Reference no: EM133026827

Assumptions

Assume the statement of claim that you completed for Assignment on the defendant on December IS, 2018.

Your client will be represented by James Burton of Burton Carling and Vance.

Instructions
1. Read the case scenario attached at the end of this assignment.

2. Go to the Alberta Courts website and locate a statement of defence and open the document.

3. Complete the document based on the facts presented in the scenario.

4. Refer to the sample statement of defence in the Alberta Courts website as needed.

5. Submit your Assignment using the Dropbox area and attach your completed document as an attachment.

6. If you have any questions, please contact your instructor.

Instructions

In Assignment, you were asked to draft the commencing document for the scenario attached below. When you did that, you were acting as a legal assistant for the plaintiff's law firm. You are now going to switch roles, and, in this assignment, you are now the legal assistant for the lawyer representing the defendant. Re-read the scenario below and daft the Statement of Defence to the Statement of Claim you submitted in the first assignment.

When drafting your statement of defence, you will be graded on your ability to identify the correct parties to the action, the correct judicial centre and in your ability to correctly refer to the parties. You will also complete the sections of the document referred to as the "Statement of Facts" and "Remedy Sought", and you will be graded on telling the story using the language and words you are comfortable with. You are not expected to write like a lawyer, just tell the story using plain English. You must also ensure your sentences do not contain spelling or grammar errors. Completing the whole document provides you practice of how this might actually proceed in a law office.

Attachment:- Defence Case.rar