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|link = [http://familylaw.lss.bc.ca/resources/fact_sheets/choosing_court.php choosing Provincial or Supreme Court] | |link = [http://familylaw.lss.bc.ca/resources/fact_sheets/choosing_court.php choosing Provincial or Supreme Court] | ||
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When lawyers speak about the law, they are really talking about two different things. The first kind of law is the laws made by the provincial and federal governments, called legislation. The other kind of law is the common law, which is the rules and principles developed by the courts as they decide case after case. | When lawyers speak about the law, they are really talking about two different things. The first kind of law is the laws made by the provincial and federal governments, called legislation. The other kind of law is the common law, which is the rules and principles developed by the courts as they decide case after case. | ||