experience in seeking accountability for victims and their families by way of civil claims. thank you for being with us. how widespread is this issue? thank you so much for having me. either a solicitor who acts for victims of police misconduct in cases ranging from deaths in custody to sexual misconduct and i would say that although the complaints system is supposedly the framework in which police officers should be held to account, we very rarely see complaints upheld.- account, we very rarely see complaints upheld. i was complaints upheld. you go on. i was auoin to complaints upheld. you go on. i was going to say complaints upheld. you go on. i was going to say that complaints upheld. you go on. i was going to say that the complaints upheld. you go on. i was going to say that the quality - complaints upheld. you go on. i was going to say that the quality of- complaints upheld. you go on. i was going to say that the quality of the l going to say that the quality of the investig
In December 2022, the Alberta legislature passed a bill allowing for an increase to the limit on civil claims in the Alberta Court of Justice formerly, the Provincial Court of Alberta and sometimes referred to as small claims court from the existing maximum of $50,000 to up to $200,000. On April 5, 2023, following a survey of the courts and legal community, the government announced that the civil claim limit will raise to $100,000, effective August 1, 2023.
California expanded its statute of limitations for sexual assault claims, which permits survivors to file legal claims for a sexual assault that happened years ago. The statute of limitations for bringing a civil claim depends on the survivor’s age at the time of the assault.