Question 11 A plaintiff who sues in tort must prove each of the elements of the tort. Review the torts below, along with their elements, and compare them to the information Not yet contained your Business Law in Canada textbook. One of the torts below is matched correctly to its elements. Identify the tort which is CORRECTLY matched to its answered elements. Marked out of 1.00 Select one: Flag O a. False imprisonment: forcing a party to do something that harms it using the threat of violence or some other illegal activity. question b. Intimidation: deliberate restraint; lack of lawful authority. O c. Trespass to chattels: deliberate interference with a person's body; no consent. O d. Defamation: false statements made; derogatory to the plaintiff's reputation; publication or communication to a third party. Question 12 The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPCC) has information posted on its website that a business owner may find useful. Go to the website for the OPCC Not yet and find the page entitled "10 privacy tips for businesses". Which of the following is NOT a tip recommended on the page? answered Marked out of Select one: 1.00 O a. Make sure your customers know who to speak to about privacy questions. Flag b. Refer all requests for access to personal information to the company's lawyer. question O c. Think twice before collecting sensitive personal information, such as driver's licenses. O d. Inform customers about video surveillance use. Question 13 Professionals owe various duties to their clients. Where there is a breach of a duty owed by a professional to a client, a client can sue in the courts for damages. An Not yet example of a lawsuit brought against a professional is the case of Robertson v. Arthikharnu, 2015 ABPC 257. After locating and reading the Court's decision, identify the answered statement below which is TRUE. Marked out of 1.00 Select one: Flag O a. Ms. Robertson was Mr. Arthikharnu's client question b. The Court dismissed Ms. Robertson's claim and awarded judgment to Mr. Arthukhamu on his counterclaim. c. There was no written retainer agreement between Ms. Robertson and Mr. Arthikharnu. O d. Mr. Arthikhamu sought the return of legal fees and disbursements already paid in the amount of $5,256.46.Question 14 Based on the decision of the Court in Robertson v. Arthikharnu, 2015 ABPC 257, which statement below is FALSE? Not yet answered Marked out of Select one: 1.00 O a. If a lawyer breaches the terms of her retainer or otherwise fails in her obligations to her client, she cannot be Flag sued in Alberta. A client's remedy is restricted to bringing a complaint against the lawyer to the Law Society of question Alberta. O b. A breach of the Code of Conduct does not automatically provide a defence to a claim for fees, nor is it automatically the foundation for a counterclaim. O c. Lawyers in Alberta are considered officers of the court. O d. As set out in the decision, the overriding duty of a lawyer as an officer of the court is to represent his or her client honourably and in accordance with the Code of Conduct. Question 15 A student-at-law who is training to become a lawyer in Alberta is required to abide by certain policies Not yet during their articling year. Failure to abide by these policies can lead to sanction. Locate and read the answered decision in Law Society of Alberta v. Brehm, 2020 ABLS 10 (CanLII). After reading this decision, choose Marked out of the statement that is TRUE. 1.00 Flag question Select one: O a. The law society complaint brought against Mr. Brehm led to five citations against him. O b. Mr. Brehm was reprimanded, fined $10,000.00 and ordered to pay costs of $1,575.00. O c. Mr. Brehm was found not to have breached the terms of the CPLED Professional Integrity Policy. O d. Mr. Brehm was informed, through his reprimand, that a practicing lawyer's life is often filled with stress and he would need to be prepared to deal with such stress if he intended to proceed with a career in law
