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(a) Parties

(i) Roles

Under 'Parties', list the parties' roles, class, and occupations.

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Examples

  • company director
  • debt collector
  • diplomat
  • government official
  • heir
  • lawyer
  • police officer
  • trespasser

Table 13: Parties—roles, class, and occupations (examples)

Facts about the parties' roles, class, and occupations sometimes raise issues about:

  • immunities (for example, diplomatic immunity)
  • jurisdiction (for example, the jurisdiction of a professional disciplinary committee)
  • a person's powers (such as police powers)
  • professional duties and statutory duties (such as directors' duties)
 

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