1. What are the various roles of Laws in society, and which role is the most important for businesses which function in a capitalist economy such as Canada? What legislation is in place to ensure these roles are fulfilled?
2. Name a type of tort that a business may unwittingly commit or be the victim of during its operations, and suggest best practices to avoid being a perpetrator or the victim of such tort.
3. List FOUR (4) aspects of the relationship between a professional and his/her client covered in this course, and describe how such a relationship differs from the relationship between commercial parties.
4. Describe how the public law remedies under Consumer Protection Legislation and the private law remedies under torts and breach of contract can help a consumer who was the victim of an unscrupulous renovation contractor who left the job with incomplete and substandard work.
5. Distinguish between patents, trademarks, and copyrights and explain the legal protection offered to each of these types of intellectual property. Identify at least one instance in your life that you may have violated such intellectual property rights.