Civil Litigation Past Paper June 2010 Question 1 - John Atree director of Great Furniture Direct Ltd (GFD) (a) Mr Atree advises you that GFD has been experiencing a sharp increase in the number of invoices that are not paid on time or at all. He would like your advice about how GFD can recover some of these debts using the staff in their Accounts Department. In particular he would like to know: (i) How does the size of the debt influence the court procedure after issue? (ii) What must be
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Justin King Ethical Dilemma PA 110: Civil Litigation April Paxton Allen‚ Paxton AND Associates‚ PA 123 Litigation Lane Suite 204 Raleigh‚ NC 27609 Phone (919) 555-1234 Fax (919) 555-6789 apa@microsoft.com To: James Allen‚ Senior Attorney From: Polly Paralegal Re: Justin King Date: October 1‚ 2011 Upon speaking with Mr. King yesterday‚ I have learned some new information that is very important to the firm regarding his case. Mr. King informed me that immediately prior to the
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Civil Litigation Process The focus of this paper will be to show how an employee would make a discrimination complaint against his employer. The process begins with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and can proceed through the civil litigation process from the state level up to the United States Supreme Court. Discrimination is defined as the "prejudiced or prejudicial outlook‚ action‚ or treatment of an individual or group towards another person or group. (http://m-w.com/dictionary/discrimination
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PA110-02: Civil Litigation Kaplan University Unit 3 Assignment Draft the Justin King Complaint Seth Eisenberg By Haycha Salazar IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JUSTIN WILLIAM KING‚ ) ) Plaintiff. ) ) ) v. ) ) ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES‚ INC. ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) COMPLAINT Comes Now the plaintiff‚ Justin King
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The Civil Litigation Process The focus of this paper will be to show how an employee would take a discrimination complaint against his or her employer. The process will be explored from where one would begin with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and proceeds through the civil litigation process from the state level up to the United States Supreme Court. In the examination of this scenario‚ it becomes necessary to define two key terms: discrimination and civil litigation. Discrimination
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reformation of the civil justice system in 1998 was as result of the issues identified by Lord Woolf as hindrances to effective civil litigation. Prior to Woolf report‚ it was perceived that civil litigation has two main problems; cost of litigation and the duration of court proceedings. The effect of the enquiry and the report thereafter‚ created new system of litigation where parties are encouraged to settle dispute without a formal court proceeding. The process of taking a civil case to court is now
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Civil Litigation vs. Criminal Litigation If somebody commits a crime or does wrong doing to another what category does it fit under? Is it civil case or a criminal case? Although there are many similarities between civil litigation procedures and criminal litigation procedures‚ several differences exist among them. The first difference among the two procedures is what even defines them. A civil case involves a wrong doing between two private parties in which the victim is suing for damages or
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Memorandum To: Attorney From: Diane Espinosa Re: Could a complaint be dismissed due to failure to state claim upon relief in the state of North Carolina The issue that is presented is can Brad dismiss a claim because of failure to state claim upon relief. North Carolina state defendant motion was to dismiss the plantiff’s amended complaint in the case of Dawson v. Allstate Ins. Co.‚ 106 N.C. App. 691. The plantiff’s claim was dismissed for failure to
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JUSTIN WILLIAM KING‚ ) ) Plaintiff. ) ) ) v. ) ) ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES‚ INC. ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) COMPLAINT Comes Now the plaintiff‚ Justin King‚ by and through his attorney‚ states as follows: PARTIES AND JURISDICTION 1. Plaintiff‚ for all times mentioned herein‚ was and is a resident of Cook County‚ State of Illinois. 2. Defendant
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getting a favorable tenure decision‚ I spend two years to complete a 25 page manuscript‚ which including 5 pages of caveats. Recently‚ the editor requested me to limit the manuscripts to 20 pages. It is impossible to shorten other places. As the auditor of manuscripts‚ I am in a dilemma. I am considering whether to eliminate 5 pages of caveats or not. If I choose to satisfy editor’s requirement and cut 5 pages of caveats‚ I may face the result of possible misunderstanding from readers. Appropriate findings
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