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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 various types of law are extensive and certainly too much for anybody to ever fully know. Even judges with decades of experience will lack full knowledge of all types of law; and accordingly, judges are usually assigned to specific types of cases where the type of law involved is familiar. Additionally, judges often expect and require legal representatives to research precedent cases and submit summarized, and cited, viewpoints as arguments for a position in the case as per 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. Of course, it is true that every case has a unique factual situation; however, the law and justice system, developed over hundreds of years and there will now be few cases where the legal issues are a first; and accordingly, relevant law containing the fundamentals and principles for most circumstances will exist.
