Civil matters definition

Civil matters means an event connected with a case filed in court that is neither criminal nor quasi-criminal. Examples of civil matters are cases involving personal injury, employment matters, landlord/tenant disputes, and breach of contract claims. For purposes of this policy, “civil matters” excludes matters included below in “family matters” and “traffic matters.”
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Civil matters means the following case types as defined in the Manual on Recordkeeping, adopted by the Supreme Court under M.R. 1218, as most recently amended: Arbitration (AR), Chancery (CH), Eminent Domain (ED), Eviction (EV), Foreclosure (FC), Government Corporation (GC), Guardianship (GR), Law: Damages over
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Civil matters means any of the matters that fall within the purview of the civil division of the Supreme
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Examples of Civil matters in a sentence

  • Covered Persons have the option for a qualified mediator to assist them in resolving cases such as: • Civil matters including: contractual disputes, real estate, landlord/tenant, collections, consumer disputes, and other civil matters; • Family matters including: divorce, child custody, child support, parenting agreements, family crisis, elder care matters, and many others; and • Non-Legal matters including: non-legal disputes between neighbors, co-workers, and other emotionally charged issues.

  • To restate the obvious; the burden lies with the Claimant on a balance of probabilities in Civil matters.

  • The City will pay the difference between an Officer's salary and the dollar amount he receives from the Court while in Court and off-duty on Civil matters resulting from his/her duty as a South Burlington Police employee.

  • At least 3 Associates’ outstanding achievement (Civil matters only) (i) 2 marks for Supreme Court or Court of Appeal (ii) 1 mark for High Court (iii) 1 mark for Magistrate’s Court (or its equivalent) or other Tribunals 9.


More Definitions of Civil matters

Civil matters means any of the matters that fall within the purview of the civil division of the Supreme Court of Grenada and the West Indies Associated States in Grenada, other than matters under the Constitution of Grenada.
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Civil matters referred to in this Agreement shall include civil, commercial, marital, family and labor matters.
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