Sentences with phrase «questions in any civil trial»

Not exact matches

This is more problematic in criminal trials, where jury questions could provide evidence pushing a case over the threshold of proof needed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the prosecution failed to provide, than in civil cases with a preponderance of the evidence standard.

[42] I told Mr. Elkin that the question I had raised concerned compliance or lack of compliance with the order made by Stinson J. I told him that the Supreme Court of Canada has said that the civil justice system in Canada is broken and that more intensive Trial Management is one of the mechanisms being implemented to try to repair the system.

He did state that the driving in question could lead to liability in a civil trial, but he did not meet the higher criminal standard for dangerous driving outlined by previous decisions before the Supreme Court of Canada.

(c) The justice presiding over a jury of 6 session shall have and exercise all powers and duties which a justice sitting in the superior court department has and may exercise in the trial and disposition of civil cases including the power to report questions of law to the appeals court.

With respect to the first question, the Court of Appeal noted, as per Legroulx v. Pitre, 2009 ONCA 760 (CanLII) at para. 5, that the Charter does not confer a right to a jury trial in civil matters.

Voir dire is the process during which lawyers question potential jurors in order to determine their ability to be objective members of a jury during a criminal or civil trial.

If you are involved in a civil trial please be sure to talk to your lawyer about any questions you may have.

If you have a question about probate, a warrant (civil or criminal), an arrest, a trial, or any other trial court matters, please contact the Court clerk for the county in which the case originated.

The firm's litigation practice is comprised of highly qualified and experienced attorneys, including those Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as Civil and Criminal trial attorneys, who are capable of representing clients in varied types of general, commercial, employment and criminal litigation, ranging from relatively simple contractual matters to litigation involving complex questions of law and fact.

Written questions on experts» reports and experts» discussions in civil cases were CPR innovations and the purpose of the rule is to facilitate a helpful and open exchange of information after the expert's reports have been served and prior to trial.

The Fifth Amendment right against self - incrimination applies only in criminal trials, but it permits a witness to refuse to answer a question in either criminal or civil cases, including in a deposition.