Suing and Being Sued

Many legal disputes between individuals are resolved by one party suing the other. Clients in BC may have the following legal questions or problems relating to lawsuits:

• I am being sued—what should I expect?
• I need to take someone to court—what's the process?

In law, a person named as an applicant, claimant, respondent, or third party in a court proceeding; someone asserting a claim in a court proceeding or against whom a claim has been brought. See "action" and "litigant."