Answers graded A+
What is the primary purpose of the law? - (answer)The primary purpose of the law is to settle disputes.
What is substantive law? - (answer)substantive law is the theory of law, or the general rules.
What is procedural law? - (answer)The "how to" of the substantive law, or general rules.
What is the difference between Private Law and Public Law. - (answer)Private law is made up of tort law,
contract law, family law, property law, etc..., thus, it mainly deals with private intrests. Public law, on the
other hand, includes such things as criminal law, constitutional law, administrative law, and the like,
thus, its main focus is on the intrests of the populus.
Private Law - What is Contract Law? - (answer)The purpose of contrct law is to regulate buisness
conduct.
Private Law - What is a Tort? - (answer)A tort is a civil wrong. Torts can be broken down into intentional
torts such as assault and battery or trespass and unintentional torts such as negligence.
Private Law - What is Property Law? - (answer)The law of property concerns rights over goods and lands.
Real estate law is the most common example; however, this area also includes landlord and tenant law.
Why does Civil Law have a double meaning in Canada? - (answer)In most of Canada Civil Law is
equivalent to Private Law, but in Quebec the entire law is based on the Civil Code based on the Code of
Napolean(a set of predetermined, written laws that govern all actions).
What is the primary purpose of Criminal Law? - (answer)The primary purpose of Criminal Law is to
punish offenders found guilty of criminal conduct.
What tw catagories can Criminal Conduct be broken into? - (answer)1)Indictable offences: These are
serious offences. 2)Summary Conviction Offences: These are the less serious offences
, OACETT Professional Practice Actual Exam latest with Questions and Correct Verified
Answers graded A+
What are the differences between indictable and summary conviction offences? - (answer)An indictable
offence is more serious, consists of a jury and is a very small percent of the criminal cases held; whereas,
summary conviction offences are convictions of 2 years or less, typically one day, typically no jury, and
are the majority of criminal cases held.
What is the purpose of administrative law? - (answer)The primary purpose of administrative law is to
regulate public affairs whether buisness, professional or personal.
What are some examples of administrative law? - (answer)1) The Solicitors Act; 2) The Professional
Engineers Act; 3) The Liquor Control Act; 4) The Income Tax Act; 5) The OACETT Act.
What types of things are goverened by Federal Law? - (answer)Criminal Law, defence, Federal Tax
(income tax), Patent Law.
What kind of things are governed by Provincial Law? - (answer)Things like Education and Municipal laws.
What are the two primary sources of law? - (answer)They are Statutes and Comon Law.
Give some examples of Statutes. - (answer)These are Federal and Provincial, Regulations, and Municipal
Laws (Called By-laws).
What is the premise of Common law? - (answer)Common law is based primarily on judicial decisions - in
law this is called "Stare Deciscis" (As each case is decided it becomes precident)
What must a judge ensure when making a ruling on a Common law case? - (answer)A judge is bound to
the previous desicions of courts that are at their same level or higher. The judge must also ensure that
decisions are based on cases of similar facts.
In desending order what is the structure of the courts? - (answer)The highest court is the Supreme Court
of Canada, which is made up of 9 judges, and is located in Ottawa. The second highest court in Ontario is
the Ontario Court of Appeal. The third highest court is the Ontario Court (General Division); this court is