Business Law -

1. Provide a definition for the following terms:

Law

Substantive law

Procedural law

Public law

Private law

Civil Law legal system

Common law legal system

Stare decisis

Equity

Alternative Dispute Resolution

oNegotiation

oMediation

oArbitration

2. Refer to sections 91 and 92 of the British North America Act (now called the Constitution) and identify which level of government, federal or provincial has the power to make law in relation to the following topics:

a. protection of an invention

b. disposal of waste products near hospitals

c. fees payable to register a real estate transaction

d. conspiring to commit fraud

e. minimum wage for liquor servers, and

f. safety standards for trucking companies that carry goods between provinces.

3. When should you choose negotiation over other alternative dispute methods?

4. What is the hierarchy of courts in Ontario