Year 8 Civil Law

Civil law protects...

• individuals

• corporations

• governments

• groups

Civil law is usually about issues concerning...

• loss or harm

• political power

• criminal activities

• hurt feelings

If an individual has their rights infringed and

suffers or is harmed as a result that individual can

sue the other party for...

• everything they own

• damages

• an apology

• 50% of what they earn

Getting food poisoning from poorly prepared food at a restaurant is an example of a problem that civil law deals with: true or false?

• True

• False

The word used to describe the righting of a wrong in a civil law case is...

• compo

• compensation

• justice

• damages

The two main ways of dealing with civil law disputes are...(choose two that apply):

• mediation

• civil law courts

• fighting

• argument

The person who takes the dispute

or complaint to court is known as the...

• accuser

• plaintiff

• defendant

• accused

The

person who is being sued is known as the...

• defendant

• accused

• plaintiff

• doomed

The plaintiff (or party

representing the plaintiff) must present a case that

proves the defendant has caused them...(choose all that apply):

• harm

• loss

• damage

• annoyance

True or False? Both sides in a civil law court are

allowed to present evidence and question witnesses

in order to uncover the truth or prove that they are

in the right.

• True

• False