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Areas of Focus: Types of Cases Handled
Question: What types of cases can be litigated in Small Claims Court in Ontario?
Answer: Small Claims Court in Ontario typically handles civil disputes involving claims of up to $35,000. Common cases include breached contracts, unpaid debts, consumer protection issues, and personal injury claims related to occupier liability. This venue offers a more accessible, cost-effective alternative for individuals and businesses to resolve disputes efficiently. For guidance tailored to your unique situation, consider a consultation with a reputable paralegal service.
Understanding the Types of Cases that May Be Litigated in Small Claims Court
The law is much too large for any person to ever know in full. Indeed, even highly experienced judges with decades of experience will be without full knowledge of the law and are therefore, usually, assigned to handle a narrow focus of cases that are within areas of law that are familiar to the judge. Even so, judges will routinely expect representatives for the parties to perform precedent research and then provide submissions and present argument based upon the findings of that research.
Deeper Information About Areas of Focus...
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~ C.A. Osborne A.C.J.O.
McIntyre Estate v. Ontario, 2001 CanLII 7972 (ON CA)
Accordingly, there will be certain judges who will hear civil law cases and there will be other judges who hear family law cases and then other judges who hear criminal cases, etc. In a similar fashion, lawyers and paralegals will develop specific areas of law as the types of Small Claims Court cases that are focused upon. While all cases will involve unique facts, after hundreds of years of development of the law and justice system, few cases are truly novel and various fundamental basics of the law will likely exist and apply to a specific situation.
