Costs and Time (VCE SSCE Legal Studies): Quizzes
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What must happen before courts can create or change law?
What must happen before courts can create or change law?
Someone must bring a case before them
Where are precedents primarily established?
Where are precedents primarily established?
Appeal courts
What is a litigant?
What is a litigant?
A person who takes a matter to court
Which three types of fees must litigants pay when bringing a case to court?
Which three types of fees must litigants pay when bringing a case to court?
Filing, hearing, and jury costs
What is the Victorian Supreme Court application for leave to appeal fee from 1 July 2023?
What is the Victorian Supreme Court application for leave to appeal fee from 1 July 2023?
$2,423.20
What is one potential benefit of high court costs?
What is one potential benefit of high court costs?
Discourages frivolous or trivial claims
What type of cases do high legal representation costs particularly discourage?
What type of cases do high legal representation costs particularly discourage?
Civil cases
Why can courts make law relatively quickly compared to parliament?
Why can courts make law relatively quickly compared to parliament?
They avoid lengthy parliamentary processes
How long was the pre-trial stage in the Sanrus v Monto Coal case?
How long was the pre-trial stage in the Sanrus v Monto Coal case?
11 years
What may remain unchanged if high costs prevent litigants from pursuing appeals?
What may remain unchanged if high costs prevent litigants from pursuing appeals?
Outdated or unjust precedents