1. What is the main difference between mediation and negotiation?

• Mediation is only allowed in criminal cases while negotiation can be used in any case.
• Mediation involves just the parties while negotiation involves a neutral third party.
• Mediation involves a neutral third party while negotiation just involves the parties.
• Mediation involves a neutral third party decision maker while negotiation involves a neutral third party facilitator.
• Mediation involves a mandatory settlement clause while negotiation allows the case to proceed to trial.

2.When is mediation not appropriate?

• When the parties wish to remain in business together
• When the parties do not trust each other at all
• When the parties need a quick resolution
• When the parties want to settle

3.What is a disadvantage of mediation?

• There is no way to create solutions the law does not provide.
• The parties cannot have a continued relationship.
• Mediation can force parties to accommodate each other.
• Mediation cannot involve a third party.
• There is no way to compel the parties to produce evidence.

4.Which of the following is not a reason to use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in online disputes?

• ADR allows parties to keep information about issues with their sites private.
• ADR is quicker than a court case.
• ADR does not require the parties to be in the same room.
• ADR allows the decision to be precedential in all jurisdictions a company operates in.
• ADR is less expensive.

5.Which of the following cases would be most likely to appear before a provincial superior court?

• Two people disagreeing about the proper way to water flowers
• Someone contesting a speeding ticket
• A criminal murder trial
• A contract dispute where the contract is worth less than five dollars
• Two parents disagree about what they should name their child

6.Which of the following questions is a matter of fact that would be left to the jury (if one is present)?

• Was the defendant at the home in question?
• Does the fact the landlord was unaware of his obligation change that obligation?
• Should strict liability be applied in this situation?
• Was the landlord obligated to keep the building in good repair?

7.Which of the following situations is not suitable for a unified family court?

• the adoption of a orphaned child
• a divorce between two lawyers
• a dispute between divorced parents over which school the child should attend
• a single mother charged with speeding
• the custody arrangement between divorced parents

8.A court will assume jurisdiction to hear a civil action when

• the defendant has a strong connection to the jurisdiction and the plaintiff provides no reason to decline it.
• the plaintiff has a strong connection to the jurisdiction and the defence provides no reason to decline it.
• either party has any connection to the jurisdiction, and neither party provides any reason to decline it.
• the plaintiff proves he has a strong connection to it.
• the plaintiff has any connection to the jurisdiction and the defence provides no reason to decline it.

9.What is the correct process to begin a civil suit?

• The plaintiff files a statement of claim with the court. The defendant files a statement of defence with the court.
• The defendant files a statement of claim with the court and serves the plaintiff. The plaintiff files a statement of defence with the court.
• The plaintiff serves the defendant with a statement of claim. The defendant files a statement of defence with the court.
• The plaintiff files a statement of claim with the court and serves the defendant. A court hearing is scheduled.
• The plaintiff files a statement of claim with the court and serves the defendant. The defendant files a statement of defence with the court.

10.An offer to settle

• has no effect on the awarding of costs.
• is designed to encourage the parties to settle.
• notifies the court that the parties are acting in good faith.
• can only be made by the defendant.
• can only be made by the plaintiff.

11.A fair regulatory hearing does not require

• disclosure of the evidence that will affect the decision.
• people affected be allowed to refute written declarations.
• the strict rules of evidence to be followed.
• people affected be allowed to present evidence and arguments.
• notice of the existence and timing of the hearing be provided.

12.Judicial review of a regulatory decision is not allowed when

• the regulation on which the decision was based is unconstitutional.
• the decision maker gave no opportunity for the disappointed party to be heard.
• the decision maker based his decision on his personal hatred of the disappointed party.
• a disappointed party disagrees with the error-free decision.
• the decision maker made an error of law.

13.A court can sometimes review a regulatory body's decision. If the court finds the decision was invalid it cannot

• state the meaning of the law.
• order the body to hold a hearing as required by law.
• order the body to reconsider its decision, without a new hearing.
• void the decision.
• order the body to stop performing illegal actions.

14.Is challenging an administrative decision always productive?

• No, because the plaintiff always loses such challenges
• Yes, because the outcome will always be better if the plaintiff wins
• Yes, because a principle can be vindicated
• Yes, because there is no other way to get the body to change its decision
• No, because the body can often remake the same decision using a proper procedure after the suit

15.A regulatory body gets authority for its decisions from

• no specific source; the fact that the body is authorized gives it authority to make any decision it deems reasonable.
• common law principles of fairness.
• the underlying statute or regulations created according to it.
• the reputations of the members of the regulatory body.
• customary exercise of power.