Students also receive training in some basic legal research tasks and are required to prepare a memorandum of law on a set topic. Tours of local law libraries form a part of the instruction. Emphasis is on the law of negligence, but the course also covers other areas of tort law such as occupiers' liability, defamation, strict liability, nuisance and the intentional torts of assault, battery, trespass, etc. This course covers the law and practice of a civil lawsuit in the British Columbia Supreme Court, to enable the student to perform fundamental tasks involved in the conduct of a litigation file. Students are trained in the process for bringing a case to trial, from initial client contact to entry of the formal judgement following trial.
Students receive training in the preparation of all necessary correspondence and court documents.
Pleadings, interlocutory applications, discovery, trial preparation and other matters are covered. Students receive an introduction to basic procedures of evidence law and especially the Rules of Court. Practical application of these topics is stressed. Students can expect to perform original legal research on a set topic and to prepare a memorandum of law. In this course, students are taught law and practice related to the collection of debts and the enforcement of judgements.