Business Law & Corporate Law

13 Mar

HOW TO COUNTER-SUE!

If a litigant decides to proceed by way of an action, rather than by an application, it is necessary to serve either a Notice of Action...

12 Mar

HOW A CLAIM CAN BE DEFEATED OR RESOLVED BEFORE A TRIAL

After starting an action or application by issuing and serving a Notice of Action followed by a Statement of Claim or just by issuing a Statement...

12 Mar

HOW TO PLEAD YOUR CASE

It is an action or application that illustrates the position and/or intention of a party to the proceeding, along with its status. It is a document to start ...

11 Mar

PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL: The Doctrine of Alter Ego

I recently got a phone call from a client after he had been served with a law suit. He had entered into an agreement of purchase and...

10 Mar

SERVING A CLAIM

An originating process (i.e., a statement of claim, notice of action, notice of application or application) is to be served personally in accordance with the Rules of...

9 Mar

HOW TO START AN APPLICATION TO THE COURTS

“Applicant” is the individual submitting an application, and “respondent”is the person against whom an application is made. The respondent who has been served with a Notice...

9 Mar

STARTING A CLAIM?

For a rule or statute, requiring a proceeding to be commenced, brought, tried, or heard in a particular county, the proceeding must be commenced in that...

7 Mar

WHERE TO SUE AND WHICH COURT?

Litigation may be defined as the conduct of a lawsuit in a court of law; and to do that it is necessary to be aware of...

6 Mar

CAN I CHOOSE WHO I WANT TO SUE?

When multiple parties come together to raise a plethora of claims in one legal proceeding, the matter comes within the purview of rules 5 and 6 of...

6 Mar

PROPER REPRESENTATION OF MINORS AND THOSE UNDER A DISABILITY

A conundrum often faced is to find out who can sue and who can be sued in claims involving legally disabled persons and persons looking after...