1 Definitions
(a) "claim" means a matter givin g rise to a civil proceeding in
which a claimant seeks a remedial order;
(b) "claimant" means the person who seeks a remedial order;
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(c) "defendant" means a person against whom a remedial order
is sought;
(d) "duty" means any duty under the law;
(e) "injury" means
(i) personal injury,
(ii) property damage,
(iii) economic loss,
(iv) non-performance of an obligation, or
(v) in the absence of any of the above, the breach of a duty;
(f) "law" means the la w in force in the Province, and includes
(i) statutes,
(ii) judicial precedents, and
(iii) regulations;
(g) "limitation provision" includes a limitation period or notice
provision that has the effect of a limitation period;
(h) "person under disability" means
(i) a represented adult as defined in the Adult Guardianship
and Trusteeship Act or a person in respect of whom a
certificate of incapacity is in effect under the Public
Trustee Act, or
(ii) an adult who is unable to make reasonable judgments in
respect of matters relating to a claim;
(i) "remedial order" means a j udgment or an order made by a
court in a civil proceeding requiring a defendant to comply
with a duty or to pay damages for the violation of a right,
but excludes
(i) a declaration of rights an d duties, legal relations or
personal status,
(ii) the enforcement of a remedial order,
(iii) judicial review of the d ecision, act or omission of a
person, board, commission, tribunal or other body in the
exercise of a power conferred by statute or regulation, or
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(iv) a writ of habeas corpus;
(j) "right" means any right under the law;
(k) "security interest" means an interest in property that secures
the payment or other performance of an obligation.
RSA 2000 cL-12 s1;2002 c17 s4;2008 cA-4.2 s138