to provide assistance, and some free legal advice for people who appear in court without a lawyer and cannot afford to hire a lawyer. Duty counsel can usually help with criminal, family, tenant and mental health matters. In criminal law, the constitutional guarantee that an accused receives a fair and impartial trial. In civil law, the legal rights of a person who is confronted with an adverse act that threatens liberty or property. a person who has studied law and obtained a university degree in law.
To be qualified to actively practise law through legal advice and client representation, a lawyer must be licensed by a Canadian provincial or territorial authority. In Ontario, this organization is called the Law Society of Upper Canada. Regulations are a set of legal rules that can be issued as part of a law. They can be more precise than general law and can generally be passed and amended more easily than legislation. (see definition of “Status” below) A person who has personal knowledge of an event or matter in the course of legal proceedings is a witness. A witness may be questioned by police or lawyers and invited to testify in writing or in person in a court case. legal proceedings in which one or more issues are decided by a decision-maker. A court hearing usually refers to a part of an entire proceeding when a specific part of the case or issue is being addressed.
A hearing may also involve legal proceedings before other decision-making bodies such as courts or arbitration proceedings (where an arbitrator is the decision-maker). Parties to a hearing may appear in person before the decision-maker, or some hearings are based solely on written documents provided by the parties. Bail – security for the release of an accused or witness in pre-trial detention (usually in the form of money) to ensure his or her appearance on the agreed day and time. An action brought by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a claim that the defendant failed to comply with a legal obligation that caused harm to the plaintiff. another word for lawyer, but not generally used in Canada except in a specific title, such as the Attorney General of Ontario, who is the chief legal counsel to the Government of Ontario and a member of Cabinet who oversees the province`s judicial system. The legal system that originated in England and is now used in the United States is based on the articulation of legal principles in a historical succession of judicial decisions. Common law principles can be changed by statute. A court decision in a previous case with facts and points of law similar to a dispute currently pending in court. Judges generally “follow precedents,” that is, they use principles established in previous cases to decide new cases that have similar facts and raise similar legal issues. A judge will disregard precedents if a party can prove that the previous case was ill-decided or that it differs significantly from the current case. Governmental body empowered to settle disputes.
Judges sometimes use the term “court” to refer to themselves in the third person, as in “the court read the pleadings.” Non-insolvency proceedings in which an applicant or creditor attempts to submit its claim to a debtor`s future wages. In other words, the creditor requests that part of the debtor`s future salary be paid to him for a debt owed to him. The study of the law and the structure of the legal system A written statement filed in a judicial or appellate proceeding that explains a party`s legal and factual arguments. a decision-maker`s decision on a legal issue. A decision may relate to a specific issue in the course of a proceeding, for example whether a deferral should be granted, or whether it may be the final decision on a matter. Written statements submitted to the court outlining a party`s legal or factual allegations about the case. The legal power of a court to hear and decide a particular type of case. It is also used as a synonym for jurisdiction, i.e. the geographical area over which the court has territorial jurisdiction to rule on cases. All shares of ownership of the debtor at the time of bankruptcy.
The estate technically becomes the temporary legal owner of all of the debtor`s assets. Publicly funded centres that provide legal aid to low-income Ontarians in a variety of ways, including court and tribunal representation, legal advice and public legal education.