This document summarizes the key points covered in a student activity sheet for Module #1. It provides the student's name and section before outlining 10 multiple choice questions about legal concepts and their correct answers in 1-3 concise sentences each. The questions cover topics like grounds for administrative actions, scope of professional practice, fiduciary duties, discovery process, patient's bill of rights, sources of modern law, definitions of plaintiff and trial, and determining if a party has standing to sue.
This document summarizes the key points covered in a student activity sheet for Module #1. It provides the student's name and section before outlining 10 multiple choice questions about legal concepts and their correct answers in 1-3 concise sentences each. The questions cover topics like grounds for administrative actions, scope of professional practice, fiduciary duties, discovery process, patient's bill of rights, sources of modern law, definitions of plaintiff and trial, and determining if a party has standing to sue.
This document summarizes the key points covered in a student activity sheet for Module #1. It provides the student's name and section before outlining 10 multiple choice questions about legal concepts and their correct answers in 1-3 concise sentences each. The questions cover topics like grounds for administrative actions, scope of professional practice, fiduciary duties, discovery process, patient's bill of rights, sources of modern law, definitions of plaintiff and trial, and determining if a party has standing to sue.
- Administrative action is defined in the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA) as any decision take, or any failure to take a decision, by organ of state, when exercising a power in terms of the Constitution or a provincial constitution. 2 – D. All of these apply - Specialty practice acts will vary in emphasis, but the majority will address Requirements and qualifications for licensure or certification, Penalties and sanctions for unauthorized practice, and Scope of professional practice. 3 – A. Fiduciary - Fiduciary is required to involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary. 4 – C. Discovery - The discovery phase of a class action lawsuit can often be delayed, making this a potentially long part of the litigation. Discovery, in lawsuits, is when the plaintiffs and defendants exchange information about the evidence they have to support their position at trial. 5 – D. Patient’s Bill of Rights - Principles of law are supposed to ensure procedures that generate unbiased, consistent, and reliable decisions. Here the focus is on carrying out set rules in a fair manner so that a just outcome might be reached. 6 – D. All of the above - All the mentioned choices are sources of modern law that emanates from judicial decisions. 7 – A. Plaintiff - Plaintiff, the party who brings a legal action or in whose name it is brought as opposed to the defendant, the party who is being sued. The term corresponds to petitioner in equity and civil law and to libelant in admiralty. 8 – A. Investigation - Investigation is not a major element of discovery. 9 – C. Trial - Trial is a coming together of parties to a dispute, to present information in the form of evidence in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to adjudicate claims or disputes. One form of tribunal is a court. 10 – B. Let the decision stand - Let the decision stand is a legal term which determines whether the party bringing the lawsuit has the right to do so. Standing is not about the issues, it's about who is bringing the lawsuit and whether they a legal right to sue. Key to understanding standing is that federal courts have specific jurisdiction over certain issues.